The West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Area (Establishment of Executive) Order 1973

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—

“the Act of 1968” means the Transport Act 1968;

“the Act of 1972” means the Local Government Act 1972;

“the Authority” means the County Council of West Yorkshire who by virtue of section 202(1) of the Act of 1972 will be the Passenger Transport Authority for the passenger transport area which consists of the County of West Yorkshire;

“the designated area” means the County of West Yorkshire which by virtue of section 202(1) of the Act of 1972 will become a passenger transport area for the purposes of Part II of the Act of 1968;

“the Executive” means the Passenger Transport Executive for the designated area established in accordance with this Order;

“operating authority” means an existing local authority specified in column (1) of the Schedule to this Order and, when used in relation to a transferred undertaking, means the existing local authority whose name in that column is opposite to the description of that undertaking in column (2) of that Schedule;

“public service vehicle” has the same meaning as in the Road Traffic Act 1960;

“statutory provision” means a provision contained in, or in an instrument made under, an Act;

“successor authority”, in relation to a transferred undertaking, means the council of the new district which comprises the whole or the major part of the area within which immediately before 1st April 1974 the transferred undertaking was being carried on;

“transferred undertaking” means a road passenger transport undertaking specified in column (2) of the Schedule to this Order (being an undertaking to be transferred to the Executive on 1st April 1974 by Order under section 254 of the Act of 1972) and, when used in relation to an operating authority, means the undertaking described in column (2) of that Schedule opposite to the name of that authority in column (1) of that Schedule.

(2) Except where the context otherwise requires, any reference in this Order to any enactment shall be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended, extended or applied by or under any other enactment.

(3) The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply for the interpretation of this Order as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.