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Roads (Scotland) Act 1984

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78(1)The Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978 shall be amended in accordance with this paragraph.

(2)In section 2(1)(a) (unauthorised dumping of motor vehicle etc.), for the word " highway " there shall be substituted the word " road " .

(3)In section 3 (removal of abandoned vehicles)—

(a)in subsection (1), for the word " highway " there shall be substituted the word " road " ;

(b)in subsection (3), the words " within the meaning of the Highways Act 1959" and "within the meaning of that Act" shall cease to have effect; and

(c)subsection (4) shall cease to have effect.

(4)In section 6(1) (removal and disposal of things other than motor vehicles), for the word " highway " there shall be substituted the word " road " ,

(5)In section 11(1) (interpretation)—

(a)for the definition of " highway " there shall be substituted the following definition—

  • ' carriageway' has the same meaning as in the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 ;; and

(b)after the definition of "the relevant date" there shall be inserted the following definition—

  • ' road' has the same meaning as in the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984..

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