Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Transport Act 2000;

• “local authority” means a county council, the council of a district or London borough, the Common Council of the City of London or Transport for London;

• “order” means an order to which these Regulations apply;

• “published”, where a notice must be published in more than one publication, means the last occasion on which the notice is published and references to the date of publication are to be construed accordingly;

• “relevant area” means the area of any local authority in which the road to which the order applies is situated;

• “retail prices index” means the monthly United Kingdom Index of Retail Prices (for all items) published by the Office for National Statistics;

• “written” and “in writing” include electronic communications within the meaning of the Electronic Communications Act 2000^f1 which are capable of being converted by the recipient into a communication in writing.