2004 No. 54

ROAD TRAFFICSPECIAL ROADS

The A1 (East of Haddington to Dunbar) Special Road Regulations 2004

Made

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(1)

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 17(2) and (3) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 19841, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, having consulted with representative organisations as they thought fit in accordance with section 134(2) of that Act2, hereby make the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and extent1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the A1 (East of Haddington to Dunbar) Special Road Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on the date declared by the Scottish Ministers as traffic authority3 by notice in accordance with the Special Roads (Notice of Opening) (Scotland) Regulations 19644 to be the date on which the special road specified in regulation 1(2) below is open for use as a special road.

2

The special road referred to in regulation 1(1) above is the special road authorised to be provided by the A1 Trunk Road (East of Haddington to Dunbar) Special Road Scheme 20005.

3

These Regulations shall extend to Scotland only.

Interpretation2

In these Regulations “the special road” means the special road specified in regulation 1(2) above.

Speed Limit3

No person shall drive any vehicle at a speed exceeding 70 mph on the special road.

NICOL STEPHENA member of the Scottish ExecutiveSt Andrew’s House, Edinburgh

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations impose a speed limit of 70 mph on the special road authorised to be provided by the A1 Trunk Road (East of Haddington to Dunbar) Special Road Scheme 2000.