In these Regulations—

• “the 2016 Regulations” means the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 20162;

• “crossing” means a place where a railway or tramway is crossed by a relevant road;

• “crossing operator” means the operator of a railway or tramway that is crossed in any place by a relevant road;

• “relevant road” means—

  1. a

     a private road;

  2. b

     a private path; or

  3. c

     both a private road and a private path;

• “retroreflecting material” means material which reflects a ray of light back towards the source of that light;

• “signaller” means a person employed by a crossing operator who operates signals, and where applicable the points, on a railway or tramway or otherwise controls the movement of trains or trams.