The Delegation of Functions (Strategic Highways Companies) (England) Regulations 2015

Citation, commencement and application

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Delegation of Functions (Strategic Highways Companies) (England) Regulations 2015 and shall come into force on 1st April 2015.

(2) These Regulations apply to England.

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“the 1980 Act” means the Highways Act 1980(1);

“the 1991 Act” means the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991(2);

“highway” has the meaning given in section 328 of the 1980 Act;

“highway authority” has the meaning given in section 1(3) of the 1980 Act;

“highway connected land” means land which does not form part of a highway but which has been acquired by a strategic highways company, in connection with a highway, under section 239(1) or (4)(4) or section 246(5) of the 1980 Act or otherwise; and

“street works” has the meaning given in section 48(3) of the 1991 Act.

(2) In Schedule 1, any expression used in a reference to a provision of the 1980 Act has the same meaning as it has in that Act.

(3) In Schedule 2, any expression used in a reference to a provision of the 1991 Act has the same meaning as it has in that Act.

Delegation of functions

3.  Any function of a strategic highways company which is listed in Schedule 1, 2 or 3 may be exercised by, or by employees of, such person (if any) as may be authorised to do so by the strategic highways company.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

John Hayes

Minister of State

Department for Transport

2nd March 2015