The M1 Motorway (Junction 15) Connecting Roads Scheme 1999

Statutory Instruments

1999 No. 2280

HIGHWAYS, ENGLAND AND WALES

The M1 Motorway (Junction 15) Connecting Roads Scheme 1999

Made

4th August 1999

Coming into force

27th August 1999

The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, makes this Scheme in exercise of powers conferred by sections 16, 17 and 19 of the Highways Act 1980(1), and now vested in him(2), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf:–

1.  This Scheme may be cited as the M1 Motorway (Junction 15) Connecting Roads Scheme 1999 and shall come into force on 27th August 1999.

2.  In this Scheme–

(i)	“connecting road”	means a special road along a route described in the Schedule to this Scheme;
(ii)	“the deposited plan”	means the plan folio numbered 065/001/000004, marked “The M1 Motorway (Junction 15) Connecting Roads Scheme 1999”, signed by authority of the Secretary of State and deposited at the Highways Agency, St Christopher House, Southwark Street, London, SE1 0TE;
(iii)	“the Motorway”	means the M1 Motorway; and
(iv)	“the special roads”	means each connecting road.

3.  The Secretary of State is authorised to provide the special roads for the exclusive use of traffic of Classes I and II of the classes of traffic set out in Schedule 4 to the Highways Act 1980.

4.  The centre line of each of the special roads is indicated by a heavy black line on the deposited plan.

5.  Each of the special roads shall become a trunk road on the date when this Scheme comes into force.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions

J P Boud

A Divisional Director in the Highways Agency

4th August 1999

THE SCHEDULE ROUTES OF THE CONNECTING ROADS

Four routes to connect the eastbound and westbound carriageways of the Motorway with two new roundabouts to be constructed by Northamptonshire County Council as improvements to the A508 at Collingtree, Northamptonshire (the special roads along these routes being respectively given the reference numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4 on the deposited plan).

(1)

1980 c. 66.

(2)

S.I. 1997/2971.