2.—(1) In this Act— “Act of 1968” means Road Traffic Act 1968;

“Act of 1975” means Local Authorities (Traffic Wardens) Act 1975;

“Act of 1994” means Road Traffic Act 1994;

“Act of 2001” means Local Government Act 2001;

“Act of 2002” means Road Traffic Act 2002;

“administrative area” has the meaning assigned to it by the Act of 2001;

“built up area” means the area of a city, a borough or a town within the meaning of the Local Government Act 2001;

F1["chief executive", in relation to a county council or city council, means a chief executive for the purposes of section 144 of the Local Government Act 2001;

"Chief Executive of the National Roads Authority" means a person—

(a) directed under section 28 (1)(b) of the Roads Act 1993 to perform the functions referred to in section 29(2) of that Act, or

(b) appointed under section 29 of the Roads Act 1993;]

“Commissioner” means Commissioner of the Garda Síochána;

“county council” and “city council” have the meanings assigned to them, respectively, in the Act of 2001;

“local road”, “regional road”, “national road” and “motorway” have the meaning assigned to them, respectively, in the Roads Act 1993;

“Minister” means Minister for Transport;

F1["national managed road" has the same meaning as it has in the Roads Act 1993;]

“Principal Act” means Road Traffic Act 1961.

F1["road works speed limit" means a speed limit applied by—

(a) the chief executive of a county council or a city council under section 10, or

(b) the Chief Executive of the National Roads Authority under section 10A;

"road works speed limit order" means an order made by—

(a) the chief executive of a county council or a city council under section 10, or

(b) the Chief Executive of the National Roads Authority under section 10A;

"special speed limit" means a speed limit specified by—

(a) a county council or a city council in bye-laws under section 9, or

(b) the National Roads Authority in bye-laws under section 9A;

"special speed limit bye-laws" means bye-laws made by—

(a) a county council or a city council under section 9, or

(b) the National Roads Authority under section 9A;]

(2) In this Act—

(a) 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,

(b) a reference to a subsection, paragraph or subparagraph is 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, and

(c) a reference to any enactment is to be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended, adapted or extended by or under any subsequent enactment including this Act.