High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017

Traffic authority to consult Secretary of State before making traffic regulation order

3 (1) Paragraph 1(2) ceases to apply in relation to a traffic authority if the Secretary of State gives the authority a notice stating that—

(a) no further works are proposed to be constructed under this Act in the authority’s area, and

(b) the use of relevant roads in the authority’s area is no longer required by heavy commercial vehicles for the purposes of the construction of Phase One of High Speed 2.

(2) Paragraph 1(2) ceases to apply in relation to a particular part of the area of a traffic authority (“the relevant part”) if—

(a) the Secretary of State reasonably considers that the relevant part can be treated separately from the rest of the authority’s area for the purposes of paragraph 1(2), and

(b) the Secretary of State gives the authority a notice stating that—

(i) no further works are proposed to be constructed under this Act in the relevant part, and

(ii) the use of relevant roads in the relevant part is no longer required by heavy commercial vehicles for the purposes of the construction of Phase One of High Speed 2.

(3) The Secretary of State must give a traffic authority a notice under sub-paragraph (1) or (2) as soon as reasonably practicable after the Secretary of State forms the view that the applicable requirements are met.

(4) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (3), the applicable requirements are met—

(a) in a sub-paragraph (1) case, if sub-paragraph (1)(a) and (b) apply in relation to the authority’s area, and

(b) in a sub-paragraph (2) case, if sub-paragraph (2)(b)(i) and (ii) apply in relation to the relevant part.

(5) In this paragraph, “heavy commercial vehicle” and “relevant road” have the same meanings as in paragraph 1.