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The Motorways Traffic (Speed Limit) Regulations 1974

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1.  These Regulations shall come into operation on 29th March 1974 and may be cited as the Motorways Traffic (Speed Limit) Regulations 1974.

2.—(1) In these Regulations, the expression “motorway

(a)so far as relating to motorways in England and Wales, has the meaning assigned to it in the Motorways Traffic Regulations 1959(1); and

(b)so far as relating to motorways in Scotland, has the meaning assigned to it in the Motorways Traffic (Scotland) Regulations 1964(2).

(2) The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply for the interpretation of these Regulations as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament, and as if for the purposes of section 38 of that Act these Regulations were an Act of Parliament and the Regulations revoked by Regulation 6 below were an Act of Parliament thereby repealed.

3.  No person shall drive a motor vehicle on a motorway at a speed exceeding 70 miles per hour:

Provided that this Regulation shall not apply to the driving of a motor vehicle—

(a)on any of the lengths of motorway referred to in Regulation 4 or 5 below; or

(b)on any other length of motorway on which there is for the time being a restriction imposed under section 13 of the said Act of 1967 on the driving of a motor vehicle in excess of a maximum speed which is less than 70 miles per hour.

4.  No person shall drive a motor vehicle at a speed exceeding 60 miles per hour on any of the lengths of motorway specified in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

5.  No person shall drive a motor vehicle at a speed exceeding 50 miles per hour on any of the lengths of motorway specified in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

6.  The Motorways Traffic (Speed Limit) Regulations 1973(3) are hereby revoked.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State.

Fred Mulley

Minister for Transport

Department of the Environment

20th March 1974

William Ross

Secretary of State for Scotland

20th March 1974

John Morris

Secretary of State for Wales

21st March 1974

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