The Contracting Out (Highway Functions) Order 1995 No. 1986

Statutory Instruments

1995 No. 1986

CONTRACTING OUT

F1 The Contracting Out (Highway Functions) Order 1995

Made

24th July 1995

Coming into force

25th July 1995

Whereas a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament under section 77(2) of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994(1),

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 69(2) and 77(1)(b) of that Act and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—

Textual Amendments

F1 Order (except arts. 1(1), 1(2) (in pt.), 3) revoked (24.3.2009) by The Contracting Out (Highway Functions) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/721), arts. 1, 4(1)(2) (with savings for art. 2, Sch. 2 paras. 1(l), 10 in art. 4(3)(4))

Citation, commencement and interpretation E+W+S

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Contracting Out (Highway Functions) Order 1995 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

(2) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires:

“the 1980 Act” means the Highways Act 1980(3);

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Textual Amendments

F1 Order (except arts. 1(1), 1(2) (in pt.), 3) revoked (24.3.2009) by The Contracting Out (Highway Functions) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/721), arts. 1, 4(1)(2) (with savings for art. 2, Sch. 2 paras. 1(l), 10 in art. 4(3)(4))

Commencement Information

I1 Art. 1 in force at 25.7.1995, see art. 1(1)

Contracting out of functions of the Secretary of State for Transport E+W+S

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Textual Amendments

F1 Order (except arts. 1(1), 1(2) (in pt.), 3) revoked (24.3.2009) by The Contracting Out (Highway Functions) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/721), arts. 1, 4(1)(2) (with savings for art. 2, Sch. 2 paras. 1(l), 10 in art. 4(3)(4))

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3.  Section 6(8) of the 1980 Act shall be amended by substituting for the words “with the provisions of this section” the words

• “with

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  the provisions of this section; or

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  the provisions of any order made under section 69 of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994”.

Commencement Information

I2 Art. 3 in force at 25.7.1995, see art. 1(1)

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Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order makes provision to enable the Secretary of State for Transport to authorise another person, or that person’s employees, to exercise certain of his functions in relation to maintenance, improvement and other dealings with highways in respect of which he is the highway authority.

(1)

1994 c. 40.

(2)

Section 79(1) contains a definition of “Minister”.

(3)

1980 c. 66.