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Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984
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- Act modified by S.S.I. 2024/270 art. 5 sch. 3
- Act power to amend secondary legislation conferred by S.I. 2020/1297 art. 48(6)(a) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S.I. 2020/1297 was withdrawn following a request from the Department of Transport dated 9th August 2021 which followed the decision of the High Court of Justice to quash this Order in the judgement dated 2nd August 2021 (High Court of Justice — Planning Court — The Queen (on the application of Save Stonehenge World Heritage Site) v. Secretary of State for Transport — Case No. CO/4844/2020))
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- s. 87(1)(a) words omitted by 2015 c. 20 s. 50(2)(a) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. This amendment is to be applied to the version of s. 87 that is prospectively substituted by 2006 c. 49, s. 19)
- s. 87(1)(a) words substituted by 2013 c. 22 Sch. 8 para. 29(3)
- s. 87(1)(b) words substituted by 2017 c. 4 s. 26(6)(a)
- s. 87(1)(c) word inserted by 2015 c. 20 s. 50(2)(c) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. This amendment is to be applied to the version of s. 87 that is prospectively substituted by 2006 c. 49, s. 19)
- s. 87(1)(aa) inserted by 2015 c. 20 s. 50(2)(b) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. This amendment is to be applied to the version of s. 87 that is prospectively substituted by 2006 c. 49, s. 19)
- s. 87(7) inserted by 2017 c. 4 s. 26(6)(b)
16(1)In consenting to any order submitted [F1for ] consent under this Part of this Schedule, the Secretary of State [F2or the Scottish Ministers] may consent to the order either in the form in which it is submitted F3... or with such modifications as he [F4or they think] fit, which may include additions, exceptions, or other modifications of any description.E+W+S
(2)[F5Sub-paragraph (3) applies where] the Secretary of State [F6or the Scottish Ministers propose] to consent to such an order with modifications which appear to him [F7or them] substantially to affect the character of the order as submitted F8...
[F9(3)The Secretary of State or the Scottish Ministers ]shall, before doing so, take such steps as appear to him [F10 or them] to be sufficient and reasonably practicable for informing the [F11traffic] authority in question and other persons likely to be concerned.
Textual Amendments
F1Word in Sch. 9 para. 16(1) substituted (23.5.2016) by Scotland Act 2016 (c. 11), s. 72(7), Sch. 2 para. 15(8)(a)
F2Words in Sch. 9 para. 16(1) inserted (23.5.2016) by Scotland Act 2016 (c. 11), s. 72(7), Sch. 2 para. 15(8)(b)
F3Words in Sch. 9 para. 16(1) omitted (23.5.2016) by virtue of Scotland Act 2016 (c. 11), s. 72(7), Sch. 2 para. 15(8)(c)
F4Words in Sch. 9 para. 16(1) substituted (23.5.2016) by Scotland Act 2016 (c. 11), s. 72(7), Sch. 2 para. 15(8)(d)
F5Words in Sch. 9 para. 16(2) substituted (23.5.2016) by Scotland Act 2016 (c. 11), s. 72(7), Sch. 2 para. 15(9)(a)
F6Words in Sch. 9 para. 16(2) substituted (23.5.2016) by Scotland Act 2016 (c. 11), s. 72(7), Sch. 2 para. 15(9)(b)
F7Words in Sch. 9 para. 16(2) inserted (23.5.2016) by Scotland Act 2016 (c. 11), s. 72(7), Sch. 2 para. 15(9)(c)
F8Words in Sch. 9 para. 16(2) omitted (23.5.2016) by virtue of Scotland Act 2016 (c. 11), s. 72(7), Sch. 2 para. 15(9)(d)
F9Sch. 9 para. 16(3) substituted for word (23.5.2016) by Scotland Act 2016 (c. 11), s. 72(7), Sch. 2 para. 15(9)(e)
F10Words in Sch. 9 para. 16(2) inserted (23.5.2016) by Scotland Act 2016 (c. 11), s. 72(7), Sch. 2 para. 15(9)(f)
F11Word in Sch. 9 para. 16(2) substituted (5.3.2015) by Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7), s. 57(1), Sch. 1 para. 100(8); S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(a)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Sch. 9 para. 16: Transfer of certain functions (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/1750, arts. 1, 2, Sch. 1 (with art. 7); S.I. 1998/3178, art. 3
C2Sch. 9 para. 16 applied (with modifications) (11.2.2021) by High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Act 2021 (c. 2), s. 64(1), Sch. 30 para. 10(6)
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