Roads (Scotland) Act 1984

The Road Traffic Act 1972 (c. 20)

68 (1) The Road Traffic Act 1972 shall be amended in accordance with this paragraph.

(2) In section 14 (motor racing on highways) for the word " highway " there shall be substituted the word " road " .

(3) In section 15(1) (regulation of motoring events on highways), for the word " highway " there shall be substituted the word " road " .

(4) In section 20 (regulation of cycle racing on highways), in each of subsections (1), (2) and (5), for the word " highway " there shall be substituted the word " road " .

(5) In section 34 (requirements as to employment of persons to , attend to locomotives and trailers), in each of subsections (1) and (2), for the word " highway", wherever it occurs, there shall be substituted the word " road " .

(6) In each of sections 36A(4) and 36B(8) (interpretation), for the words " 1970 " there shall be substituted the words " 1984 " .

(7) In section 38(2A)(b) (duty of local authorities to promote road safety), for the word " highway " there shall be substituted the word " roads " .

(8) In section 57(7) (power to prohibit driving of excessively heavy goods vehicle), for the words " highway authority other than the Secretary of State" there shall be substituted the words " local roads authority " .

(9) In section 160 (weighing of motor vehicles)—

(a) in subsection (1), for the word " highway ", in both places where it occurs, there shall be substituted the word " roads " ;

(b) in subsection (2)—

(i) for the word " highway " there shall be substituted the word " roads " ; and

(ii) for the word " arbitrator " there shall be substituted the word " arbiter " ; and

(c) in subsection (4)—

(i) for the word " highway " there shall be substituted the word " roads " ; and

(ii) the words " the Lord Chief Justice of England or, as the case may be," shall cease to have effect.

(10) In section 196 (general interpretation)—

(a) after the definition of "bridleway" there shall be inserted the following definition—

• “' carriageway' has the same meaning as in the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 ;”;

(b) in the definition of " footpath ", at the end there shall be added the words— “(whether or not associated with a carriageway)

(c) for the definition of " highway authority" there shall be substituted the following definition—

• “' local roads authority' has the same meaning as in the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 ;”;

(d) after the definition of " prescribed " there shall be inserted the following definition—

• “' public road' has the same meaning as in the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 ;”;

(e) for the definition of " road " there shall be substituted the following definitions—

• “' road ' and ' special road ' have the same meanings as in the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 ;”; and

(f) after the definition of " trolley vehicle " there shall be inserted the following definition—

• “' trunk road' has the same meaning as in the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 ;”.

(11) In section 200 (provision, etc. of weighbridges), for the word "highway", wherever it occurs, there shall be substituted the word " roads " .

(12) In Schedule 4 (prosecution and punishment of offences), in column 2, in the entries relating to sections 14, 15 and 20, for the word " highways " there shall in each case be substituted the word " roads " .