The M60 Motorway (Junction 25) (Speed Limit) Regulations 2009

Statutory Instruments

2009 No. 3061

Road Traffic

The M60 Motorway (Junction 25) (Speed Limit) Regulations 2009

Made

19th November 2009

Laid before Parliament

24th November 2009

Coming into force

28th December 2009

The Secretary of State for Transport in exercise of the powers conferred by section 17(2) and (3) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984(1) and after consultation with representative organisations in accordance with section 134(2)(2) of that Act makes the following Regulations.

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the M60 Motorway (Junction 25) (Speed Limit) Regulations 2009 and shall come into force on 28th December 2009.

Revocation

2.  The M60 Motorway (Junction 25) (Speed Limit) Regulations 2002(3) are revoked.

Interpretation

3.  In these Regulations—

“carriageway” has the same meaning as in the Motorways Traffic (England and Wales) Regulations 1982(4);

“the clockwise carriageway” means the clockwise carriageway of the M60 Motorway from a point 1025 metres north of the centreline of the Lingard Lane overbridge to a point 945 metres south of the centreline of that bridge; and

“the slip road” means the exit slip road leading from the clockwise carriageway of the M60 Motorway at junction 25 to where it meets the carriageway of the A6017.

Imposition of speed limit

4.  No person shall drive any motor vehicle at a speed exceeding 50 miles per hour on the clockwise carriageway or the slip road.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

C.D. Mole

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Transport

19th November 2009

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations impose a 50 miles per hour speed limit on the clockwise carriageway of the M60 Motorway at junction 25 and on the exit slip road at that junction leading to the A6017.

The Regulations replace the M60 Motorway (Junction 25) (Speed Limit) Regulations 2002 and a temporary order made under section 14(1)(b) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 which together have imposed a 50 miles per hour speed limit on this length of clockwise carriageway. The temporary order expires when these Regulations come into force.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no significant effect on business, charities, voluntary bodies or the public sector and costs imposed on the public sector are less than £5 million.

(1)

1984 c.27; section 17(2) was amended by the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (c.22) section 168 and Schedule 8, Part II, paragraph 28(3) and by the Road Traffic Act 1991 (c.40), Schedule 4, paragraph 25 and Schedule 8. There are other amendments to section 17 which are not relevant to these Regulations.

(2)

Section 134(2) was amended by the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, section 168(1), Schedule 8, paragraph 77.

(3)

S.I. 2002/2403.

(4)

S.I. 1982/1163, as amended by S.I. 1984/1479, 1992/1364 and 2004/3258. There are other amendments which are not relevant to these Regulations.