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(1)In this Part—
“roads authority” and “local roads authority” have the same meaning as in section 151 of the M1Roads (Scotland) Act 1984; and
“public road” means a road which a roads authority have a duty to maintain.
(2)In this Part “works for road purposes” means—
(a)works for the maintenance of a road,
(b)works for any purpose falling within the definition of “improvement” in section 151 of that Act,
(c)the erection, maintenance, alteration or removal of traffic signs, or
(d)the construction of a crossing for vehicles across a footway or the strengthening or adaptation of a footway for use as a crossing for vehicles.
(3)In this Part “major works for roads purposes” means works of any of the following descriptions executed by the roads authority in relation to a road which consists of or includes a carriageway—
(a)reconstruction or widening of the road,
(b)substantial alteration of the level of the road,
(c)provision, alteration of the position or width, or substantial alteration in the level of a carriageway, footpath or cycle track in the road,
(d)the construction or removal of a road hump within the meaning of section 40 of the M2Roads (Scotland) Act 1984,
(e)works carried out in exercise of the powers conferred by section 63 of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (new access over verges and footways),
(f)provision of a cattle-grid in the road or works ancillary thereto, or
(g)tunnelling or boring under the road.
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