The Road Tolling (Interoperability of Electronic Road User Charging and Road Tolling Systems) Regulations 2007

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations—

“the appropriate national authority” means—

(a)

the Secretary of State as respects England,

(b)

the National Assembly for Wales as respects Wales,

(c)

the Scottish Ministers as respects Scotland, and

(d)

the Department for Regional Development in Northern Ireland as respects Northern Ireland;

“electronic toll system” means a system for the charge and collection of a toll or fare in respect of the use of a road or ferry by a motor vehicle, where—

(a)

the system operates by means of a communications interface comprising two or more electronic devices (whether or not the system also uses equipment and technologies which are not electronic),

(b)

the electronic devices collect or transmit data used to determine the amount of the toll or fare payable, and

(c)

at least one of the electronic devices is carried on-board the motor vehicle;

“motor vehicle” has the same meaning as in the Road Traffic Act 1988(1);

“operator”, in relation to a system for the charge and collection of a toll or fare in respect of the use of a road or ferry by a motor vehicle, means the undertaking responsible for charging and collecting the tolls or fares; and

“road” includes any bridge or tunnel over or through which a road passes.

(1)

1988 c.52.