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at 1.9.2012, see <ref eId="c8y77keg6-00048" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2012/147/regulation/1">reg. 1</ref></p></note><note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="I" class="commentary I" eId="key-7b4bc26b4dfd3a97d2f13bca1c40d1f3" marker="I2"><p><ref eId="c8y77keg6-00055" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2012/147/schedule/paragraph/3">Sch. para. 3</ref> in force at 1.9.2012, see <ref eId="c8y77keg6-00056" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2012/147/regulation/1">reg. 1</ref></p></note><note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="I" class="commentary I" eId="key-c8e864812b9dcceb4460edfb7e61b108" marker="I3"><p><ref eId="c8y77keg6-00063" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2012/147/schedule/paragraph/4">Sch. para. 4</ref> in force at 1.9.2012, see <ref eId="c8y77keg6-00064" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2012/147/regulation/1">reg. 1</ref></p></note><note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="I" class="commentary I" eId="key-2fc6c1eeb1b97b3d16691030a42ac870" marker="I4"><p><ref eId="c8y77keg6-00071" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2012/147/schedule/paragraph/5">Sch. para. 5</ref> in force at 1.9.2012, see <ref eId="c8y77keg6-00072" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2012/147/regulation/1">reg. 1</ref></p></note><note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="I" class="commentary I" eId="key-6de5a6089e67d0fc50c5a9e9efa9f47d" marker="I5"><p><ref eId="c8y77keg6-00079" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2012/147/schedule/paragraph/6">Sch. para. 6</ref> in force at 1.9.2012, see <ref eId="c8y77keg6-00080" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2012/147/regulation/1">reg. 1</ref></p></note><note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="I" class="commentary I" eId="key-a849242473f9612dcc3104ad0ee9357a" marker="I6"><p><ref eId="c8y77keg6-00087" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2012/147/schedule/paragraph/7">Sch. para. 7</ref> in force at 1.9.2012, see <ref eId="c8y77keg6-00088" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2012/147/regulation/1">reg. 1</ref></p></note><note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="I" class="commentary I" eId="key-90bc533c7a650d5eae7f98c88b71f8af" marker="I7"><p><ref eId="c8y77keg6-00095" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2012/147/schedule/paragraph/8">Sch. para. 8</ref> in force at 1.9.2012, see <ref eId="c8y77keg6-00096" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2012/147/regulation/1">reg. 1</ref></p></note><note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="I" class="commentary I" eId="key-9a5fd5e7e58d4e028eaa4271eb07947a" marker="I8"><p><ref eId="c8y77keg6-00103" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2012/147/schedule/paragraph/9">Sch. para. 9</ref> in force at 1.9.2012, see 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class="schProv1"><num><ins class="substitution first" ukl:ChangeId="key-034f129bf82273c210d22a6e9a6210bc-1784896704100" ukl:CommentaryRef="key-034f129bf82273c210d22a6e9a6210bc"><noteRef uk:name="commentary" href="#key-034f129bf82273c210d22a6e9a6210bc" class="commentary"/>2.</ins></num><content><p><ins class="substitution last" ukl:ChangeId="key-034f129bf82273c210d22a6e9a6210bc-1784896704100" ukl:CommentaryRef="key-034f129bf82273c210d22a6e9a6210bc">The northbound carriageway from the point where the northbound on-slip merges with the northbound carriageway at Junction 1 Admiralty Interchange to a point 1380 metres or thereby north of the point where the northbound on-slip merges with the northbound carriageway at Junction 2 Masterton Interchange.</ins></p></content></paragraph><paragraph eId="schedule-paragraph-3" class="schProv1"><num>3.</num><content><p>The southbound off-slip connecting the southbound carriageway to the roundabout at Junction<span ukl:Name="NonBreakingSpace"> </span>3 Halbeath.</p></content></paragraph><paragraph eId="schedule-paragraph-4" class="schProv1"><num>4.</num><content><p>The southbound on-slip connecting the A92 with the southbound carriageway at Junction<span ukl:Name="NonBreakingSpace"> </span>2a Halbeath Interchange.</p></content></paragraph><paragraph eId="schedule-paragraph-5" class="schProv1"><num>5.</num><content><p>The southbound off-slip connecting the southbound carriageway to the roundabout at Junction<span ukl:Name="NonBreakingSpace"> </span>1 Admiralty Interchange.</p></content></paragraph><paragraph eId="schedule-paragraph-6" class="schProv1"><num>6.</num><content><p>The northbound on-slip connecting the roundabout at Junction 1 Admiralty Interchange to the northbound carriageway.</p></content></paragraph><paragraph eId="schedule-paragraph-7" class="schProv1"><num>7.</num><content><p>The southbound carriageway from its junction with the A90 at Scotstoun Junction to the point where it crosses Humbie Rail Bridge at Kirkliston.</p></content></paragraph><paragraph eId="schedule-paragraph-8" class="schProv1"><num>8.</num><content><p>The northbound carriageway from the point where it crosses Humbie Rail Bridge at Kirkliston to its junction with the A90 at Scotstoun Junction.</p></content></paragraph><paragraph eId="schedule-paragraph-9" class="schProv1"><num>9.</num><intro><p>In this Schedule—</p></intro><level class="para1" eId="schedule-paragraph-9-a"><num>(a)</num><content><p>a junction followed by a number is a reference to the junction of the M90 of that number;</p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="schedule-paragraph-9-b"><num>(b)</num><content><p>the letter “A” followed by a number is a reference to the road known by that name;</p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="schedule-paragraph-9-c"><num>(c)</num><content><p>“the M90” means the motorway known by that name;</p></content></level><level class="para1" 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