Infrastructure Act 2015

2 (1) Section 1 (highway authorities: general provision) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1)—

(a) after “Minister is” insert “, subject to subsection (1A),”;

(b) after paragraph (d) insert—

“(e) any highway for which he becomes the highway authority by virtue of section 2 of the Infrastructure Act 2015.”

(3) After subsection (1) insert—

“(1A) A strategic highways company is the highway authority for—

(a) any highway specified in the appointment of the company in accordance with Part 1 of the Infrastructure Act 2015;

(b) any highway that is directed to become a trunk road and for which that company is directed to be highway authority under section 10;

(c) any special road provided by the company;

(d) any highway for which an order made under any enactment expressly provides for that company to be the highway authority;

(e) any highway transferred to the company by an order under section 14 or 18;

(f) any other highway constructed by the company except where—

(i) by virtue of section 4(3) or 5(2) or some other enactment, a local highway authority is the highway authority for it; or

(ii) by means of an order under section 14 or 18 the highway is transferred to a local highway authority.

Paragraphs (a), (b) and (f) do not apply where a local highway authority becomes the highway authority by virtue of section 2.”

(4) In subsections (2) and (3) to (4)—

(a) after “subsection (1)” insert “or (1A)”;

(b) after “Minister” insert “or a strategic highways company”.