4Definitions
(1)
In this Act, except in so far as the context or
subject-matter otherwise indicates or requires—
area has the meaning ascribed to
that expression in the Local Government Act
1993.
authorised officer
means—
(a)
a person who is for the time being appointed as
an authorised officer under section 6 (1), or
(b)
a member of the police
force.
certificate of
registration means a certificate of registration issued
under section 19 (1).
child means a person who has not
attained the age of 16 years and 9 months.
control includes license and
prohibit.
council has the meaning
ascribed to that expression in the Local Government Act
1993.
district registry
means a motor registry within the meaning of section 176 of the Road Transport Act 2013.
drive, in relation to a motor
vehicle, includes—
(a)
ride the motor vehicle (otherwise than as a
passenger), and
(b)
cause the motor vehicle to
stand.
identification
certificate means—
(a)
in relation to a person who is for the time being
appointed as an authorised officer under section 6 (1)—a certificate
issued to the person pursuant to section 7 (1), or
(b)
in relation to a member of the police
force—a certificate issued to the member of the police force pursuant to
the Police Regulation Act
1899.
motor vehicle means a
motor vehicle (other than a light rail vehicle) or trailer within the meaning
of the Road Transport Act
2013.
number-plate, in relation
to a motor vehicle registered within the meaning of the Road Transport Act 2013, means a
number-plate issued under that Act.
occupier, in relation to land,
means any person who is in actual occupation of the land or, where no person
is in actual occupation of the land, any person who has the right of immediate
occupation of the land or who has the care, control and management of the
land.
officer includes employee and
servant.
parent, in relation to a child,
includes a guardian of the child and any other person who stands in loco
parentis to the child.
public authority means
a public or local authority constituted by or under any Act, a government
Department or a statutory body representing the Crown, and includes a person
exercising functions on behalf of that authority, Department or
body.
public road has the meaning
ascribed to that expression in the Roads Act
1993.
recreation vehicle
area means land which is designated as a recreation vehicle
area pursuant to an order in force under section 11 (1).
register means the register
kept pursuant to section 16 (1).
registered motor
vehicle means a motor vehicle which is registered under this
Act.
registered owner
means—
(a)
in relation to a motor vehicle which is
registered under this Act—the person whose name is entered in the
register, pursuant to section 16 (2), in relation to the motor vehicle,
or
(b)
in relation to a motor vehicle that is registered
within the meaning of the Road Transport Act
2013—a registered operator of the vehicle within the
meaning of that Act.
registration means
registration under section 18 (1), and includes renewal of
registration.
registration plate
means a registration plate issued under section 19 (1).
regulation means a
regulation made under this Act.
restricted land means
land which is neither—
(a)
a public road, nor
(b)
a recreation vehicle
area.
(2)
In this Act, a reference to—
(a)
a function includes a reference to a power,
authority and duty,
(b)
the exercise of a function includes, where that
function is a duty, a reference to the performance of that duty,
and
(c)
the occupier of land includes, where there are 2
or more occupiers of that land, a reference to any one of those
occupiers.
(3)
For the purposes of this Act, a motor vehicle is
in registrable condition if, and only if, it complies with such design,
construction, equipment and performance standards as are prescribed in
relation to motor vehicles of the class to which the motor vehicle
belongs.
(4)
s 4: Am 1985 No 140,
Sch 1; 1988 No 114, Sch 4; 1991 No 60, Sch 3; 1993 No 33, Sch 1; 1995 No 11,
Sch 1; 1997 No 115, Sch 4.17 [1]; 1997 No 119, Sch 2.20 [1] [2] (am 1998 No
26, Sch 1 [13]); 1999 No 19, Sch 2.34 [1] [2]; 2005 No 11, Sch 3.30 [1] [2];
2013 No 19, Sch 4.69 [1]–[3].