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High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017

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Power of Secretary of State to direct traffic authority to make traffic regulation order

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4(1)The Secretary of State may give a direction to a traffic authority requiring the authority to make a traffic regulation order if the Secretary of State considers that the making of such an order is—

(a)necessary for the purposes of the timely, efficient and cost-effective construction of Phase One of High Speed 2, and

(b)reasonable in the circumstances.

(2)Paragraph 1(2) does not apply (if it otherwise would) to the making of a traffic regulation order in pursuance of a direction under this paragraph.

(3)Where a traffic authority makes a traffic regulation order in pursuance of a direction under this paragraph (a “relevant order”), the authority may not without the Secretary of State’s consent make a further traffic regulation order which contains—

(a)provision varying or revoking the relevant order, or

(b)provision as respects any length of road for any purpose where—

(i)an order has been made as respects that length of road for a similar purpose, and

(ii)that order has been varied or revoked by the relevant order.

(4)The power to give a direction under this paragraph includes power to vary or revoke a previous direction given under this paragraph.

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