2.—(1) In these Regulations–
“the Act” means the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001;
“authority” means the local traffic authority making, or proposing to make, a designation in respect of a road;
“designate” means designate as a home zone under section 74(1) of the Act, and “designated” and “designation” shall be construed accordingly;
“Crown road” and “the appropriate Crown Authority” have the same meanings as in section 131(7) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984(1);
“fire authority” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994(2) or, where the area of the fire authority forms part of a combined area for fire-fighting purposes, the joint board for fire services for that combined area;
“notice of proposals” in relation to a designation, means the notice required to be published under regulation 6;
“Passenger Transport Authority” has the same meaning as in section 9 of the Transport Act 1968(3);
“public passenger transport services” has the same meaning as in section 63(10)(a) of the 1985 Act (4);
“relevant map”, in relation to an designation, means the map required by regulation 13 to be prepared and kept in connection with that designation; and
“restricted road” has the same meaning as in section 82(1)(b) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984(5).
(2) A reference in these Regulations to anything done in writing includes a reference to an electronic communication, as defined in the Electronic Communications Act 2000(6), which has been recorded and is consequently capable of being reproduced.
1984 c. 27. Section 131(7) was amended by the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 54), Schedule 9, paragraph 93(41)(b) and the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (c. 22), Schedule 8, paragraph 75.
The Transport Act 1985 (c. 67).
The words in section 82(1) were substituted by the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, section 168(1) and Schedule 8, paragraph 59. The classification or type of road is specified in the Restricted Roads (Classification or Type) (Scotland) Regulations 1985 (S.I. 1985/1888).