Section 3.
SECOND SCHEDULEModification, in relation to Trunk Roads, of certain enactments relating to functions of Highway Authorities
| Enactment conferring powers. | Modification. |
|---|---|
| The London Traffic Act 1924 (14 & 15 Geo. 5. c. 34)— | |
| Section 4 | In subsection (1) for the words " of every road authority within that area to submit to the Minister " there shall be substituted the words " the Minister as the road authority for trunk roads in that area to prepare "; and for the word " require " there shall be substituted the words " think fit ". |
| In subsection (3) after the words " when received" there shall be inserted the words " or prepared ". | |
| Section 5 | In subsection (1) the proviso shall not apply. |
| The Roads Improvement Act, 1925 (15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 68)— | |
| Section 5 | In subsection (1) the words " by resolution " shall be omitted and for provisos (a) and (b) the following proviso shall be substituted :— “Provided that before a building line is prescribed under this section by the Minister, notification of the building line proposed to be prescribed shall be sent to the local authority for every district in which any land proposed to be affected is situated, or, in a case where any such land is subject to a scheme under the Town Planning Act, 1925, or the Town and Country Planning Act, 1932, or under any enactment repealed by either of those Acts, or to a resolution to prepare or adopt such a scheme, to the authority having power to control the development or interim development of that land, and any observations by an authority to whom notification has been sent as aforesaid, which are made within three months after the receipt of the notification, shall be considered by the Minister.” |
| In subsection (2) the words "to be signed " by, and deposited with, the clerk of the " authority prescribing the building line " and the words " by the signature of their clerk " shall be omitted. | |
| In subsection (7) the proviso shall be omitted. | |
| In subsection (8) the words " and any " question whether or not consent so " required is unreasonably withheld shall " be determined by the Minister after " consultation with the Minister of " Health " shall be omitted. | |
| The Bridges Act, 1929 (19 & 20 Geo. 5. c. 33)— | |
| Section 3 | In the case of a bridge carrying a trunk road, the Minister may make an order under subsection (2) on his own initiative and without any such application as is referred to in that subsection, and shall not be required to consult with any highway authority or, if after diligent inquiry the name and address of the owner of the bridge cannot be ascertained, with the owner and in the case of any order made by the Minister with respect to a bridge carrying a trunk road there shall be substituted for the reference to a highway authority in paragraph (d) of that subsection a reference to the Minister. |
| Section 6 | In subsection (2) for the words " upon the application of a highway authority," there shall be substituted the words " by the Minister on his own initiative. " |
| The Road Traffic Act, 1930 (20 & 21 Geo. 5. c. 43)— | |
| Section 47 | Subsections (4) and (8) shall not apply. |
| Section 48 | In subsection (1) the words " subject to " and in conformity with such general " or other directions as may be given by " the Minister " shall be omitted. |
| Subsections (5), (6) and (7) shall not apply, except in relation to a bridge repairable by a person other than the Minister. | |
| Section 54 | In subsection (1) the words " by a certicate of their surveyor " shall be omitted. |
| Section 56 | Subsection (2) shall not apply. |
| In subsection (3) the words " or, if an " appeal has been made to the Minister " against the notice, until after the appeal " has been determined " shall be omitted. | |
| The Road and Rail Traffic Act, 1933 (23 & 24 Geo. 5. c. 53)— | |
| Section 30 | Subsection (3) shall not apply except in relation to a bridge repairable by a person other than the Minister. |
| In the case of a bridge carrying a trunk road, the Minister may exercise his powers under subsection (7) on his own initiative and without any such application as is referred to in that subsection. |