Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act 1996

6 (1) On the date on which this Act is passed the highways comprised in Works Nos. 33B, 36A, 36B, 36C, 36D, 37B, 39A, 39B, 39C, 39D and 42B shall become trunk roads and special roads for the exclusive use of traffic of Classes I and II of the classes of traffic specified in Schedule 4 to the [1980 c. 66.] Highways Act 1980.

(2) The highways which become special roads by virtue of sub-paragraph (1) above shall be treated as provided by the Secretary of State under a scheme made by him under section 16 of the Highways Act 1980—

(a) prescribing the route of those highways as the route of the special roads authorised by the scheme,

(b) prescribing the classes of traffic mentioned in that sub-paragraph, and

(c) specifying the date on which this Act is passed as the date on which those special roads were to become trunk roads.