In this Act—

• “driver’s licence” means a licence granted by a licensing authority under—

  1. a

     section 46 of the Town Police Clauses Act 1847;

  2. b

     section 8 of the Metropolitan Public Carriage Act 1869;

  3. c

     section 9 of the Plymouth City Council Act 1975 (c. xx);

  4. d

     section 51 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976;

  5. e

     section 13 of the Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998;

• “licensing authority”, except in the definition of “relevant authority”, means a public authority in England which has licensing functions under—

  1. a

     sections 37 to 68 of the Town Police Clauses Act 1847;

  2. b

     the Metropolitan Public Carriage Act 1869;

  3. c

     the Plymouth City Council Act 1975;

  4. d

     Part 2 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976;

  5. e

     section 13 of the Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998;

• “licensing information database” has the meaning given by section 4;

• “relevant authority” means—

  1. a

     a district council in Wales;

  2. b

     a licensing authority within the meaning of section 2 of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982;

• “relevant information” in relation to a person, has the meaning given by section 1;

• “working day” means any day other than—

  1. a

     Saturday or Sunday;

  2. b

     Christmas Day or Good Friday;

  3. c

     a day which is a bank holiday in England under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971.

References in this Act to the area of a relevant authority are to the area for which the authority acts.