6The Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 has effect subject to the following amendments.
7In section 1 (traffic regulation orders), after subsection (3) insert—
“(3A)A local traffic authority may make a traffic regulation order in respect of a road in relation to which the Secretary of State or the National Assembly for Wales is the traffic authority if—
(a)the order is required for the provision of facilities pursuant to a quality partnership scheme under Part II of the Transport Act 2000, and
(b)the Secretary of State, or the National Assembly for Wales, consents.”
8(1)Paragraph 27 of Schedule 9 (variation and revocation of orders) is amended as follows.
(2)In sub-paragraph (1), for “sub-paragraph (2)” substitute “sub-paragraphs (2) and (3)”.
(3)After sub-paragraph (2) insert—
“(3)Where an order is required for the provision of facilities pursuant to a quality partnership scheme made under Part II of the Transport Act 2000 by more than one authority—
(a)it may not be varied or revoked by virtue of this paragraph by the Secretary of State or the National Assembly for Wales unless he or it has consulted the other authority or authorities who made the scheme, and
(b)it may not be varied or revoked by virtue of this paragraph by any other authority without the consent of that other authority or those other authorities.”