The A3 Trunk Road (Malden Way And Tolworth Rise, Kingston Upon Thames) (Prescribed Routes) Order 1974 (Variation) Order 1997

Statutory Instruments

1997 No. 153

ROAD TRAFFIC

The A3 Trunk Road (Malden Way And Tolworth Rise, Kingston Upon Thames) (Prescribed Routes) Order 1974 (Variation) Order 1997

Made

20th January 1997

Coming into force

27th January 1997

The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 6(1) and (3) of, and Part IV of Schedule 9 to, 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 A3 Trunk Road (Malden Way and Tolworth Rise, Kingston Upon Thames) (Prescribed Routes) Order 1974 (Variation) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 27th January 1997.

2.  The Trunk Road (Malden Way and Tolworth Rise, Kingston Upon Thames) (Prescribed Routes) Order 1974(3) shall be varied as follows:

In article 2(1), before the definition of “the prescribed road” there shall be inserted the following definitions—

• ““London local service” has the meaning given in section 34(1) of the Transport Act 1985(4);

• “public service vehicle” has the meaning given in section 1 of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981(5);”.

3.  Before article 4 there shall be inserted the following article—

“3A.   The provisions of Article 3 shall not apply to a public service vehicle being used in the provision of a London local service with a maximum length not exceeding 8.5 metres proceeding through the opening in the north-western reservation which is specified in item 1 of Schedule 1 of this Order.”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

A R Mellors

Assistant Director Highways Agency London Network Management Division

20th January 1997

(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).

(2)

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

(3)

S.I. 1974/2125.

(4)

1985 c. 67.

(5)

1981 c. 14; section 1 was amended by the Transport Act 1985, section 139 and Schedule 8.