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 (a) which in England or Wales (save as otherwise provided by or under regulations made under, or having effect as if made under section 13 of the Act) can only be used by traffic of Class I or ll of the classes of traffic set out in Schedule 4 to the Highways Act 1959 as amended, or

(b) which in Scotland can only be used by traffic of Class I or Class II of the classes of traffic set out in Schedule 2 to the Special Roads Act 1949 as amended ;

"primary route" means a route, not being a route formed by any part of a motorway, formed—

(a) by a length of trunk road,

(b) by a length of trunk road together with another road, not being a trunk road, or

(c) by a length of road, not being a trunk road,

being a route as respects which the Secretary of State. in the case at (a) is of the opinion, and in the cases at (b) and (c) after consultation with the highway authority for the road, not being a trunk road, is of the opinion that it provides the most satisfactory route for through traffic between two or more places of traffic importance;

"non-primary route" means a route, not being a primary route or a motorway or part of a primary route or a motorway;

"scheduled express carriage" means an express carriage as defined in section 117 of the Road Traffic Act 1960 operated in accordance with a time-table attached as a condition to a road service licence issued under section 134 of the said Act of 1960 or, as the case may be, to a permit granted under section 30 of the Transport Act 1968, and includes a vehicle operating a service in accordance with a time-table contained in an authorisation issued under Council Regulation (EEC) No. 516;72 (shuttle services by means of coach and bus between Member States) or under Council Regulation (EEC) No. 517/72 (regular and special regular services by the said means) both of 28th February 1972;

"school bus" means a vehicle constructed or adapted to carry 12 or more passengers and being used to carry persons to or from school as defined by section 114(1) of the Education Act 1944 and, in Scotland, as defined by section 145 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1962 ;

"stud" means a prefabricated device fixed or embedded as a mark in the carriageway;

"temporary statutory provision" means a provision having effect under section 12 of the Act (temporary prohibition or restriction of traffic on roads) or section 9 of the Act (which relates to experimental traffic schemes) as those sections are amended by Part IX of the Transport Act 1968 or contained in sections 57 (traffic signs for giving effect to local traffic regulations), 58 (emergency traffic signs) or 60 (traffic signs in connection with experimental traffic schemes in London) of the Act;

"Wales" and "England” have the meanings respectively assigned to them by section 269 of the Local Government Act 1972 ;

"works bus" means a vehicle constructed or adapted to carry 12 or more passengers which has been provided by an employer for the purpose of