police authority means 'competent authority' as defined in Article 3(7) of Directive 2016/680;
Fire authority means the department, agency, or public entity with responsibility
PURCHASE AUTHORITY means the officer signing the acceptance of tender and shall include any officer who has authority to execute the relevant contract on behalf of the purchaser.
State authority means the hospital finance authority created by this act.
Road authority means each governmental agency with jurisdiction over public streets and highways. Road authority includes the department, any other state agency, and intergovernmental, county, city, and village governmental agencies responsible for the construction, repair, and maintenance of streets and highways. When a street railway operates or seeks to operate a street railway system over public streets and highways over which more than 1 road authority possesses jurisdiction, road authority includes each road authority with jurisdiction over public streets and highways upon which the street railway operates or seeks to operate a street railway system.