TrafficE+W+S

4Orders and notices relating to temporary prohibitions etc. on roadsE+W

(1)Section 14 of the London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006 (the title to which becomes “ Traffic regulation orders and notices ”) is amended as follows.

(2)In subsection (2), after “an order” insert “ under section 1, 6 or 9 of that Act ”.

(3)After subsection (5) insert—

(5A)For the purposes of subsections (1) and (4), so far as applying to the power to make an order under section 14 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, that section has effect as if in subsection (1)—

(a)after “prohibited” there were inserted “ for either of the purposes mentioned in section 14(2) of the London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006 ”, and

(b)paragraphs (a) to (c) were omitted.

(4)After subsection (5A) insert—

(5B)A traffic authority may issue a notice under section 14 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 in relation to any road.

(5C)For the purposes of subsection (5B), that section has effect as if in subsection (2)—

(a)after “that it is” there were inserted “ necessary or expedient for either of the purposes mentioned in section 14(2) of the London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006 ”, and

(b)paragraphs (a) and (b) were omitted.

(5)In subsection (6), for “that Act” substitute “ the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 ”.

(6)At the end insert—

(7)For the purposes of subsections (5A) and (5C), section 14 of that Act has effect as if, in subsection (7)(b), for the words “for either of the reasons or for the purpose mentioned in subsection (1) above” there were substituted “ for either of the purposes mentioned in section 14(2) of the London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006 ”.