The Private Crossings (Signs and Barriers) Regulations 1996

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations, where the context so admits, the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them:—

“crossing” means a level crossing;

“crossing operator” means an operator of a railway or tramway that is crossed in any place by a relevant road or a private path;

“relevant road” means a private road that crosses, or a private road and a private path that cross, a railway or tramway;

“retroreflecting material” means material which reflects a ray of light back towards the source of that light;

“sign” includes a road marking and a light signal;

“the 1992 Act” means the Transport and Works Act 1992;

“the 1994 Regulations” means the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 1994(1).

(2) Except where otherwise provided, any reference in these Regulations to a numbered regulation or Schedule shall be construed as a reference to the regulation or Schedule bearing that number in these Regulations and any reference in these Regulations to a numbered diagram shall be construed as a reference to the diagram bearing that number in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

(1)

S.I. 1994/1519, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.