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3.—(1) In this Order—
“aerial cableway” means a mode in which the vehicles are supported and guided by means of a cable, but does not include a funicular railway or a lift;
“lift” means a mode in which the vehicle—
is moved wholly or partly between guides which are vertical or inclined at an angle of less than 15 degrees to the vertical; and
provides direct access at more than one level to a street;
“magnetic levitation” means a mode in which the vehicles are supported and guided wholly or mainly by means of magnetic force;
“monorail” means a mode in which the vehicles are supported and guided wholly or mainly by means of a single rail or beam;
“road-based with cable guidance” means a mode in which the vehicles—
are capable of operating on a road; and
are guided wholly or mainly by means of a cable, wire or other device which is not in direct physical contact with the vehicles;
“road-based with rail guidance” means a mode in which the vehicles—
are capable of operating on a road; and
are guided wholly or mainly by means of a single rail or slot;
“road-based with side guidance” means a mode in which the vehicles—
are capable of operating on a road; and
are guided wholly or mainly by means of wheels bearing outwards against fixed apparatus; and
“track-based with side guidance” means a mode in which the vehicles—
are supported by means of a track or other structure not being a road; and
are guided wholly or mainly by means of wheels bearing outwards against fixed apparatus.
(2) In this Order, references to “mode” are to be construed as a mode of guided transport which employs vehicles used wholly or mainly for the carriage of passengers and “road” has the same meaning as in the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984(1).
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