Transport (Dublin Light Rail) Act, 1996
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Interpretation. |
1.—(1) In this Act except where the context otherwise requires— | |
“the Act of 1963” means the Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1963 ; | ||
“the Act of 1993” means the Roads Act, 1993 ; | ||
“authorised officer” means any person authorised in writing by the Minister or the Board to exercise the powers conferred on an officer by this Act; | ||
“the Board” means Córas Iompair Éireann; | ||
“environmental impact statement” shall be construed in accordance with section 3 (2)(d); | ||
“functions” includes powers and duties and references to the performance of functions include as respects powers and duties, references to the exercise of the powers and the carrying out of the duties; | ||
“land” has the meaning assigned to it by the Act of 1963; | ||
“light railway” means a railway (whether above, on or under the ground) whose operation is authorised by a light railway order; | ||
“light railway order” means an order under section 9 ; | ||
“light railway works” means any works required for the purposes of a light railway or any part of a light railway, including works ancilliary to the purposes aforesaid, in the functional areas of the councils of the counties of South Dublin, Fingal and Dún Laoghaire Rath-down and the corporation of the county borough of Dublin and in this definition “works” includes any act or operation of construction, excavation, tunnelling, demolition, extension, alteration, reinstatement, reconstruction, making good, repair or renewal; | ||
“local authority” has the meaning assigned to it by the Act of 1993; | ||
“the Minister” means the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications; | ||
“planning authority” has the meaning assigned to it by the Act of 1963; | ||
“public road” means a road over which a public right of way exists and the responsibility for the maintenance of which lies on a road authority; | ||
“road” has the meaning assigned to it by the Act of 1993; | ||
“road authority” has the meaning assigned to it by the Act of 1993. | ||
(2) In this Act— | ||
(a) a reference to any enactment shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended or extended by or under any subsequent enactment including this Act, | ||
(b) a reference to a section is a reference to a section of this Act unless it is indicated that reference to some other enactment is intended, | ||
(c) a reference to a subsection, paragraph or subparagraph is a reference to the subsection, paragraph or subparagraph of the provision in which the reference occurs unless it is indicated that reference to some other provision is intended. |