| Jurisdiction | Scotland |
| Citation | SSI 2019/31 |
2019No. 31
ROAD TRAFFIC
The A9 Trunk Road (Scrabster) (Temporary Prohibition on Use of Road) Order 2019
Made6thFebruary2019
Coming into force20thFebruary2019
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(1) and (2), 4(1) and 14(1)(b) and (4) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984( 1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 14(1)(b) of that Act, they are satisfied that traffic on the length of road specified in the schedule should be restricted or prohibited because of the likelihood of danger to the public, or of serious damage to the road, which is not attributable to works.
In accordance with section 14(3) of that Act, they have had regard to the existence of alternative routes suitable for the traffic which will be affected by this Order.
Citation, commencement and cessation
1. This Order may be cited as the A9 Trunk Road (Scrabster) (Temporary Prohibition on Use of Road) Order 2019, comes into force on 20 February 2019 and ceases to have effect on 20 May 2019.
Prohibition on use of road
2. No person may use, or permit the use of, any vehicle on the length of road, or a part or parts of the length of road, specified in the schedule of this Order when a prohibition is identified as applying to that length of road, or a part or parts of that length of road, by means of a traffic sign of the type described in item 8 (diagram 7105 – position of barrier to mark length of road closed or to guide traffic past an obstruction) of the sign table in Part 6 of schedule 13 of the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016( 2).
Exemption
3. No prohibition imposed by this Order applies to—
(a) a vehicle being used in an emergency for fire brigade, ambulance, police or coastguard purposes,
(b) any vehicle travelling under police escort, or
(c) any vehicle being used to provide such an escort.
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Buchanan House, Glasgow 6th February 2019 |
A SOMERVILLE A member of the staff of the Scottish Ministers |
SCHEDULE
Article 2
SPECIFIED LENGTH OF ROAD
That length of the M9/A9 Edinburgh – Stirling – Thurso Trunk Road from its junction with the A836 Thurso to Tongue Road, Thurso in a generally northwards direction to its junction with the circulatory carriageway of the Scrabster Harbour Roundabout, Scrabster, a distance of 2.2 kilometres or thereby.
(1) 1984 c. 27; section 2(1) and (2) were amended by the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (c. 22)(“the...
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