8Interpretation
(1)In this Act—
“driver’s licence” means a licence granted by a licensing authority under—
(a)section 46 of the Town Police Clauses Act 1847;
(b)section 8 of the Metropolitan Public Carriage Act 1869;
(c)section 9 of the Plymouth City Council Act 1975 (c. xx);
(d)section 51 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976;
(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—
(a)sections 37 to 68 of the Town Police Clauses Act 1847;
(b)the Metropolitan Public Carriage Act 1869;
(c)the Plymouth City Council Act 1975;
(d)Part 2 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976;
(e)section 13 of the Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998;
“licensing information database” has the meaning given by section 4;
“relevant authority” means—
(a)a district council in Wales;
(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—
(a)Saturday or Sunday;
(b)Christmas Day or Good Friday;
(c)a day which is a bank holiday in England under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971.
(2)References in this Act to the area of a licensing authority are—
(a)in the case of Transport for London, to Greater London;
(b)in any other case, to the area for which the authority acts.
(3)References in this Act to the area of a relevant authority are to the area for which the authority acts.