Section 2

“authorized person” means any person authorized under section 4;

“driving licence” has the meaning assigned to it under the relevant road traffic law;

“electricity” means electrical power when generated, transmitted, supplied or used for any purpose except the transmission of any communication or signal;

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“Minister” means the Minister nominated by the Prime Minister for the purposes of this Act;

“motor vehicle” means every description of vehicle propelled by means of mechanism contained within itself and constructed or adapted so as to be capable of being used on roads and includes a trailer;

“offence against this Act” includes any contravention of or failure to comply with any regulation made under this Act and any contravention of or failure to comply with the terms and conditions of any licence or permit issued or authority granted under this Act or the regulations made thereunder and any failure to comply with any request or direction lawfully made or given thereunder;

“petroleum” includes crude petroleum and oil made from petroleum, coal, shale, peat or other bituminous substances and other products of petroleum;

“Registrar” means a Director for Road Transport appointed under the Road Transport Act 1887 [Act 333];

“relevant road traffic law” means the Road Transport Act 1987;

“road” means any public road and any other road maintained at the public expense;

“vehicle” means a structure capable of moving or being moved or used for the conveyance of any person or thing.