The M1 Motorway (Junction 2) (50 Miles Per Hour Speed Limit) Regulations 2020

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved

2020 No. 1136

Road Traffic

Special Roads

The M1 Motorway (Junction 2) (50 Miles Per Hour Speed Limit) Regulations 2020

Made 14th October 2020

Laid before Parliament 20th October 2020

Coming into force 10th November 2020

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 17(2) and (3) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 19841.

Representative organisations have been consulted in accordance with section 134(2) of that Act.

S-1 Citation and commencement

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the M1 Motorway (Junction 2) (50 Miles Per Hour Speed Limit) Regulations 2020 and come into force on 10th November 2020.

S-2 Interpretation

Interpretation

2. In these Regulations—

“A1” means the road known by that name;

“carriageway”, in relation to a motorway, and “motorway” have the same meaning as in the Motorways Traffic (England and Wales) Regulations 19822;

“carriageway”, in relation to a road other than a motorway, has the same meaning as in section 329 of the Highways Act 19803;

“M1” means the motorway known by that name; and

“the specified roads” means-

(a) that length of the M1 at junction 2 from the southbound carriageway of the M1 to the southbound carriageway of the A1 from a point 309 metres south-east of the centre of Five Ways footbridge to a point 279 metres north-west of the centre of Greenlands Lane footbridge; and

(b) that length of the M1 at junction 2 from the northbound carriageway of the A1 to the northbound carriageway of the M1 from a point 278 metres north-west of the centre of Greenlands Lane footbridge to a point 181 metres south-east of the centre of Five Ways footbridge.

S-3 50 miles per hour speed limit

50 miles per hour speed limit

3. No person shall drive a vehicle on either of the specified roads at a speed exceeding 50 miles per hour.

Vere

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Transport

14th October 2020

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations introduce a 50 miles per hour speed limit to lengths of the roads at junction 2 of the M1 motorway which connect with the A1.

Contravention of these Regulations is an offence under section 17(4) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

An impact assessment has not been prepared for these Regulations as no significant impact on the cost of business or the voluntary sector is foreseen. An Explanatory Memorandum is published alongside...

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