6 Orders similar to traffic regulation orders.E+W+S
(1)[The traffic authority for a road in Greater London may make an order under this section for controlling or regulating vehicular and other traffic (including pedestrians).Provision may, in particular, be made—]—
(a)for any of the purposes, or with respect to any of the matters, mentioned in Schedule 1 to this Act, and
(b)for any other purpose which is a purpose mentioned in any of paragraphs [(a) to (g)] of section 1(1) of this Act.
[(2)In the case of a road for which the Secretary of State [or a strategic highways company] is the traffic authority, the power to make an order under this section is also exercisable, with his [or its ] consent, by the local traffic authority.]
(3)Any order under this section may be made so as to apply—
[(a)to the whole area of a local authority, or to particular parts of that area, or to particular places or streets or parts of streets in that area;]
(b)throughout the day, or during particular periods;
(c)on special occasions only, or at special times only;
(d)to traffic of any class;
(e)subject to such exceptions as may be specified in the order or determined in a manner provided for by it.
[(4)Where, by a notice published in the prescribed manner by the highway authority, a date has been or is declared to be the date on which a part of a special road is open for use as a special road, this section shall not apply in relation to that part of that road or (if the date so declared is a date after the commencement of this Act) shall not apply in relation to it on or after that date.]
(5)No order under this section shall contain any provision for regulating the speed of vehicles on roads.
(6)In this section, in section 7 of this Act and in Schedule 1 to this Act “street ” includes any highway, any bridge carrying a highway and any lane, mews, footway, square, court, alley or passage whether a thoroughfare or not; [and in subsection (4) above “the prescribed manner ” means the manner prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State which were or are in force at the time of publication of the notice.]
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