The M1 Motorway (Junctions 10 to 13) (Actively Managed Hard Shoulder and Variable Speed Limits) (Amendment) Regulations 2016

Statutory Instruments

2016 No. 1033

Road Traffic

Special Roads

The M1 Motorway (Junctions 10 to 13) (Actively Managed Hard Shoulder and Variable Speed Limits) (Amendment) Regulations 2016

Made

27th October 2016

Laid before Parliament

7th November 2016

Coming into force

1st December 2016

The Secretary of State for Transport makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 17(2) and (3) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984(1).

Representative organisations have been consulted in accordance with section 134(2) of that Act.

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the M1 Motorway (Junctions 10 to 13) (Actively Managed Hard Shoulder and Variable Speed Limits) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 and come into force on 1st December 2016.

Amendment of Regulations

2.—(1) Schedule 2 to the M1 Motorway (Junctions 10 to 13) (Actively Managed Hard Shoulder and Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2012(2) is amended as follows.

(2) After paragraph 4(a) insert—

“(aa) in the vicinity of junction 11A of the M1—

(i) the A slip road leading to the A5 commencing where it diverges from the M1 northbound and ending at the zone sign; and

(ii) the B slip road from the A5 commencing at the zone sign and ending where it merges with the M1 northbound;”.

(3) After paragraph 5(a) insert—

“(aa) in the vicinity of junction 11A of the M1—

(i) the C slip road leading to the A5 commencing where it diverges from the M1 southbound and ending at the zone sign; and

(ii) the D slip road from the A5 commencing at the zone sign and ending where it merges with the M1 southbound;”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

John Hayes

Minister of State

Department

27th October 2016

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the M1 Motorway (Junctions 10 to 13) (Actively Managed Hard Shoulder and Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2012 (“the 2012 Regulations”).

The 2012 Regulations introduced the concept of variable speed limits on the roads referred to in Schedule 2 to those Regulations.

These Regulations amend Schedule 2 to the 2012 Regulations to include the slip roads of the new junction 11A of the M1 motorway.

An impact assessment has not been prepared for these Regulations as no impact on the cost of business or the voluntary sector is foreseen. An Explanatory Memorandum is published alongside the Regulations at www.legislation.go.uk.

(1)

1984 c.27; section 17(2) was amended by the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (c.22), Schedule 8, Part 2, paragraph 28(3); section 17(2)(b) was amended by the Road Traffic Act 1991 (c.40), Schedule 8; section 17(2)(d) was inserted by the Road Traffic Act 1991 (c.40), Schedule 4, paragraph 25. There are other amendments to sections 17 and 134 which are not relevant to these Regulations.

(2)

S.I. 2012/985.