Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c. 27)
37(1)Section 65 of that Act (powers of traffic authorities as to placing of traffic signs) is amended as follows.
(2)For “national authority”, in each place, substitute “relevant authority”.
(3)In subsection (3), after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”.
(4)In subsection (3ZB), after “with” insert “the Welsh Ministers and”.
(5)In subsection (3ZC), for the words from “giving” to “Ministers” substitute “the Welsh Ministers or the Scottish Ministers give a general direction under subsection (1) they”.
(6)After subsection (4) insert—
“(5)In this section “relevant authority” means—
(a)in relation to a function so far as exercisable within devolved competence, within the meaning of the Scotland Act 1998, means the Scottish Ministers;
(b)in relation to a function so far as exercisable within devolved competence, within the meaning given by section 58A(7) and (8) of the Government of Wales Act 2006, means the Welsh Ministers;
(c)otherwise, means the Secretary of State.”