1. This Scheme may be cited as the A1 Motorway (North of Leeming to Scotch Corner Section and Connecting Roads) Scheme 1996 and shall come into force on 24th July 1996.
2. In this Scheme:
(1) all measurements of distance are measured along the route of the relevant highway;
(2) (i) “connecting road” means a special road along a route described in Schedule 2 to this Scheme;
(ii)“the Motorway” means a special road along the route described in Schedule 1 to this Scheme;
(iii)“a plan” means one of the plans, numbered 1 and 2, contained in the plan folio numbered HA16/RPD 12 and marked “The A1 Motorway (North of Leeming to Scotch Corner Section and Connecting Roads) Scheme 1996”, signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport and deposited at the Department of Transport, LG12, Great Minster House, 76 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DR.
(iv)“the special roads” means the Motorway and each connecting road; and
(v)“the A1” means the A1 Trunk Road.
3. The Secretary of State is authorised to provide the special roads for the exclusive use of traffic of Classes I and II of the classes of traffic set out in Schedule 4 to the Highways Act 1980.
4. The centre line of each of the special roads is indicated by a heavy black line on a plan.
5. Each of the special roads shall become a trunk road on the date when this Scheme comes into force.
Signed by authority of theSecretary of State for Transport
R. R. Bineham
Director, Highways Agency, Northern Operations Division
1st July 1996