National Parks (Scotland) Act 2000

Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c.27)S

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11(1)In section 14 (temporary prohibition or restriction on roads) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, after subsection (1) insert—

(1A)Before making an order under subsection (1) above, the authority shall consult the National Park authority for any National Park which would be affected by the order.

(2)In section 17 (traffic regulation on special roads) of that Act, after subsection (3) insert—

(3A)Before making regulations under subsection (2) above, the Scottish Ministers shall consult the National Park authority for any National Park which would be affected by the regulations.

(3)In section 22 (traffic regulation for special areas in the countryside) of that Act—

(a)in subsection (1)(b), after sub-paragraph (i) insert—

(ia)a National Park;,

(b)after subsection (3) insert—

(3A)A National Park authority for a National Park in Scotland may make submissions to the Scottish Ministers as to the desirability of a road traffic regulation order being made in relation to a road in, forming part of, adjacent to or contiguous with the National Park whether or not it is a road for which the Scottish Ministers are the traffic authority.