Deregulation Act 2015

Prospective

16 (1) Section 90C (road humps: consultation and local inquiries) is amended as follows. E+W+S

(2) In subsection (1)—

(a) for the words from “Where the Secretary of State” to “he, it or they” substitute “ Where a highway authority proposes to construct a road hump under section 90A, or the Welsh Ministers propose to construct a road hump under section 90B, the highway authority or the Welsh Ministers (as the case may be) ”;

(b) omit paragraph (a) and the “and” following it;

(c) in paragraph (b)—

(i) omit “other”;

(ii) for “the Secretary of State” substitute “ the appropriate national authority ”.

(3) For subsection (2) substitute—

“(2) The highway authority or the Welsh Ministers (as the case may be) shall also comply with such requirements as may be specified in regulations made by the appropriate national authority in relation to—

(a) the publication of—

(i) details of proposals to construct road humps, and

(ii) procedures for making objections to such proposals, and

(b) procedures for dealing with such objections.

(2A) Regulations under subsection (2)(b) may, in particular, contain provision about—

(a) local inquiries in relation to proposals to construct road humps, and

(b) the application of subsections (2) to (5) of section 250 of the Local Government Act 1972 in relation to such inquiries, subject to such modifications as may be specified in the regulations.”

(4) Omit subsections (3) to (5).

(5) In subsection (6)—

(a) for “the Secretary of State” substitute “ the appropriate national authority ”;

(b) for “he” substitute “ it ”.