Permit schemes
3(1)Nothing in Part 3 of the Traffic Management Act 2004 (permit schemes), or in any permit scheme or permit regulations under that Part, applies in relation to the carrying out of works under the powers conferred by this Act.
(2)This paragraph applies in relation to—
(a)a permit scheme under Part 3 of the 2004 Act in respect of a street for which the Secretary of State or a strategic highways company is the highway authority, or
(b)a permit scheme prepared by the Secretary of State under section 33(4) of the 2004 Act,
only if the relevant authority consents (and consent may be subject to conditions).
(3)“The relevant authority” means—
(a)in relation to a permit scheme mentioned in sub-paragraph (2)(a), the person who is the highway authority in respect of the street, and
(b)in relation to a permit scheme mentioned in sub-paragraph (2)(b), the Secretary of State.