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Regulations made by the Secretary of State for Transport, laid before Parliament under section 134(4) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.
Statutory Instruments
Road Traffic, England And Wales
Made
30th November 2014
Laid before Parliament
3rd December 2014
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
The Secretary of State for Transport makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 86(2) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984(1) after consultation with representative organisations in accordance with section 134(2) of that Act.
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Variation of Speed Limits) (England and Wales) Regulations 2014 and come into force on whichever is the later of—
(a)the 21st day after the day on which they are approved by resolution of the second House of Parliament to approve them; and
(b)6th April 2015.
(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.
2.—(1) Schedule 6 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984(2) is varied as follows.
(2) In Part 1, item 5, paragraph (2)(b)—
(a)for the figure “50” in column 3(b) (dual carriageway road), substitute “60”; and
(b)for the figure “40” in column 3(c) (other road), substitute “50”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
Claire Perry
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Transport
30th November 2014
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the maximum speed limit on roads which are not motorways for vehicles (known as heavy goods vehicles) which have a maximum laden weight, or, if drawing a trailer, aggregate weight, exceeding 7.5 tonnes.
Regulation 2 amends Schedule 6, Part 1 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 for the above vehicles, firstly by substituting a maximum speed limit of 60 mph for the current limit of 50mph on dual carriageway roads and secondly by substituting a maximum speed limit of 50mph for the current limit of 40mph on single carriageway roads.
A full impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business, the voluntary sector and the public sector is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside these Regulations on www.legislation.gov.uk.
1984 c.27. Sections 86(2), (5) and (6) have been amended by the Scotland Act 2012 (c.11), section 21(1), (9) and (10). Sub-sections (7), (8) and (9) were inserted by the Scotland Act 2012, section 21(1), (9) and (11). Section 86(4) has been repealed by the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (1991 c.22), section 168(1) and (2), Schedule 8, Part II, para 63, Schedule 9. Section 86(7) provides the national authority for the driving of vehicles on roads in England and Wales is the Secretary of State and in Scotland it is the Scottish Ministers.
Schedule 6, Part I has been amended by S.I. 1984/325 and 1986/1175. There are other amendments to the Schedule which are not relevant.
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