PART 1Consumption of food and drink outdoors

Pavement licences

9Interpretation

1

In sections 1 to 8 and this section—

  • Crown land” means land—

    1. a

      belonging to Her Majesty in right of the Crown or of the Duchy of Lancaster,

    2. b

      belonging to the Duchy of Cornwall,

    3. c

      belonging to a government department, or

    4. d

      held in trust for Her Majesty for the purposes of a government department;

  • 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—

    1. a

      counters or stalls for selling or serving food or drink,

    2. b

      tables, counters or shelves on which food or drink can be placed,

    3. c

      chairs, benches or other forms of seating, and

    4. d

      umbrellas, barriers, heaters and other articles used in connection with the outdoor consumption of food or drink;

  • 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—

    1. a

      a district council in England,

    2. b

      a county council in England for an area for which there is no district council,

    3. c

      a London borough council,

    4. d

      the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as a local authority, and

    5. e

      the Council of the Isles of Scilly;

  • 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.