PART II Construction and Use of Vehicles and Equipment

Supplementary

82 Interpretation 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;