(1) In this Act, save where the context otherwise requires -

"the Act of 1968" means the Road Traffic Act, 1968;

"the Act of 1978" means the Road Traffic (Amendment) Act, 1978;

"the Act of 1984" means the Road Traffic (Amendment) Act, 1984;

"the Act of 1987" means the Dublin Transport Authority (Dissolution) Act, 1987;

"the Act of 1993" means the Roads Act, 1993;

"licensing authority" means the council of a county or the corporation of a county borough;

"prescribed" means prescribed by regulations made by the Minister under this Act;

"the Principal Act" means the Road Traffic Act, 1961;

"reserved function" is to be read in accordance with section 131 of the Local Government Act 2001.

(2) In this Act -