2002 No. 419

ROADS AND BRIDGES

The Road Humps and Traffic Calming (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002

Made

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

Coming into force

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 38(1), 39B and 143(1) of the Roads (Scotland) Act 19841 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, and after consultation with representative organisations in accordance with section 38(2) of that Act, hereby make the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the Road Humps and Traffic Calming (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 1st October 2002.

Amendment of the 1994 Regulations2

1

After regulation 7(1)(b) of the Roads (Traffic Calming) (Scotland) Regulations 19942 there shall be inserted–

  • ; or

    1. a

      constructed on a road which is designated as a home zone

2

After regulation 7(2) there shall be inserted–

3

In this regulation a “home zone” means any road designated as a home zone by virtue of section 74(1) of the Transport (Scotland) Act 20013.

Amendment of the 1998 Regulations3

1

In regulation 7(1) of the Road Humps (Scotland) Regulations 19984 after “zone” there shall be inserted “or on a road that is designated as a home zone”.

2

After regulation 7(2) there shall be inserted–

3

In this regulation a “home zone” means any road designated as a home zone by virtue of section 74(1) of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001.

LEWIS MACDONALDAuthorised to sign by the Scottish MinistersSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend–

a

the Roads (Traffic Calming) (Scotland) Regulations 1994 (“the 1994 Regulations”) which prescribe the traffic calming works which a roads authority may construct in a road maintained by them; and

b

the Road Humps (Scotland) Regulations 1998 (“the 1998 Regulations”) which make provision as to the construction and maintenance of road humps.

Regulation 2 amends regulation 7 of the 1994 Regulations so that the signing provisions relating to the warning of the presence of traffic calming works do not apply to traffic calming works on a road designated as a home zone.

Regulation 3 amends regulation 7 of the 1998 Regulations so that the signing and lighting provisions and certain provisions relating to the placing of road humps do not apply to a road hump on a road designated as a home zone.