The Heavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 2) (Amendment) Order 2021

Amendment of the Heavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 2) Order 2019

2.—(1) The Heavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No.2) Order 2019(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In article 1 (citation, commencement and expiry)—

(a) in the heading, for “, commencement and expiry”, substitute “and commencement”; and

(b) omit sub-paragraph (c).

(3) In article 3 (restricted access to local roads in Kent)—

(a) omit paragraph (A1);

(b) omit sub-paragraph (1)(b);

(c) in paragraph (2)—

(i) omit the definitions of “border documents” and “Kent Access Permit”;

(ii) omit the definition of “cross-Channel permit” and “local haulier permit”, and after the definition of “Kent”, insert ““local haulier permit” has the meaning given in article 7(1) of the Heavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 3) Order 2019(2);”;

(iii) for the definition of “the relevant class of road”, substitute—

“(a) the A2070 link road from its junction with the A2070 (Bad Munstereifel Road) to Junction 10a of the M20 Motorway;

(b) the A20 between Greater London’s boundary with Kent (adjacent to the point where the B2173 joins the London-bound carriageway of the A20) and the beginning of the M20 Motorway (Junction 1 near Swanley);

(c) the A249 between Stockbury Roundabout (Junction 5 of the M2 Motorway) and Newnham Court Roundabout (Junction 7 of the M20 Motorway);

(d) the A2 between Greater London’s boundary with Kent (approximately 300 metres west of the exit slip road from the coastbound carriageway of the A2 to Old Bexley Lane) and the beginning of the M2 Motorway (Junction 1 near Strood); and

(e) the A20 between the end of the M20 Motorway (Junction 13) and the end of the A20 (Eastern Docks Roundabout).”; and

(d) omit paragraph (3).

(4) In article 4 (restricted use of specified dual carriageways)—

(a) in paragraph (1), for “a road in the relevant class of road”, substitute “the southbound carriageway of the A249 between Stockbury Roundabout (Junction 5 of the M2 Motorway) and Newnham Court Roundabout (Junction 7 of the M20 Motorway).”; and

(b) omit paragraph (2).

(1)

S.I. 2019/1394, as amended by S.I. 2020/1155.

(2)

S.I. 2019/1210, as amended by S.I. 2020/1146, S.I. 2021/109 and S.I. 2021/973.