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Interpretation.
41 & 52 Vict. c. 51.
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2. In this Act—
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The expression “barbed wire” means any wire with spikes or jagged projections; and the expression “nuisance to a highway,” as applied to barbed wire, means barbed wire which may probably be injurious to persons or animals lawfully using such highway:
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In England and Wales the expression “local authority” means any county council, any urban sanitary authority, any sanitary authority in London,, and any local authorities existing, or that may be hereafter created by Parliament, having control over highways [2]
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In Scotland the expression “local authority” means the burgh local authority within the meaning of the Roads and Bridges (Scotland) Act, 1878, the county council, or a district committee thereof; and the expression “court of summary jurisdiction,” means the sheriff or sheriff substitute:
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In Ireland the expression “local authority” means the county surveyor, or the city engineer, or the borough surveyor, as the case may be, or some person duly appointed to act for any such surveyor or engineer.
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[2 See now 56 & 57 Vict. c. 73.] |
