South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated ActsIn the construction of this Act the following expressions, so far as the
context and the subject-matter permit, shall have the meanings hereinafter
assigned to them respectively, namely—
"special Act" shall mean any Act which shall hereafter be passed to authorise
the construction of a tramway;
"prescribed" shall be equivalent to "prescribed for that purpose in the
special Act ;
"the promoters" shall mean the parties authorised by the special Act to
execute such works or undertakings;
The word "road" shall mean any carriageway being a public highway, and the
carriageway of any bridge forming part of or leading to the same;
The words "road authority" shall include the municipal corporation or district
council having authority in the place in question;
The word "district", in connection with "road authority , shall mean the area
within which such road authority enjoys control over the roads;
"owner", with reference to any notice required by this Act, or the special
Act, or any Act incorporated therewith, to be given to the owner of any lands,
or any consent to be obtained from the owner of any lands, shall mean any
person or corporation who, under the provisions of this or the special Act,
would be enabled to sell and convey lands to the promoters of the undertaking;
"justices" shall mean justices of the peace for the State who shall not be
interested in the matter;
"the bank" shall mean the bank to be named in the special Act as the bank to
which payments are to be made.