Article 3

In these Rules,

• “the 1981 Act” means the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981^f1;

• “the 1985 Act” means the Transport Act 1985^f2;

• “the 1995 Act” means the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995^f3;

• “the appropriate national authority” means the Secretary of State or, where his function under the provision giving rise to the right of appeal has, in relation to an appeal, been transferred to the Scottish Ministers or the National Assembly for Wales, the Scottish Ministers or the National Assembly for Wales as appropriate;

• “judicial member” means the President or a chairman of the Tribunal appointed in accordance with Schedule 4 to the 1985 Act;

• “party” in Part III of these Rules, shall be construed in accordance with rule 14;

• “President” means the person appointed as President in accordance with Schedule 4 to the 1985 Act;

• “representor”, in Part III of these Rules, means a person who made representations under section 12(4) or 19(2) of the 1995 Act against the application for, or for the variation of, the operator’s licence in question;

• “secretary”, in relation to a rule, means an officer or employee of the Tribunal designated by the President to perform the duties required under the rule;

• “traffic commissioner” means a traffic commissioner within the meaning of the 1981 Act;

• “the Tribunal” means the Transport Tribunal as reconstituted in accordance with the 1985 Act or any member of it acting alone in accordance with rule 20.