{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/weeds-act-1959/section-11",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/weeds-act-1959/section-11.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Eliz2/7-8/54",
  "legislation_title": "Weeds Act 1959",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/weeds-act-1959",
  "path": "section/11",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "11",
  "heading": "Short title, interpretation and extent.",
  "text": "(1) This Act may be cited as the Weeds Act, 1959.\n(2) In this Act—\n“occupier” means in the case of any public road the authority by whom the road is being maintainedthe roads authority (“public road” and “roads authority” having the same meanings as in the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984) and in the case of unoccupied land the person entitled to the occupation thereof; and\n“owner” includes a person entitled for a term of years certain or other limited estate :\nProvided that this Act does not apply as regards a road for which the roads authority is the Secretary of State.\n(3) This Act shall not extend to Northern Ireland.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words beginning “the roads ...” substituted (S.) for words beginning “the authority ...” by Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 54, SIF 108), ss. 128(1), 156(1), Sch. 9 para. 52"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Proviso added (S.) by Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 54, SIF 108), ss. 128(1), 156(1), Sch. 9 para. 52(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/7-8/54/section/11",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:11:50.105348+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}