Trunk Roads Act 1946

11 Interpretation and construction

(1) In this Act the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say :—

• " Act of 1935 " means the [25 & 26 Geo. 5. c. 47.] Restriction of Ribbon Development Act, 1935:

• " County of London " means the Administrative County of London as defined in subsection (1) of section one of the [2 & 3 Geo. 6. c. 40.] London Government Act, 1939, exclusive of the City of London:

• " Minister " means the Minister of War Transport:

• " Principal Act " means the [1 Edw. 8. & 1 Geo. 6. c. 5.] Trunk Roads Act, 1936 :

• " Swing bridge " includes any opening bridge operated by mechanical means:

and, except where the context otherwise requires, other expressions have the same meaning as in the principal Act.

(2) For the avoidance of doubt it is hereby declared that for the purposes of the principal Act and this Ac t any road described in the First Schedule to that Act or in the First Schedule to this Act includes so much of any other road, not being itself a trunk road, as crosses that road on the level.

(3) Any reference in this Act to the principal Act or to any other enactment shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to that Act or enactment as amended by any subsequent enactment, including this Act.

(4) Any reference in the principal Act to that Act or to any provision thereof shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as including a reference to this Act, or to that provision as amended by this Act, as the case may be.