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					<dc:description>These Regulations introduce variable speed limits to—the eastbound and westbound carriageways of the M27 motorway between junctions 4 and 11;the slip roads at junctions 5 to 11 of the M27 motorway; andcarriageways linking the M27 motorway at junction 4 with the M3 motorway at junction 14.</dc:description>
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<ContentsTitle>The M27 Motorway (Junctions 4 to 11) (Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2021</ContentsTitle>

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<Number>2021 No. 17</Number>
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<Title>Road Traffic</Title>
<Subtitle>Special Roads</Subtitle>
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<Title>The M27 Motorway (Junctions 4 to 11) (Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2021</Title>
<MadeDate>
<Text>Made</Text>
<DateText>7th January 2021</DateText>
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<Text>Laid before Parliament</Text>
<DateText>12th January 2021</DateText>
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<Text>Representative organisations have been consulted in accordance with section 134(2) of that Act.</Text></Para>
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<Para><Text><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1984/27" id="c00001" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="1984" Number="0027">1984 c.27</Citation>; section 17(2) was amended by the New Roads and Street Works Act <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/22" id="c00002" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="1991" Number="0022">1991 (c.22)</Citation>, Schedule 8, Part 2, paragraph 28(3); section 17(2)(b) was amended by the Road Traffic Act <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/40" id="c00003" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="1991" Number="0040">1991 (c.40)</Citation>, Schedule 8; section 17(2)(d) was inserted by the Road Traffic Act <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/40" id="c00004" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="1991" Number="0040">1991 (c.40)</Citation>, Schedule 4, paragraph 25. There are other amendments to sections 17 and 134 which are not relevant to these Regulations.</Text></Para>
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