10.—(1) Subject to regulations 11 and 12, this regulation makes provision for the procedure to be followed in connection with the issue of a notice under section 14(2) of the 1984 Act by a traffic authority including a notice issued by virtue of section 15(8)(b)(ii) of the 1984 Act.
(2) This notice shall state—
(a)the reason or purpose mentioned in section 14(1) of the 1984 Act for the issue of the notice;
(b)the effect of the notice and, where applicable, the alternative route or routes available for traffic; and
(c)the date of the notice and its maximum duration.
(3) No later than the day on which the notice is issued, the traffic authority shall give notice of it—
(a)to the chief officer of police of any police area in which any road to which the order relates is situated;
(b)where the notice is likely to have direct effect on traffic or any class of traffic on any road for the maintenance of which another traffic authority is responsible, to that other traffic authority;
(c)where the traffic authority is not the fire authority for the area in which any road to which the order relates is situated, to the chief officer of the fire authority for that area; and
(d)where any road to which the notice relates is—
(i)a road subject to a concession; or
(ii)a road in respect of which an assignation has been granted under section 28(1) of the 1991 Act,
to the concessionaire.
(4) If and to the extent that it appears to the traffic authority that it would be desirable in the interests of giving adequate publicity to the notice the authority shall comply with the requirements of Part II of the Schedule to these Regulations (display of notices) in relation to each length of road to which the notice relates.
(5) The traffic authority shall comply with the requirements of Part III of the Schedule to these Regulations (traffic signs).
11. Where a notice issued by a traffic authority under section 14(2) of the 1984 Act relates to a footpath, bridleway, cycle track or byway open to all traffic, the authority shall comply with the requirements of Part II of the Schedule to these Regulations in relation to each length of road to which the notice relates.
12.—(1) Where it appears to a traffic authority proposing to issue a notice under section 14(2) of the 1984 Act that the notice would be likely to affect the operation of any tramcar or trolley vehicle the authority shall consult the operator of the vehicle before issuing the notice.
(2) Paragraph (1) above shall not apply where it appears to the authority that the notice needs to be issued without delay.
(3) In this regulation, “trolley vehicle” does not include a duobus as defined in the Tramcars and Trolley Vehicles (Modification of Enactments) Regulations 1992(1).
S.I. 1992/1217.