The M6 Motorway (Junctions 8 to 10A) (Actively Managed Hard Shoulder and Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2010

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations—

“the 1982 Regulations” means the Motorways Traffic (England and Wales) Regulations 1982(1);

“the 2002 Regulations” means the Traffic Signs Regulations 2002(2);

“carriageway”, “hard shoulder”, “motorway” and verge” have the same meaning as in the 1982 Regulations;

“emergency refuge area” means a part of a motorway—

(a)

which is adjacent to and situated on the left-hand or near side of the hard shoulder or carriageway when facing in the direction in which, in accordance with regulation 6 of the 1982 Regulations, vehicles may be driven, and

(b)

whose boundary with the hard shoulder or carriageway is indicated by a marking of the type shown in diagram 1010 in Schedule 6 to the 2002 Regulations; and

“relevant roads” means the lengths of carriageway specified in Schedule 1 together with the adjacent hard shoulders, emergency refuge areas and verges.

(1)

S. I. 1982/1163, as amended by S. I. 1983/374, 1984/1479, 1992/1364 and 2004/3258.

(2)

Part 1 of S. I. 2002/3113; as amended by S. I. 2005/1670. There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.