The Portsmouth City Council (M275 Northbound Motorway Slip Road) Scheme 1996 Confirmation Instrument 1997

THE SCHEDULE THE PORTSMOUTH CITY COUNCIL (M275 NORTHBOUND MOTORWAY SLIP ROAD) SCHEME 1996

Portsmouth City Council makes this Scheme as agents of Hampshire County Council in exercise of their powers under Sections 16 and 17 of the Highways Act 1980, and all other powers enabling them in that behalf—

1.  The Council is authorised to provide for the use of traffic of Classes I and II of the classes of traffic set out in Schedule 4 to the Highways Act 1980, a special road along the route described in the Schedule to this Scheme for the purposes of connecting Whale Island Way to the northbound slip road of the M275 Motorway in Mile End, in the City of Portsmouth at the place stated in the Schedule to this Scheme.

2.  The centre line of the special road is indicated by a heavy black line on the deposited plan.

3.  In this Scheme—

(a) All distances are measured along the centre line of the relevant highway;

(b) (i) “the Council” means Portsmouth City Council;

(ii) “the Special Road” means the special road mentioned in Article 1 of this Scheme;

(iii) “the deposited plan” means the plan marked “Map referred to in the Portsmouth City Council (M275 Northbound Motorway Slip Road) Scheme 1996,” annexed hereto and deposited at Civic Offices, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth PO1 2AL. A certified copy is also deposited at the offices of the Secretary of State for Transport and “deposited plan” shall be construed accordingly.

4.  This Scheme may be cited as “The Portsmouth City Council (M275 Northbound Motorway Slip Road) Scheme 1996.”