The South of Luton-Watford Gap-Dunchurch Special Road Scheme 1956 (Partial Revocation) Scheme 1999

Statutory Instruments

1999 No. 2278

HIGHWAYS, ENGLAND AND WALES

The South of Luton-Watford Gap-Dunchurch Special Road Scheme 1956 (Partial Revocation) Scheme 1999

Made

4th August 1999

Coming into force

27th August 1999

The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, makes this Scheme in exercise of powers conferred by sections 16, 17 and 326 of the Highways Act 1980(1), and now vested in him(2), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf:–

1.  This Scheme shall come into force on 27th August 1999 and may be cited as The South of Luton-Watford Gap-Dunchurch Special Road Scheme 1956 (Partial Revocation) Scheme 1999.

2.  The South of Luton-Watford Gap-Dunchurch Special Road Scheme 1956(3) is hereby partially revoked so that each of the routes described in the Schedule to this Scheme and whose centre line is indicated by a heavy black line on the deposited plan shall cease to be a special road 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 from the date when this Scheme comes into force.

3.  In this Scheme–

(1) All measurements of distance are measured along the route of the relevant highway.

(i)	“the deposited plan”	means the plan folio numbered 065/001/000003 marked “The South of Luton-Watford Gap-Dunchurch Special Road Scheme 1956 (Partial Revocation) Scheme 1999”, signed by authority of the Secretary of State and deposited at the Highways Agency, St Christopher House, Southwark Street, London SE1 0TE; and
(ii)	“the Motorway”	means the M1 Motorway.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions

J P Boud

A Divisional Director in the Highways Agency

4th August 1999

THE SCHEDULE ROUTES CEASING TO BE SPECIAL ROAD

1.  A route connecting the eastbound carriageway of the Motorway with the A508 from its junction with the A508 for a distance of 135 metres eastwards (the special road on this route being given the reference letter ‘A’ on the deposited plan).

2.  A route connecting the westbound carriageway of the Motorway with the A508 from its junction with the A508 for a distance of 180 metres eastwards (the special road on this route being given the reference letter ‘B’ on the deposited plan).

3.  A route connecting the westbound carriageway of the Motorway with the A508 from its junction with the A508 for a distance of 220 metres westwards (the special road on this route being given the reference letter ‘C’ on the deposited plan).

(1)

1980 c. 66.

(2)

S.I. 1997/2971.

(3)

S.I. 1956/1621.