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The A720 Edinburgh City Bypass and M8 (Hermiston Junction) (Speed Limit) Regulations 2012

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1.  These Regulations may be cited as the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass and M8 (Hermiston Junction) (Speed Limit) Regulations 2012 and come into force on 31st March 2012.

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations—

“the A720” means the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass; and

“the M8” means the A8/M8 Edinburgh to Greenock Trunk Road.

Speed limits

3.  No person may drive any motor vehicle at a speed exceeding 50 miles per hour on the lengths of road specified in Part 1 of the Schedule to these Regulations.

4.  No person may drive any motor vehicle at a speed exceeding 70 miles per hour on the lengths of road specified in Part 2 of the Schedule to these Regulations.

Exemption

5.  No speed restriction imposed by these Regulations applies to vehicles falling within regulation 3(4) of the Road Traffic Exemptions (Special Forces) (Variation and Amendment) Regulations 2011(1) when used in accordance with regulation 3(5) of those Regulations.

Revocation

6.  The Edinburgh City Bypass (Sighthill, Colinton, Burdiehouse, Gilmerton and Millerhill Sections and Connecting Roads) (Speed Limit) Regulations 1989(2) are revoked.

KEITH BROWN

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

23rd February 2012

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