The A13 Trunk Road (New Road, Havering) (Prohibition of U-Turns and Use of Gaps in Central Reserve) Order 1996

Statutory Instruments

1996 No. 3112

ROAD TRAFFIC

The A13 Trunk Road (New Road, Havering) (Prohibition of U-Turns and Use of Gaps in Central Reserve) Order 1996

Made

2nd December 1996

Coming into force

9th December 1996

The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 6(1) and (3) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984(1), and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and after consultation with the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis pursuant to section 7(6) of that Act(2), hereby makes the following Order:

1.  This Order may be cited as the A13 Trunk Road (New Road, Havering) (Prohibition of U-Turns and Use of Gaps in Central Reserve) Order 1996, and shall come into force on 9th December 1996.

2.  In this Order—

“central reserve” means that part of New Road (A13) which separates its two carriageways for the safety and guidance of traffic using that road; and

“Walden Avenue”, “South Street” and “Lower Mardyke Avenue” mean the roads known by those names in the London Borough of Havering.

3.  No person shall cause or permit any vehicle proceeding in the eastbound carriageway of New Road (A13) to make a U-turn movement at its junction with Lower Mardyke Avenue, so as to proceed in the opposite direction.

4.  No person shall cause or permit any vehicle to enter or proceed through the gaps in the central reserve which lie opposite South Street and Walden Avenue.

Signed by Authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

T Jacob

Assistant Director, Highways Agency, Construction Operations Division

2nd December 1996

(1)

1984 c. 27; section 6(1) was amended by the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (c. 22), section 168 and Schedule 8, paragraph 21(2) and by the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25), Schedule 22, paragraph 36(2). Section 6(3) was amended by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51), Schedule 5, paragraph 4(3).

(2)

Section 7(6) was amended by paragraph 3 of Schedule 7 to the Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40).