Local Government (Roads and Motorways) Act, 1974

Interpretation.

1.—In this Act—

“functions” includes powers and duties and references to the performance of functions includes references to the performance of powers and duties;

“the Minister” means the Minister for Local Government;

“motorway” means a public road or a proposed public road which is declared to be a motorway by order under section 2 of this Act;

“national road” means a public road or a proposed public road which is declared to be a national road by order under section 2 of this Act;

“planning authority” has the meaning assigned to it by the Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1963 ;

“planning permission” means a permission under Part IV of the Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1963 ;

“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;

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

“structure” means any building, erection, structure, excavation or other thing constructed, erected or made on, in or under any land, or any part of a structure so defined;

“State authority” has the meaning assigned to it by the Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1963 ;

“statutory undertaker” has the meaning assigned to it by the Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1963 .