SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 10Regulation of the use of roads and railways
PART 2Permit schemes: removal of requirement for Secretary of State approval
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Section 33 (preparation of permit schemes) is amended as follows.
2
For subsection (1) substitute—
1
A permit scheme may be prepared by—
a
a strategic highways company,
b
a local highway authority in England, or
c
such a company or authority acting together with one or more other such companies or authorities.
1A
A local highway authority in Wales, or two or more such authorities acting together, may prepare and submit to the Welsh Ministers a permit scheme.
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For subsection (2) substitute—
2
The Secretary of State may direct—
a
a strategic highways company,
b
a local highway authority in England, or
c
such a company or authority acting together with one or more other such companies or authorities,
to prepare and give effect to a permit scheme which takes such form as the Secretary of State may direct.
2A
The Welsh Ministers may direct a local highway authority in Wales, or two or more such authorities acting together, to prepare and submit to them a permit scheme which takes such form as the Welsh Ministers may direct.