Part 5Highways and roads

Strategic roads in London

I162London borough council exercising powers under Highways Act 1980 so as to affect strategic roads

1

Section 301A of the 1980 Act (London borough council exercising powers under that Act so as to affect certain roads) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1)—

a

at the end of paragraph (a) there is inserted—

aa

a strategic road,

b

in paragraph (b), after “borough” there is inserted “ other than a GLA road or strategic road ”.

3

In subsection (3)(a), for the words from “by Transport for London” to the end there is substituted

—

i

in the case of a GLA road, by Transport for London;

ii

in the case of a strategic road, by Transport for London and, where the road concerned is in another London borough, the council for that borough;

iii

in the case of a road within subsection (1)(b), by the London borough council concerned; or

4

After subsection (3) there is inserted—

3A

References in paragraphs (b) to (d) of subsection (3) to objections are to objections made by a person who, in the circumstances, has the power to give an approval under paragraph (a) of that subsection.

5

In subsection (5)(a), for the words from “a GLA road” to the end there is substituted

—

i

a GLA road,

ii

a strategic road, or

iii

a road in another London borough other than a GLA road or strategic road, and

6

In subsection (10)—

a

in paragraph (b), at the end there is inserted “ or strategic roads ”;

b

in paragraph (c), for “neither GLA roads nor” there is substituted “ not GLA roads, strategic roads or ”.

7

After subsection (16) there is inserted—

17

In this section “strategic road” has the meaning given by section 60 of the Traffic Management Act 2004.