Special Roads Act 1949

21 Interpretation

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

• " approaches," in relation to a bridge or tunnel, includes the facings of any embankment or cutting adjacent thereto ;

• " catchment board " has the same meaning as in the Land Drainage Act, 1930;

• " enactment " includes a local or private Act and an order having the force of an Act ;

• " improvement " has the same meaning as in Part II of the Development and Road Improvement Funds Act, 1909 ;

• " large burgh " has the same meaning as in the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1947 ;

• " local authority, " in relation to England and Wales, means the council of a county, the common council of the City of London, and the council of a county borough, metropolitan borough, county district or rural parish, and includes the parish meeting of a rural parish not having a separate council; and in relation to Scotland, has the same meaning as in the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1947 ;

• " local highway authority " means a highway authority other than the Minister ;

• " Minister " means the Minister of Transport ;

• " navigation authority " means any person or body of persons, whether incorporated or not, having powers under any enactment to work, maintain, conserve, improve or control any canal or other inland navigation, navigable river, estuary, harbour or dock ;

• " owner ", in relation to any premises in England or Wales, means a person, other than a mortgagee not in possession, who is for the time being entitled to dispose of the fee simple in the premises, whether jn possession or in reversion, and includes also a person holding or entitled to the rents and profits of the premises under a lease or agreement the unexpired term whereof exceeds three years ; and in relation to any premises in Scotland includes any person who under the Lands Clauses Acts would be enabled to sell and convey the premises to the promoters of an undertaking, and includes also a lessee under a lease the unexpired period of which exceeds three years ;

• " sewerage authority ", in relation to England and Wales, has the meaning assigned to it by section ninety of the Public Health Act, 1936, and in relation to Scotland means the council of a county or burgh ;

• " special road " means a road provided or to be provided in accordance with a scheme under section one of this Act, and includes any part of such a road;

• " special road authority " has the meaning assigned to it by section one of this Act ;

• " statutory undertakers " has the same meaning as in the Town and Country Planning Act, 1947, or, as respects Scotland, the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act, 1947 ;

• " use ", in relation to a road, includes crossing;

and the expressions " functions ", " land ", and " road " have the same meanings as in the Trunk Roads Act, 1936.

(2) Except where the context otherwise requires, references in this Act to any enactment shall be construed as references to that enactment as amended by any subsequent enactment.