C4C5 Part I General Provisions for Traffic Regulation

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
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Pt. 1 applied (with modifications) (S.) (19.4.2007) by Edinburgh Airport Rail Link Act 2007 (asp. 16), s. 38 (with ss. 52, 60)

In Greater London

C1C2C36 Orders similar to traffic regulation orders.

1

F1The traffic authority for a road in Greater London may make an order under this section for controlling or regulating vehicular and other traffic (including pedestrians).Provision may, in particular, be made——

a

for any of the purposes, or with respect to any of the matters, mentioned in Schedule 1 to this Act, and

b

for any other purpose which is a purpose mentioned in any of paragraphs F2(a) to (g) of section 1(1) of this Act.

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In the case of a road for which the Secretary of State F7or a strategic highways company is the traffic authority, the power to make an order under this section is also exercisable, with his F8or its consent, by the local traffic authority.

3

Any order under this section may be made so as to apply—

F4a

to the whole area of a local authority, or to particular parts of that area, or to particular places or streets or parts of streets in that area;

b

throughout the day, or during particular periods;

c

on special occasions only, or at special times only;

d

to traffic of any class;

e

subject to such exceptions as may be specified in the order or determined in a manner provided for by it.

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Where, by a notice published in the prescribed manner by the highway authority, a date has been or is declared to be the date on which a part of a special road is open for use as a special road, this section shall not apply in relation to that part of that road or (if the date so declared is a date after the commencement of this Act) shall not apply in relation to it on or after that date.

5

No order under this section shall contain any provision for regulating the speed of vehicles on roads.

6

In this section, in section 7 of this Act and in Schedule 1 to this Act “street ” includes any highway, any bridge carrying a highway and any lane, mews, footway, square, court, alley or passage whether a thoroughfare or not; F6and in subsection (4) above “the prescribed manner ” means the manner prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State which were or are in force at the time of publication of the notice.