The Local Authorities' Traffic Orders (Procedure) (England and Wales) Regulations 1996

Consolidation and minor orders

21.—(1) In this regulation—

(a) “consolidation order” means an order which—

(i) revokes provisions of one or more existing orders;

(ii) re-enacts those provisions without any change of substance, other than changes having one or more of the effects described in Part I of Schedule 4, and

(iii) has no other effect;

(b) “minor order” means—

(i) an order which has one or more of the effects described in Part I of Schedule 4 and no other effect;

(ii) an order which is made under section 61 of the 1984 Act and under no other provision; or

(iii) an order which relates solely to one or more parking places provided by means of stands or racks for bicycles pursuant to section 63 of the 1984 Act; and

(c) “publication date” in relation to an order means the date on which a notice under paragraph (4)(a) was published in respect of the order.

(2) Part II of Schedule 4 shall have effect for the purpose of interpreting that Schedule.

(3) The provisions of Parts II and III (except regulation 18 where appropriate) of these Regulations shall not apply to a consolidation order or to a minor order.

(4) The order making authority shall—

(a) within 14 days of making a consolidation order or a minor order, publish in a newspaper circulating in the area in which any road or place to which the order relates is situated a notice containing the following particulars—

(i) the name of the order making authority;

(ii) the title of the order;

(iii) if the order is a minor order, a brief statement of the general nature and effect of the order;

(iv) if the order is a consolidation order, a list of the orders consolidated by the order and, so far as the order has one or more of the effects described in Part I of Schedule 4, a brief statement of those effects; and

(v) a statement that documents giving more detailed particulars of the order are available for inspection and a statement of the places at which they are so available and of the times when they may be inspected at each place; and

(b) comply with the requirements of Schedule 2 as to the making of deposited documents available for public inspection at the places specified in the notice under sub-paragraph (a) for a period of 6 weeks beginning with the publication date.

(5) No provision of a consolidation order shall come into force before the publication date.

(6) No provision of a minor order shall come into force before the end of the period of 14 days beginning with the publication date.

(7) The provisions of this regulation are subject to those of regulation 24.