The Road Works (Scottish Road Works Register, Notices, Directions and Designations) (Scotland) Regulations 2008

Prescribed notice

4.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), any notice for the purposes of sections 113 (advance notice of certain works), 114 (notice of starting date of works) and 116 (notice of emergency works) shall contain the following information–

(a) a unique reference number;

(b) the date and time of entry;

(c) the expected start date or, in the case of emergency works where the work has already started by the time of the giving of the notice under section 116, the actual start date and time at which the works started;

(d) the expected completion date;

(e) the type of works;

(f) whether the works are to be carried out in a traffic sensitive road;

(g) whether the works are to be carried out in a road designated pursuant to section 122 as being a road having special engineering difficulties;

(h) the location of the works described by the address of the nearest premises, but only where those premises are within 200 metres of the works;

(i) the unique street reference number of the road in which the works are to be carried out;

(j) the British National Grid co ordinates of the mid-point of the works; and

(k) a general description of the works.

(2) Paragraph (1)(c) does not apply to a notice for the purposes of section 114(1).

(3) Any notice for the purposes of sections 114 and 116 shall also contain the undertaker’s estimate of the number of units of inspection which will arise in relation to the works to which the notice relates.

(4) Any notice required or authorised to be given for the purposes of any provision of Part 4 of the Act, other than section 154A(2) and Schedule 6B(3) to the Act (which both relate to fixed penalties for certain offences under Part 4), shall be in writing (which may be in the form of an electronic communication where that may be used to serve a notice pursuant to regulation 5), and shall refer to the provision of the Act pursuant to which it is given and may be in any form.

(1)

But see section 114(3A)(a)(i). Subsection (3A) was inserted by section 19(4)(b) of the 2005 Act.

(2)

Inserted by section 34(1) of the 2005 Act.

(3)

Inserted by section 34(3) of, and Schedule 5 to, the 2005 Act.