Section 3(1) of the Principal Act is amended by-

(a) substituting for the definition of "the Minister" the following:

"'Minister' means Minister for Transport;",

and

(b) for the definition of "road authority" the following:

"'road authority' means-

(a) a county council, referred to in Part 1 of Schedule 5,

(b) a city council, referred to in Part 2 of Schedule 5,

(c) a borough council, referred to in Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 6, or

(d) a town council, referred to in Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 6,

to the Local Government Act 2001;",

and

(c) by inserting after the definition of "use" the following:

"'vehicle' means a mechanically propelled vehicle, an animal-drawn vehicle or pedal cycle;".