The Road Works (Reinstatement) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2003 No. 417

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Road Works (Reinstatement) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 1st October 2003.

Amendment of Regulations

2.—(1) The Road Works (Reinstatement) (Scotland) Regulations 1992(1) are amended as follows:–

(2) In regulation 2–

(a) for the definition of “the Code” substitute ““the Code” means the code of practice entitled “Specification for the Reinstatement of Openings in Highways” dated October 2003, and approved by the Scottish Ministers on 8th September 2003 as revised and reissued from time to time”(2);

(b) delete the definition of “a road carrying more than 30 million standard axles”(3);

(c) after the definition of “immediate works” insert the following definition:–

““a road carrying more than 125 million standard axles” means a road so constructed as to be capable of carrying more than 125 million standard axles per annum”.

(3) In regulation 3(3), for “30 million standard axles” substitute “125 million standard axles”.

(4) In the Table in regulation 4(2)–

(a) for the words in column 3 of item 2, substitute–

• “Paragraphs S2.6.3, S2.6.4”; and

  (b)

  for the words in column 3 of item 10, substitute–

  • “Paragraph S12.4”.

(5) In the Table in regulation 4(3), for the words in column 3 of item 2, substitute–

• “Paragraphs S.2.2.1, S.2.3.1, S.2.4.1, S2.4.3, S2.6.2.”.

(6) In regulation 7, for “paragraphs 1.5, 1.6.1 and 1.6.2”, substitute “paragraphs S1.6 and S1.7”.

(7) In regulation 8, for “paragraphs 1.6.1 and 1.6.2”, substitute “paragraphs S1.7.1 and S1.7.2”.

NICOL STEPHEN

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh

8th September 2003