In these Regulations—

• “the 1982 Regulations” means the Motorways Traffic (England and Wales) Regulations 19822;

• “the 2002 Regulations” means the Traffic Signs Regulations 20023;

• “carriageway”, “hard shoulder”, “motorway” and verge” have the same meaning as in the 1982 Regulations;

• “emergency refuge area” means a part of a motorway—

  1. a

     which is adjacent to and situated on the left-hand or near side of the hard shoulder or carriageway when facing in the direction in which, in accordance with regulation 6 of the 1982 Regulations, vehicles may be driven, and

  2. b

     whose boundary with the hard shoulder or carriageway is indicated by a marking of the type shown in diagram 1010 in Schedule 6 to the 2002 Regulations; and

• “relevant roads” means the lengths of carriageway specified in Schedule 1 together with the adjacent hard shoulders, emergency refuge areas and verges.