PART 1Consumption of food and drink outdoors
Pavement licences
9Interpretation
1
In sections 1 to 8 and this section—
“Crown land” means land—
- a
belonging to Her Majesty in right of the Crown or of the Duchy of Lancaster,
- b
belonging to the Duchy of Cornwall,
- c
belonging to a government department, or
- d
held in trust for Her Majesty for the purposes of a government department;
- a
“determination period” has the meaning given in section 3(10);
“enactment” has the same meaning as in the Highways Act 1980 (see section 329 of that Act);
“furniture” means—
- a
counters or stalls for selling or serving food or drink,
- b
tables, counters or shelves on which food or drink can be placed,
- c
chairs, benches or other forms of seating, and
- d
umbrellas, barriers, heaters and other articles used in connection with the outdoor consumption of food or drink;
- a
“licence-holder”, in relation to a pavement licence, means the person to whom the licence is granted or deemed to be granted;
“local authority” means—
- a
a district council in England,
- b
a county council in England for an area for which there is no district council,
- c
a London borough council,
- d
the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as a local authority, and
- e
the Council of the Isles of Scilly;
- a
“pavement licence” is to be construed in accordance with section 1(1);
“public consultation period” has the meaning given in section 2(4);
“relevant highway” has the meaning given in section 1(5);
“relevant use” has the meaning given in section 1(4);
“smoking” has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Health Act 2006;
“this group of sections” means sections 1 to 10.
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4
Section 115A(5) of the Highways Act 1980 (references to highways to which Part 7A of that Act applies) applies for the purposes of this group of sections.
5
In reckoning the public consultation period or the determination period, no account is to be taken of—
a
Christmas Day,
b
Good Friday, or
c
a day which is a bank holiday in England under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971.