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2. In this Order –
“appointed person” has the meaning given in section 23 of the Severn Bridges Act 1992 (1);
“operating weight” shall be calculated as provided in section 138 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984;
“the M48” means (1) the westbound carriageway of the M48 Motorway from a point 68 metres east of the tip of the nosing of the westbound exit slip road at Junction 1 (Aust) to a point 145 metres east of the tip of the nosing of the westbound entry slip road at Junction 2 (Newhouse); and, (2) the eastbound carriageway of the M48 Motorway from a point 145 metres east of the tip of the nosing of the eastbound exit slip road at Junction 2 to a point 68 metres east of the tip of the nosing of the eastbound entry slip road at Junction 1.
“the period of danger” means the period starting at 00.01 hours on Friday 11th March 2022 and ending on 10th September 2023 or when the said likelihood of danger has ended;
“the tip of the nosing” means the first point where an entry slip road joins the carriageway of a motorway or the last point where an exit slip road leaves the carriageway of a motorway;
and a reference to an article followed by a number is a reference to the article in this Order which bears that number.
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