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Road Traffic Act 1972

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82Interpretation of Part II

In this Part of this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them respectively, that is to say—

  • " construction and use requirement " has the meaning assigned to it in section 40(7) of this Act;

  • " goods vehicle test certificate " has the meaning assigned to it in section 45(1) of this Act;

  • " hours of darkness " means the time between half-an-hour after sunset and half-an-hour before sunrise;

  • " licensing authority " means a licensing authority for the purposes of Part V of the [1968 c. 73.] Transport Act 1968;

  • " manufacturer's certificate " has the meaning assigned to it in section 47(5) of this Act;

  • " Minister's approval certificate " has the meaning assigned to it in section 47(8) of this Act;

  • " plating certificate " has the meaning assigned to it in section 45(1) of this Act;

  • " prescribed " means prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State;

  • " public passenger vehicle " means a vehicle (other than a tramcar) carrying passengers for hire or reward on roads;

  • " sold or supplied by retail " means sold or supplied otherwise than to a person acquiring solely for the purpose of resale or of re-supply for a valuable consideration;

  • " tail lamp " means, in relation to a vehicle, any lamp carried attached to the vehicle for the purpose of showing a red light to the rear in accordance with section 68(1)(b) of this Act or regulations under any of sections 68 to 79 thereof;

  • " test certificate " has the meaning assigned to it in section 43(2) of this Act;

  • " traffic area " has the same meaning as in Part III of the [1960 c. 16.] Road Traffic Act 1960 ;

  • " type approval certificate " has the meaning assigned to it in section 47(4) of this Act;

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