The A205 Trunk Road (Lewisham) Red Route (Prohibited Turns) Traffic Order 1999

Statutory Instruments

1999 No. 2343

ROAD TRAFFIC

The A205 Trunk Road (Lewisham) Red Route (Prohibited Turns) Traffic Order 1999

Made

17th August 1999

Coming into force

27th August 1999

The Traffic Director for London, in accordance with a direction given to him by the Secretary of State under section 58(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1991(1) and in exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by section 6 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984(2), and of all other enabling powers, hereby makes the following Order:—

Commencement and citation

1.  This Order may be cited as The A205 Trunk Road (Lewisham) Red Route (Prohibited Turns) Traffic Order 1999, and shall come into force on 27th August 1999.

Interpretation

2.  In this Order—

(a) causing includes permitting;

(b) “vehicle” includes part of a vehicle;

(c) “bus” has the meaning given by regulation 22(2) of the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 1994(3);

(d) “Local bus” and “Local Service” have the meanings given by regulation 4 of the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 1994(3);

(e) “Stanstead Road (north arm)” means that length of the A205 Trunk Road called Stanstead Road and fronting St Dunstan’s College in the London Borough of Lewisham;

(f) “Stanstead Road (south arm)” means that length of the A205 Trunk Road called Stanstead Road between Stanstead Road (north arm) and Catford Hill in the London Borough of Lewisham;

(g) “Stanstead Road link” means that length of the A205 Trunk Road to the rear of Nos. 28 to 36 Catford Hill and which connects Stanstead Road (north arm) with Stanstead Road (south arm);

(h) “Catford Hill” means that length of the A205 Trunk Road called Catford Hill in the London Borough of Lewisham;

(i) “Catford Road” means the length of the A205 Trunk Road called Catford Road in the London Borough of Lewisham;

(j) “Nelgrade Road” means the road of that name in the London Borough of Lewisham.

Prohibition

3.  Except as provided in article 4 below, no person shall cause or permit—

(a) any vehicle proceeding eastwards on Stanstead Road (north arm) to turn right into Catford Hill;

(b) any vehicle proceeding north-eastwards on Catford Hill to turn left into Stanstead Road (north arm);

(c) any vehicle proceeding north-westwards on Stanstead Road (south arm) to turn right into Stanstead Road (north arm);

(d) any vehicle proceeding north-westwards on Stanstead Road (south arm) to turn right into Stanstead Road link;

(e) any vehicle proceeding westwards on Catford Road to turn right into Nelgrade Road.

Exemptions

4.—(1) None of the controls specified in article 3 apply to—

(a) anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or a traffic warden; or

(b) in respect of a vehicle being used for ambulance, fire brigade or police purposes.

(2) The controls specified in article 3(d) do not apply to a local bus being used to provide a local bus service.

Revocation or variation of existing Orders

5.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this article, the A205 Trunk Road (Lewisham) Red Route (Prohibited Turns) Experimental Traffic Order 1998(4) is hereby revoked, in so far as its provisions relate to any part of the trunk road red route.

Signed in accordance with a direction from the Secretary of State.

Derek Turner

Traffic Director for London

17th August 1999

(1)

1991 c. 40.

(2)

1984 c. 27.

(3)

S.I. 1994/1519.

(4)

S.I. 1998/2427.