Edinburgh Tram (Line Two) Act 2006

43 Interpretation for Part 3

(1) In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires—

• “authorised person” means, in relation to any purpose, a person authorised for that purpose by the authorised undertaker;

• “fare ticket” means a ticket authorising the person in respect of whom it is issued to travel on a tram;

• “general travel authority” means any permit, other than a fare ticket, authorising the person in respect of whom it is issued to travel on a tram;

• “passenger” means a person travelling on a tram;

• “penalty fare” means a penalty fare payable pursuant to section 45 (Penalty fares);

• “the penalty fare provisions” means sections 45 (Penalty fares) to 48 (Notice of penalty fare provisions); and

• “stop” means a regular stopping place on the authorised tramway at which passengers board or alight from trams.

(2) Any reference in this Part to a passenger producing a fare ticket or general travel authority on being required to do so by an authorised person is a reference to producing, when so required, a fare ticket or general travel authority which, either by itself or together with any other document produced by that passenger at the same time, is valid for the journey made by the passenger.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), a passenger shall be taken to have made a journey ending at the next scheduled stop.