Part IV Transport

Chapter XIV Road Traffic

Miscellaneous and supplementary provisions

292 Interpretation of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

(1)

The M1Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 shall be amended as follows.

(2)

After section 121B there shall be inserted—

“121C Functions of GLA under this Act to be exercisable by the Mayor.

(1)

The functions of the Greater London Authority under this Act shall be functions of the Authority which are exercisable by the Mayor of London acting on behalf of the Authority.

(2)

Subsection (1) above does not apply in relation to any function expressly conferred or imposed on, or made exercisable by, the London Assembly.”

(3)

In section 142 (general interpretation) the following definitions shall be inserted at the appropriate places in subsection (1)—

“GLA road (subject to subsection (4) below) has the same meaning as in the M2Highways Act 1980 (see sections 329(1) and 14D(1) of that Act);”;

“GLA side road shall be construed in accordance with section 124A(9) of this Act;”;

“trunk road has the same meaning as in the M3Highways Act 1980 (see section 329(1) of that Act)”.

(4)

At the end of section 142 there shall be added—

“(4)

Any reference in this Act to a GLA road includes a reference to a GLA side road.”