In these Regulations, a word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act bears the meaning so assigned and, unless the context indicates otherwise,

"built -up area"

means constructed surroundings that provide the setting for human activity, ranging from large scale civic surroundings to personal places and which may be impacted on by railway operations;

"encroachment"

means unlawful occupation of land within a railway reserve, whether temporarily or permanently;

"fence"

means an upright structure, made of wire, steel or other similar material, that serves to enclose the railway reserve and act as a barrier to prevent or control access to it as well as marking the boundary of the railway reserve;

"railway reserve"

means an area of the land and associated vertical clearance along a railway line between demarcated boundaries, on which is found railway infrastructure elements including railway running lines, service lines, yards, sidings, stations, freight terminals, depots, other related facilities and parts of station precincts;

"the Act"

means the National Railway Safety Regulator Act, 2002 (Act No.16 of 2002) ;

"urban area"

means a densely populated area with human-built features characteristic of a town, city or metropolis; and

"wall"

means a continuous vertical structure that encloses or divides an area of land, encloses an area, or separates one area from another