The Local Authorities' Traffic Orders (Procedure) (England and Wales) Regulations 1989

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The Local Authorities' Traffic Orders (Procedure) (England and Wales) Regulations 1989

Statutory Instruments

ROAD TRAFFIC

Made

4 th July 1989

Laid before Parliament

7 th July 1989

Coming into force

28 th July 1989

The Secretary of State for Transport and the Secretary of State for Wales, in exercise of their powers under sections 30(6) and 124 of and Part III of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984(1) (“the 1984 Act”) , section 8 of and Schedule 5 , paragraph 7 to the Local Government Act 1985(2) and of all other enabling powers, after consultation with representative organisations in accordance with section 134(2) of the 1984 Act, and after consultation in accordance with paragraph 23 of Schedule 9 to the 1984 Act, hereby make the following Regulations:–

PART IGENERAL

Citation, Commencement and Revocations

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Local Authorities' Traffic Orders (Procedure) (England and Wales) Regulations 1989 and shall come into force on 28 th July 1989.

(2) The Greater London Street Playground (Procedures) Regulations 1972(3) , the Local Authorities' Traffic Orders (Procedure) (England and Wales) Regulations 1986(4) , the Control of Parking in Goods Vehicle Loading Areas Orders (Procedure) (England and Wales) Regulations 1986(5) and the London Authorities' Traffic Orders (Procedure) Regulations 1986(6) are hereby revoked.

(3) Paragraph (2) has effect subject to Part VI of these Regulations (transitional provisions).

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires–

“the 1984 Act” means the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984;

“the 1985 Act” means the Local Government Act 1985;

“Crown road” and “appropriate Crown authority” have the meanings given by section 131(7) of the 1984 Act;

“fire authority”, in relation to any road or other place, means the authority discharging in the area in which the road or other place is situated the functions of fire authority under the Fire Services Act 1947(7);

“local authority” means–

the council of a county, district or a London borough;

the Common Council of the City of London;

the Council of the Isles of Scilly;

a parish or community council;

“local service” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Transport Act 1985(8);

“London authority” means the council of a London borough or the Common Council of the City of London;

“metropolitan authority” means the council of a metropolitan district;

“order making authority”, in relation to any order, means the authority that has made it or is proposing to make it;

“public service vehicle” has the meaning given by section 1 of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981(9);

“road” includes any length of road and any part of the width of a road and, in relation to an order under section 6 of the 1984 Act, any length of a street as defined in sub-section (6) of that section and any part of the width of such a street.

(2) A reference in these Regulations to an order is a reference to an order or a proposed order, as appropriate; and, in the case of a proposed order, any reference to the effect of the order (however expressed) is a reference to the effect that the proposed order would have were it to be made.

(3) Any reference in these Regulations to an order under any pa...

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