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Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982, Section 133 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 19 November 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

133 Interpretation.S

In this Act, except where the context otherwise requires—

  • [F1“enforcing authority” has the meaning given by section 61(9) of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 5)]

  • local authority” means a [F2council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994];

  • proper officer” shall be construed in accordance with section 235(3) of the M1Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973;

  • public place” means any place (whether a thoroughfare or not) to which the public have unrestricted access and includes—

(a)the doorways or entrances of premises abutting on any such place; and

(b)any common passage, close, court, stair, garden or yard pertinent to any tenement or group of separately owned houses; and

  • [F3public road”, “road” and “roads authority” have the same meanings as in the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984;]

  • vessel” means any kind of water-craft including a hovercraft within the meaning of the M2Hovercraft Act 1968 but not including a vessel in Her Majesty’s service.

Textual Amendments

F2S. 133: words in definition of “local authority” substituted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1), Sch. 13 para. 129(21); S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(c)

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