In these Regulations—
"accreditation" means accreditation to operate a service under Part 2 of the Public Transport Competition Act 1995 ;
"accredited person" means a person who holds an accreditation under Part 2 of the Public Transport Competition Act 1995 ;
"commercial passenger vehicle" has the same meaning as in section 86 of the Act;
"driver's certificate" means a driver's certificate issued under section 156 of the Act to drive a commercial passenger vehicle (other than a taxi-cab) or a private omnibus;
"licence" means a licence issued under the Act to operate a commercial passenger vehicle (other than a taxi-cab) or a private omnibus;
"licence holder" means a person who holds a licence for a commercial passenger vehicle other than a taxi-cab;
"licensed tester" means—
(a) a person who holds a tester's licence issued under Part 6 of the Road Safety (Vehicles) Regulations 1999 [1] authorising the person to examine and test buses; or
(b) a person approved as a licensed tester by the Secretary;
"omnibus" means a commercial passenger vehicle with a seating capacity of more than 7 passengers, not including the driver;
"private omnibus" means a motor vehicle that is used for operating a private bus service within the meaning of the Public Transport Competition Act 1995 ;
"public commercial passenger vehicle" has the same meaning as in section 86 of the Act;
"public passenger vehicle" has the same meaning as in the Public Transport Competition Act 1995 ;
"regular passenger service" has the same meaning as in the Public Transport Competition Act 1995 ;
"the Act" means the Transport Act 1983 ;
"ticket validating machine" means a machine which is designed to electronically validate tickets when inserted in the machine or presented to it for scanning;
"vehicle" means a commercial passenger vehicle (other than a taxi-cab) and a private omnibus.