1.—In this Act—

“Act of 1961” means the Road Traffic Act, 1961;

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

“mechanically propelled vehicle” has the meaning assigned to it by section 3 (1) of the Act of 1961;

F1[“Minister” means Minister for Transport; ]

“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Minister under this Act.