1991 No. 2286 (C.69) (S.189)

ROADS AND BRIDGES, SCOTLAND

The New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (Commencement No.1) (Scotland) Order 1991

Made

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 170(1) of the New Roads and Street Works Act 19911, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and interpretation1

1

This Order may be cited as the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (Commencement No. 1) (Scotland) Order 1991.

2

In this Order—

  • the Act” means the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991.

Commencement of certain provisions of the Act2

1

The provisions of the Act specified in the first column of Schedule 1 to this Order (which relate to the matters specified in the second column thereof) shall come into force on 21st October 1991.

2

The provisions of the Act specified in the first column of Schedule 2 to this Order (which relate to the matters specified in the second column thereof) shall come into force on 1st November 1991.

James Douglas-HamiltonParliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish OfficeSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh

SCHEDULE 1PROVISIONS OF THE ACT WHICH COME INTO FORCE ON 21ST OCTOBER 1991

Article 2(1)

Provision of the Act

Subject Matter

Section 27

Toll orders in relation to special roads proposed to be provided by roads authorities.

Section 28

Assignation of rights under a toll order.

Section 29

The toll period.

Section 30

Extension toll orders.

Section 31

The amount of tolls chargeable.

Section 32

Toll orders in respect of major crossings of navigable waters.

Section 33

Application of enactments relating to monopolies etc..

Section 34

Variation or revocation of toll orders.

Section 35

Transfer or termination of rights assigned under toll orders.

Section 36

Further provisions as to the charging of tolls.

Section 37

The collection of tolls.

Section 38

Consequences of the refusal or failure to pay tolls.

Section 39

Facilities for the collection of tolls.

Section 40

Restriction of access to a road in respect of which a toll order is in force.

Section 41

Reports submitted to Parliament in relation to roads which are to be subject to toll orders, and in relation to toll orders.

Section 42

Environmental assessment of projects involving special roads.

Section 45

Classification of traffic for the purposes of special roads.

Section 46

Special roads not necessarily to be trunk roads.

Section 47

Interpretation and application of the Roads (Scotland) Act 19842.

Section 166 in so far as it relates to an offence committed under the provisions of Part II of the Act

Offences committed by bodies corporate or Scottish partnerships.

Sections 167(1), (2), (3) and (6) in so far as these subsections relate to the provisions of Part II of the Act

Crown application.

Section 168 in so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedules 8 and 9 to the Act referred to in this Schedule

Minor and consequential amendments and repeals.

Schedule 8 in so far as it relates to the following provisions:— paragraphs 93(a), 93(c), 94(b), 96, 97 and 98 (insofar as paragraph 98 relates to Part II of the Act)

Minor and consequential amendments.

Schedule 9 to the extent that it relates to the repeals set out in the Appendix to this Schedule

Repeals.

APPENDIX TO SCHEDULE 1Repeals taking effect on 21st October 1991

Chapter

Short title

Extent of repeal

1984 c. 54

Roads (Scotland) Act 1984

In section 143(2)(b)(ii), the words “8 or”.

SCHEDULE 2PROVISIONS OF THE ACT WHICH COME INTO FORCE ON 1ST NOVEMBER 1991

Article 2(2)

Provision of the Act

Subject Matter

Section 43

Provisions as to traffic regulation.

Section 44

Exercise of road traffic regulation powers.

Section 168 in so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedules 8 and 9 to the Act referred to in this Schedule

Minor and consequential amendments and repeals.

Schedule 8 in so far as it relates to the following provisions:—

Part II in so far as it relates to Scotland; In Part IV, paragraphs 102 and 104(a), and in so far as they relate to Scotland, paragraphs 99(1) and (2), 117, 118(1) and (2) and 121(1) and (3)

Minor and consequential amendments

Schedule 9 to the extent that it relates to the repeals set out in the Appendix to this Schedule in so far as they relate to Scotland.

Repeals.

APPENDIX TO SCHEDULE 2Repeals taking effect on 1st november 1991

Chapter

Short title

Extent of Repeal

1984 c. 27

Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984

Section 1(2), (4) and (5).

In Section 3(1), the words from the beginning to “of this Act”.

Section 5(2)

Section 16(3) and (4)

In section 17(6), the words from “and the date of opening” to the end.

Section 19(3).

Section 23(5).

In section 34(1), in the opening words, the words “in England and Wales”.

Section 55(5).

In section 68(1)(a), the reference to section 30.

Section 86(4).

Section 91.

Section 106(8).

In section 124(2), the reference to section 30.

Section 132(6).

Section 132A.

In Schedule 9—

  1. a

    in paragraph 20(1), the reference to be section 30;

  2. b

    in paragraph 21, the words “other than section 30 of this Act”;

  3. c

    in paragraph 27(1) the reference to section 30.

1984 c. 54

Roads (Scotland) Road 1984

Section 127.

In Schedule 7, paragraphs 2, 3(a) and (b) and 4;

In Schedule 9, paragraph 93(2) to (22), (23)(a), (24) to (38), (40), (42), (44)(a), (b), (d) and (e) and (45)(b).

1985 c. 67

Transport Act 1985

In section 137(1), the definition of “trunk road”.

1988 c. 53

Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988

In Schedule 3, in the entry relating to section 29(3) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, the words “outside Greater London”.

1990 c. 43

Environmental Protection Act 1990

In Schedule 8, in paragraph 7, the words from “and in subsection (4)” to the end.

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force—

a

on 21st October 1991, with the exception of sections 43 and 44, the provisions of Part II (New Roads in Scotland) and various provisions of Part V (General) of, and Schedule 8 and one consequential repeal in Schedule 9 to, the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (“the Act”); and

b

on 1st November 1991, sections 43 and 44 and various provisions of Part V of, and Schedules 8 and 9 to, the Act.