PART 1

Strategic highways companies

Appointment as highway authorities

Appointment of strategic highways companies
1
1
The Secretary of State may by order in accordance with this Part appoint one or more companies as a highway authority.
2
A company may only be appointed under this section if it is—
a
limited by shares, and
b
wholly owned by the Secretary of State.
3
The appointment of a company terminates (in addition to termination by revocation of the order making the appointment) if the company ceases to be wholly owned by the Secretary of State.
4
A company appointed under this section is called a “strategic highways company”.
5
In this section, “company” means a company registered under the Companies Act 2006.
6
Schedule 1 (which contains consequential and supplemental amendments) has effect.
S. 1 partly in force; s. 1 in force for specified purposes at Royal Assent, see s. 57(1)(a)
S. 1 in force at 5.3.2015 by S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(a)