I1I292Minor definitions

• “appropriate national authority” means—

  1. a

     as regards England, the Secretary of State, and

  2. b

     as regards Wales, the National Assembly for Wales;

• “approved device” means a device of a description specified in an order made by the appropriate national authority;

• “fixed penalty notice” has the meaning given by section 52(1) of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (c. 53);

• “GLA road” means—

  1. a

     a GLA road within the meaning of the Highways Act 1980 (c. 66) (see sections 329(1) and 14D(1) of that Act), or

  2. b

     a GLA side road within the meaning of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c. 27) (see sections 124A(9) and 142(1) of that Act);

• “immobilisation device” has the same meaning as in section 104(9) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984;

• “local authority” means—

  1. a

     as regards England, a county council, a London authority, a metropolitan district council or the Council of the Isles of Scilly,

  2. b

     as regards Wales, a county or county borough council;

• “London authority” means a London local authority or Transport for London;

• “London local authority” means a London borough council or the Common Council of the City of London;

• “operator”, in relation to a vehicle, means a person who holds an operator's licence in respect of the vehicle under section 2 of the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995 (c. 23);

• “owner”, in relation to a vehicle, means the person by whom the vehicle is kept, which in the case of a vehicle registered under the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 (c. 22) is presumed (unless the contrary is proved) to be the person in whose name the vehicle is registered;

• “penalty charge” means a penalty charge imposed under this Part;

• “road” has the same meaning as in the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984;

• “subordinate legislation” has the same meaning as in the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30) (see section 21(1) of that Act);

• “traffic sign” has the meaning given by section 64 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.