The A303 Sparkford to Ilchester Dualling Development Consent Order 2021

Classification of roads, etc. E+W

14.—(1) On the date on which the roads described in Part 1 (trunk roads) of Schedule 3 are completed and open for traffic, they are to become trunk roads as if they had become so by virtue of an order under section 10(2) M1 (general provision as to trunk roads) of the 1980 Act specifying that date as the date on which they were to become trunk roads.

(2) On such day as the undertaker may determine, the roads described in Parts 2A and 2B of Schedule 3 are to cease to be trunk roads as if they had ceased to be trunk roads by virtue of an order made under section 10(2) of the 1980 Act specifying that date as the date on which they were to cease to be trunk roads.

(3) On the date on which the roads described in Parts 3 and 4 (classified roads) of Schedule 3 are completed, they are to become classified roads for the purpose of any enactment or instrument which refers to highways classified as classified roads as if such classification had been made under section 12(3) (general provision as to principal and classified roads) of the 1980 Act.

(4) On the date on which the roads described in Part 5 (unclassified roads) of Schedule 3 are completed, they are to become unclassified roads for the purpose of any enactment or instrument which refers to unclassified roads.

(5) On and after the date on which the roads described in Part 6 (speed limits) of Schedule 3 are open for traffic, no person is to drive any motor vehicle at a speed exceeding the limit specified in column (3) of that Part along the lengths of road identified in the corresponding row of column (2) of that Part.

(6) Unless otherwise agreed with the local highway authority, the public rights of way set out in Part 11 (public rights of way) of Schedule 3 and identified on the rights of way and access plans are to be constructed by the undertaker in the specified locations and open for use no later than the date on which the authorised development is open for traffic.

(7) On such day as the undertaker may determine, the orders specified in column (3) of Part 10 (revocations and variations of orders) of Schedule 3 are to be varied or revoked as specified in the corresponding row of column (4) of that Part in respect of the lengths of roads specified in the corresponding row of column (2) of that Part.

(8) The application of paragraphs (1) to (6) may be varied or revoked by any instrument made under any enactment which provides for the variation or revocation of such matters, including by an instrument made under the 1984 Act where the matter in question could have been included in an order made under that Act.

(9) Any determination of a day made by the undertaker under this article does not take effect unless the notification requirements set out in Part 12 (notification of dates to be determined) of Schedule 3 have been complied with.

(10) The phasing in relation to the classification or declassification of roads or parts of roads referred to in paragraphs (1) to (4) have effect from the date or dates notified by the undertaker in accordance with the notification requirements specified in paragraph (9).

Commencement Information

I1 Art. 14 in force at 19.2.2021, see art. 1

Marginal Citations

M1 Section 10(2) was amended by section 22(2)(a) of the 1991 Act, and by section 1(6) of, and paragraph 10(2) of Schedule 1 to, the Infrastructure Act 2015 c. 7).