Scottish Statutory Instruments
2011 No. 12
Roads And Bridges
The A725 Trunk Road (Baillieston to Newhouse) Order 2011
Approved by the Scottish Parliament
Made 18th January 2011
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 20th January 2011
Coming into force 30th March 2011

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5(2) of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
1984 c.54. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).
In accordance with section 5(2) of that Act, they have take into consideration the requirements of local and national planning, including the requirements of agriculture and industry and are satisfied as to expediency.
In accordance with sections 20A and 55A of that Act, they have determined that the project falls within Annex I to Council Directive 85/337/EEC, as relevantly amended by Council Directive 97/11/EC and Council Directive 2003/35/EC, on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment.
Section 20A was substituted by S.S.I. 1999/1 and was amended by S.S.I. 2006/614.
Section 55A was substituted by S.S.I. 1999/1 and was amended by S.S.I. 2006/614.
O.J. L 175, 5.7.1985, p.40.
O.J. L 73, 14.3.1997, p.5.
O.J. L 156, 25.6.2003, p.17.
In accordance with sections 20A(2) and 55A(2) of that Act, they have prepared an environmental statement and published notice of it on 23rd October 2007 and have complied with all other provisions of sections 20A and section 55A of that Act.
This Order is made in accordance with the provisions of Parts I and III of Schedule 1 to that Act.
Part I of Schedule 1 was relevantly amended by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c.39), Schedule 13, paragraph 135; the Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 3), schedule 7, paragraph 14; the Transport and Works (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 8), section 24, schedule 2, paragraph 3 and schedule 3, and also by S.S.I. 1999/1 and 2006/614.

Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the A725 Trunk Road (Baillieston to Newhouse) Order 2011, and comes into force on the 28th day after the day on which it is approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

Trunk Road
2. The Scottish Ministers direct that the length of road which they propose to construct along the route described in the Schedule shall become trunk road on the date this Order comes into force.
A C MCLAUGHLIN
A member of the staff of the Scottish Ministers
Buchanan House
Glasgow
18th January 2011

SCHEDULE TRUNK ROAD
Article 2

INTERPRETATION
In this Schedule—
“the plan” means the plan numbered OTG/1404/3003 entitled “The A725 Trunk Road (Baillieston to Newhouse) Order 2011”, signed with reference to this Order and deposited at the offices of Transport Scotland, Buchanan House, 58 Port Dundas Road, Glasgow G4 0HF; and
“point 8” means the intersection of the existing centrelines of the A725 North Road and the M8/A8 Edinburgh‑Greenock Trunk Road shown marked “point 8” on the plan.

THE ROUTE OF THE NEW TRUNK ROAD
From a point 440 metres or thereby south of point 8 in a generally south, south‑westerly direction for a distance of 220 metres or thereby to a point 660 metres or thereby south, south‑west of point 8 as shown by a heavy black line between the points marked “point A” and “point B” on the plan.

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order provides that the new length of road described in the Schedule shall become trunk road on the date this Order comes into force.
As such, the roads authority for this length of road will be the Scottish Ministers.
Copies of the Environmental Statement prepared for the project, and the plan referred to in the Order, may be inspected, free of charge, at the offices of Transport Scotland, Buchanan House, 58 Port Dundas Road, Glasgow G4 0HF between 0900 hours and 1630 hours (Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays).