1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Removal and Disposal of Vehicles (Traffic Officers) (England) Regulations 2008 and shall come into force on 1st October 2008.
(2) These Regulations apply as respects England only.
2.—(1) In these Regulations—
“relevant road” means a road in England for which the Secretary of State is the traffic authority, other than:
the eastbound carriageway of the M48 motorway from the boundary with Wales to a point 400 metres east of the outer edge of the eastern abutment of the Aust Viaduct;
the westbound carriageway of that motorway from a point 500 metres east of the outer edge of the eastern abutment of the Aust Viaduct to that boundary;
the eastbound carriageweay of the M4 motorway from the boundary with Wales to a point 60 metres east of the Binn Wall and 140 metres north of the Severn Tunnel Air Shaft; and
the westbound carriageway of that motorway from a point 60 metres east of the Binn Wall and 140 metres north of the Severn Tunnel Air Shaft to that boundary; and
“traffic officer” means an individual designated as such by the Secretary of State, or by a person authorised by the Secretary of State, in accordance with section 2 of the Traffic Management Act 2004.
(2) In these Regulations a reference to—
(a)a numbered section is, unless expressly provided otherwise, a reference to the section so numbered in the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984; and
(b)a vehicle which has been permitted to remain at rest, or which has broken down, includes a reference to a vehicle which has been permitted to remain at rest or which has broken down before their coming into force.