Citation, commencement and interpretationI11
1
This Order may be cited as the Contracting Out (Highway Functions) Order 1995 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
2
In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires:
“the 1980 Act” means the Highways Act 19803;
“the 1991 Act” means the New Roads and Street Works Act 19914;
“highway” has the same meaning as it has in section 328 of the 1980 Act;
“highway authority” has the same meaning as it has in section 1 of the 1980 Act;
“highway connected land” means land which does not form part of a highway but which has been acquired by the Secretary of State for Transport in connection with a highway under section 239(1) or (4) or section 246 of the 1980 Act or otherwise; and
“Secretary of State” means the Secretary of State for Transport.
3
In Schedule 1 to this Order, any expression used in the 1980 Act has the same meaning as it has in that Act unless the context otherwise requires.
4
In Schedule 2 to this Order, any expression used in the 1991 Act has the same meaning as it has in that Act unless the context otherwise requires.