Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982

133 Interpretation.S

In this Act, except where the context otherwise requires—

  • [F1coronavirus” has the meaning given by section 1 of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020,]

  • [F2“enforcing authority” has the meaning given by section 61(9) of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 5)]

  • local authority” means a [F3council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994];

  • proper officer” shall be construed in accordance with section 235(3) of the M1Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973;

  • public place” means any place (whether a thoroughfare or not) to which the public have unrestricted access and includes—

(a)the doorways or entrances of premises abutting on any such place; and

(b)any common passage, close, court, stair, garden or yard pertinent to any tenement or group of separately owned houses; and

  • [F4public road”, “road” and “roads authority” have the same meanings as in the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984;]

  • vessel” means any kind of water-craft including a hovercraft within the meaning of the M2Hovercraft Act 1968 but not including a vessel in Her Majesty’s service.

Textual Amendments

F1Words in s. 133 inserted (temp.) (7.4.2020) by virtue of Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 7), s. 17(1), sch. 6 para. 1(6) (with ss. 11-13) (which affecting provision expires (1.10.2022) by virtue of Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 7), s. 12(1))

F3S. 133: words in definition of “local authority” substituted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1), Sch. 13 para. 129(21); S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(c)

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