(1) The Principal Act is hereby amended -

(a) in section 3 (1) -

(i) by the insertion in paragraph (a) of the definition of "hire-drive agreement" after "hire-purchase" of "or letting";

(ii) by the insertion after the definition of "mobile weigh-bridge" of the following definitions:

"'motorway' has the meaning assigned to it by the Roads Act, 1993;

'motorway speed limit' has the meaning assigned to it by section 44B (inserted by the Road Traffic Act, 1994) of this Act;";

(iii) by the substitution for the definition of "owner" of the following definition:

"'owner', when used in relation to a mechanically propelled vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer which is the subject of a hire-purchase agreement or letting agreement, means the person in possession of the vehicle under the agreement;";

(iv) by the substitution for the definition of "public place" of the following definition:

"'public place' means -

(a) any public road, and

(b) any street, road or other place to which the public have access with vehicles whether as of right or by permission and whether subject to or free of charge;";

and

(v) by the substitution for the definition of "special speed limit" of the following definition: