(1)This section applies to a road—
(a)which is in a National Park in England or Wales,
(b)which is—
(i)shown in a definitive map and statement as a byway open to all traffic, a restricted byway, a bridleway or a footpath, or
(ii)a carriageway whose surface, or most of whose surface, does not consist of concrete, tarmacadam, coated roadstone or other prescribed material, and
(c)in respect of which no relevant order is in force.
(2)The National Park authority may—
(a)for a purpose mentioned in section 1(1)(a) to (g) or 22(2), by order make in respect of the road any such provision as is mentioned in section 2(1), (2) or (3) or 4(1);
(b)for the purpose of carrying out an experimental scheme of traffic control, by order make in respect of the road any such provision as is mentioned in section 2(1), (2) or (3) or 4(1);
(c)for a reason given in section 14(1)(a) or (b) or for a purpose mentioned in section 14(1)(c) or 22(2), by order make in respect of the road—
(i)any such provision as is mentioned in section 2(1), (2) or (3) or 4(1), or
(ii)any provision restricting the speed of vehicles.
(3)This Act has effect, subject to subsection (4) and any prescribed modifications, in relation to an order by a National Park authority under subsection (2)(a), (b) or (c) as it has effect in relation to an order by a local traffic authority under section 1, 9 or 14(1).
(4)Before making any order under subsection (2), the National Park authority must consult any authority which is a highway authority for the road.]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 22BB, 22BC inserted (E.W.) (16.11.2006 for W. and 1.10.2007 for E.) by Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16), ss. 72, 107(4); S.I. 2006/2992, art. 2; S.I. 2007/2540, art. 2