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Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984

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Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, Section 94 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 22 November 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

[F194 Bollards and other obstructions in Greater London.E+W+S

(1)Where an order under section 6 or 9 of this Act is made or proposed to be made by the Secretary of State [F2or a strategic highways company] he, [F3or it] may, to such extent as he [F3or it] considers necessary in connection with the order, authorise or require any person who is responsible for the maintenance of any road in Greater London [F4for which he [F3or it] is not the traffic authority]

(a)to place on the carriageway such bollards or other obstructions as the Secretary of State [F5or the company] may consider appropriate for preventing the passage of vehicles, or vehicles of any class, at any point at which their passage (whether in any direction or in one direction only) is prohibited by any such order, and to maintain and light those obstructions; or

(b)to remove any obstruction placed by that person in pursuance of an authorisation or a requirement under this subsection.

(2)Where an order under section 6 or 9 of this Act is made or proposed to be made by the council of a London borough, they may, to such extent as they consider necessary in connection with the order, authorise or require any person who is responsible for the maintenance of any road in their area [F6for which neither they nor the Secretary of State [F7nor a strategic highways company] are the traffic authority]

(a)to place on the carriageway such bollards or other obstructions as they may consider appropriate for preventing the passage of vehicles, or vehicles of any class, at any point at which their passage (whether in any direction or in one direction only) is prohibited by any such order, and to maintain and light those obstructions; or

(b)to remove any obstruction placed by that person in pursuance of an authorisation or a requirement under this subsection.

(3)Subsections (2) and (3) of section 92 of this Act shall apply in relation to the placing of bollards or other obstructions under subsection (1) or (2) above, as if for any reference in them to subsection (1) of that section there were substituted a reference to subsection (1) or (2) above.

(4)To such extent as the Secretary of State[F8, a strategic highways company] or, as the case may be, the council of a London borough may consider necessary in connection with an order under section 6 or 9 of this Act, whether made or proposed to be made by the Secretary of State[F9 , the company], or that council—

(a)the Secretary of State [F10or a strategic highways company] may do with respect to [F11any road for which he [F12or it] is the traffic authority] anything which [F13might under subsection (1)(a) be required] to be done with respect to any other road; and

(b)the council of the London borough may do with respect to any road in their area [F14for which they are the traffic authority] anything which they might under subsection (2)(a) above require to be done with respect to a road for which they are not the [F14traffic authority].

(5)If a person fails to comply with a requirement to carry out any work under subsection (1) or (2), above, the Secretary of State[F15, the strategic highways company] or, as the case may be, the council of the London borough may carry out the work, and the expenses incurred by the Secretary of State[F16, the company] or that council in doing so shall be recoverable summarily as a civil debt from that person.

(6)Section 79 of this Act shall apply in relation to any such obstruction as is mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) above as it applies in relation to traffic signs; and the power of the Secretary of State under that section to make advances towards expenses incurred in relation to traffic signs shall be exercisable with respect to any expenses incurred by the council of a London borough by virtue of subsection (4) above.

(7)In this section references to the council of a London borough include references to the Common Council of the City of London.]

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F4Words in s. 94(1) substituted (1.11.1991) by New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (c. 22, SIF 59, 108), s. 168(1), Sch. 8 para. 67(2); which substitution is in force for Scotland only by S.I. 1991/2286, art. 2(2), Sch.2 and for England and Wales only by S.I. 1991/2288, art. 3,Sch.

F6Words in s. 94(2) substituted (1.11.1991) by New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (c. 22, SIF 59, 108), s. 168(1), Sch. 8 para. 67(3); which substitution is in force for Scotland only by S.I. 1991/2286, art. 2(2), Sch.2 and for England and Wales only by S.I. 1991/2288, art. 3,Sch.

F11Words in s. 94(4)(a) substituted (1.11.1991) by New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (c. 22, SIF 59, 108), s. 168(1), Sch. 8 para. 67(4)(a); which substitution is in force for Scotland only by S.I. 1991/2286, art. 2(2), Sch.2 and for England and Wales only by S.I. 1991/2288, art. 3,Sch.

F14Words in s. 94(4)(b) substituted (1.11.1991) by New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (c. 22, SIF 59, 108), s. 168(1), Sch. 8 para. 67(4)(b); which substitution is in force for Scotland only by S.I. 1991/2286, art. 2(2), Sch. 2 and for England and Wales only by S.I. 1991/2288, art. 3,Sch.

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