Dublin Transport Authority Act, 1986

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Interpretation.

2.—(1) In this Act—

“the Act of 1932” means the Road Transport Act, 1932 ;

“the Act of 1961” means the Road Traffic Act, 1961 ;

“the Act of 1968” means the Road Traffic Act, 1968 ;

“the Act of 1974” means the Local Government (Roads and Motorways) Act, 1974 ;

“the Authority” means the Dublin Transport Authority;

“the Authority's functional area” has the meaning assigned to it by section 10 ;

“chief executive” has the meaning assigned to it by section 13 ;

“development plan” has the same meaning as in the Local Government (Planning and Development) Acts, 1963 to 1983;

“the establishment day” means the day appointed by order under section 4 to be the establishment day for the purposes of this Act;

“local authority” (except in section 36 ) means the council of a county, the corporation of a county or other borough, the council of an urban district or the commissioners of a town;

“mechanically propelled vehicle” has the same meaning as in the Act of 1961;

“the Minister” means the Minister for Communications;

“passenger road service” has the same meaning as in the Act of 1932;

“pedal cycle” has the same meaning as in the Act of 1961;

“planning authority” means

(a) in the case of a county exclusive of any borough or urban district therein, the council of the county,

(b) in the case of a county or other borough, the corporation of the borough, and

(c) in the case of an urban district, the council of the district;

“public road” means any road, street, lane, footpath, square, court, alley or passage, and any part thereof, the responsibility for the maintenance of which lies on a road authority, and shall include any bridge, viaduct, underpass, subway, tunnel, overbridge, flyover, pipe, arch, gulley, footpath, carriageways (whether single or multiple), pavement, railing, fence, wall, barrier, guardrail, margin, lay-by, hard shoulder, cycle track, island, median, central reserve, channelliser, roundabout, pole, bollard, wire, cable, sign, signal or lighting forming part of the road or other similar structure forming part of the road necessary for the safety, convenience or amenity of road users;

“public service vehicle” has the same meaning as in the Act of 1961;

“road authority” means the council of a county, the corporation of a county or other borough, or the council of an urban district;

“street service vehicle” has the same meaning as in the Act of 1961;

“variation”, in relation to a development plan, means a variation under Part III of the Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1963 .

(2) In this Act a reference to a Part or section, or to the Schedule, is to a Part or section of, or to the Schedule to, this Act, unless it is indicated that reference to some other enactment is intended.

(3) In this Act a reference to a subsection or paragraph is to the subsection or paragraph of the provision in which the reference occurs, unless it is indicated that reference to some other provision is intended.

(4) In this Act a reference to any enactment shall be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended by or under any subsequent enactment.