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141 Tramcars and trolley vehicles.E+W+S
(1)Subject to subsection (4) of this section, none of the provisions of this Act specified in subsection (2) below, nor any orders or regulations made under those provisions, shall apply to tramcars or trolley vehicles operated under statutory powers.
(2)The provisions of this Act referred to in subsection (1) above are sections 1 to 5, 14, 18 and 81 to 89.
(3)In this section “operated under statutory powers”, in relation to tramcars and trolley vehicles, means that their use is authorised or regulated by a special Act of Parliament or by an order having the force of an Act.
(4)Subsection (1) above shall have effect subject to any such Act or order as is mentioned in subsection (3) above; and any such Act or order may apply any of the following provisions of this Act, namely, sections 81 to 89, to tramcars or trolley vehicles to which the Act or order relates.
(5)In this section “tramcar” includes any carriage used on any road by virtue of an order under the Light Railways Act 1896, and “trolley vehicle” means a mechanically propelled vehicle adapted for use on roads without rails and moved by power transmitted to it from some external source.
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