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PART IGENERAL

Citation and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 1992.

(2) In this Order:—

“the 1950 Act” means the Public Utilities and Street Works Act 1950(1);

“the 1980 Act” means the Highways Act 1980(2);

“the 1991 Act” means the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991;

“special road authority” has the same meaning as in section 16(4) of the 1980 Act;

“special road” has the same meaning as in the 1980 Act;

“statutory undertaker” means a person entitled by virtue of a statutory right to carry out street works.

Commencement of certain provisions of the 1991 Act

2.—(1) The provisions of the 1991 Act specified in the first column of Schedule 1 to this Order (which relates to the matters specified in the second column thereof) shall come into force on 28th November 1992.

(2) The provisions of the 1991 Act specified in the first column of Schedule 2 to this Order (which relates to the matters specified in the second column thereof) shall come into force on 1st January 1993.

(3) The provisions of the 1991 Act specified in the first column of Schedule 3 to this Order (which relates to the matters specified in the second column thereof) shall come into force on 1st April 1993.