SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1Strategic highways companies: consequential and supplemental amendments

PART 1Highways Act 1980

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1

Section 4 (agreement for exercise by Minister of certain functions of local highway authority as respects highway affected by construction etc of trunk road) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1)—

a

after the first “Minister” insert “or a strategic highways company, whichever is the highway authority for a trunk road (“the trunk road authority”);

b

for the second “Minister” substitute “trunk road authority”;

c

for “a trunk road”, wherever occurring, substitute “that trunk road”.

3

In subsection (2)—

a

for “Minister”, wherever occurring, substitute “trunk road authority”;

b

for “he” substitute “the trunk road authority”.

4

In subsection (3)—

a

omit “by him”;

b

for “Minister” substitute “trunk road authority”.

5

In subsections (4) and (5), for “Minister”, wherever occurring, substitute “trunk road authority”.

6

In the heading, after “Minister” insert “or strategic highways company”.