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Traffic regulation in other special casesE+W+S

30E+W+SIn section 18 of the M1Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (one-way traffic on trunk roads), in subsection (1) for the words from “an order” to “directing” substitute “ an order under section 10 of the Highways Act 1980 or section 5 of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 directing ”.

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I1Sch. 8 para. 30 wholly in force; Sch. 8 para. 30 in force (S.) at 01.11.1991 see s. 170(1) and S.I. 1991/2286 art. 2(2), Sch. 2; Sch. 8 para. 30 in force (E.W.) at 01.11.1991 see s. 170(1) and S.I. 1991/2288, art. 3, Sch.

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31(1)Section 19 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (regulation of use of highways by public service vehicles) is amended as follows.E+W+S

(2)In subsection (1) (making of orders by local authority), for the words from the beginning to the end of paragraph (b) substitute—

(1)A local traffic authority outside Greater London may make orders—

(a)for determining the highways or, in Scotland, roads in their area which may or may not be used by public service vehicles;

(b)for fixing stands for public service vehicles on such highways or roads;.

(3)Omit subsection (3).

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I2Sch. 8 para. 31 wholly in force; Sch. 8 para. 31 in force (S.) at 01.11.1991 see s. 170(1) and S.I. 1991/2286 art. 2(2), Sch. 2; Sch. 8 para. 31 in force (E.W.) at 01.11.1991 see s. 170(1) and S.I. 1991/2288, art. 3, Sch.

32E+W+SIn section 20 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (prohibition or restriction on use of vehicles on roads of certain classes), for subsection (3) (exclusion of provisions in relation to special roads) substitute—

(3)No order under this section shall be made or apply in relation to a special road on or after the date declared by the traffic authority, by notice published in the prescribed manner, to be the date on which the special road, or the relevant part of the special road, is open for use as a special road..

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I3Sch. 8 para. 32 wholly in force; Sch. 8 para. 32 in force (S.) at 01.11.1991 see s. 170(1) and S.I. 1991/2286 art. 2(2), Sch. 2; Sch. 8 para. 32 in force (E.W.) at 01.11.1991 see s. 170(1) and S.I. 1991/2288, art. 3, Sch.

33E+W+SIn section 21 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (permit for trailer to carry excess weight), for subsection (3) (definition of “appropriate authority”) substitute—

(3)The appropriate authority for the purposes of this section is—

(a)in relation to a bridge for the maintenance of which a bridge authority is responsible, or a road passing over such a bridge, the bridge authority;

(b)in relation to any other road, the traffic authority and any other person responsible for the maintenance of the road..

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I4Sch. 8 para. 33 wholly in force; Sch. 8 para. 33 in force (S.) at 01.11.1991 see s. 170(1) and S.I. 1991/2286 art. 2(2), Sch. 2; Sch. 8 para. 33 in force (E.W.) at 01.11.1991 see s. 170(1) and S.I. 1991/2288, art. 3, Sch.

34(1)Section 22 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (traffic regulation for special areas in the countryside) is amended as follows.E+W+S

(2)For subsections (3) and (4) (powers of Secretary of State as to making of orders) substitute—

(3)The Countryside Commission, the Countryside Council for Wales and the Countryside Commission for Scotland may each make submissions to the Secretary of State as to the desirability of a traffic regulation order being made in relation to a road to which this section applies, whether or not it is a road for which he is the traffic authority.

(4)Where such a submission is made as respects a road for which he is not the traffic authority, and the traffic authority for the road notify him that they do not intend to make an order, the Secretary of State may by order under this subsection make any such provision as he might have made by a traffic regulation order if he had been the traffic authority.

This Act applies to such an order as to an order made by him in relation to a road for which he is the traffic authority..

(3)On the coming into force of Part I of the M2Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991, for the reference in subsection (3) as amended by this paragraph to the Countryside Commission for Scotland there shall be substituted a reference to Scottish Natural Heritage.

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I5Sch. 8 para. 34 wholly in force; Sch. 8 para. 34 in force (S.) at 01.11.1991 see s. 170(1) and S.I. 1991/2286 art. 2(2), Sch. 2; Sch. 8 para. 34 in force (E.W.) at 01.11.1991 see s. 170(1) and S.I. 1991/2288, art. 3, Sch.

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