This version of this provision is prospective.
Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, Section 22B is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 05 March 2025. 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.
Prospective
(1)This section applies where the Secretary of State thinks that, because of the use of a long distance route by vehicular traffic, members of the public cannot safely and conveniently—
(a)enjoy the amenities of any part of the route or of the area through which the route runs;
(b)take advantage of opportunities for recreation in any part of that area;
(c)study nature in any part of that area.
(2)The Secretary of State may make an order preventing the use of the route or a specified part of the route—
(a)by vehicular traffic, or
(b)by vehicular traffic of a specified kind.
(3)An order under this section may have effect only in relation to a long distance route which is, or in so far as it is, in England.
(4)An order under this section shall be treated for all purposes as if it were a traffic regulation order made by the Secretary of State in relation to a road for which he is the traffic authority (and, in particular, any provision of this Act about the making or effect of such an order shall apply).]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 22B inserted (prosp.) by Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (c. 20), ss. 108, 120
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