2016 No. 1033

Road TrafficSpecial Roads

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

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

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 19841.

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

Citation and commencement1

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 Regulations2

1

Schedule 2 to the M1 Motorway (Junctions 10 to 13) (Actively Managed Hard Shoulder and Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 20122 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 HayesMinister of StateDepartment
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.