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1996 No. 1786
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The Private Crossings (Signs and Barriers) Regulations 1996
| Made | 9th July 1996 |
| Laid before Parliament | 10th July 1996 |
| Coming into Operation | 1st August 1996 |
The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 52 of the Transport and Works Act 1992(1)[1], hereby makes the following Regulations:—
Part I—
Preliminary
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Private Crossings (Signs and Barriers) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 1st August 1996.
2.—(1) In these Regulations, where the context so admits, the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them:—
“crossing” means a level crossing;
“crossing operator” means an operator of a railway or tramway that is crossed in any place by a relevant road or a private path;
“relevant road” means a private road that crosses, or a private road and a private path that cross, a railway or tramway;
“retroreflecting material” means material which reflects a ray of light back towards the source of that light;
“sign” includes a road marking and a light signal;
“the 1992 Act” means the Transport and Works Act 1992;
- ↑ (1) 1992 c. 42.
