Highways Act 1980

[F1 90G Powers to carry out traffic calming works. E+W

(1) A highway authority may, in a highway maintainable at the public expense for which they are the highway authority, construct traffic calming works which—

(a) are of a description prescribed by regulations under section 90H below, or

(b) are specially authorised by the Secretary of State, [F2 or

(c) fall within section 90GA below,]]

and may remove such works (whenever constructed).

(2) A highway authority shall not exercise the powers conferred by [F3 subsection (1)(a) or (b)] above except in accordance with any requirements imposed by the regulations or authorisation concerned.

(3) Requirements imposed by a special authorisation given by the Secretary of State under this section may relate to any matter with respect to which regulations may be made under section 90H below.

(4) Nothing in this section shall prejudice any power of a highway authority to construct or remove traffic calming works which are neither of a description prescribed by regulations under section 90H below nor specially authorised by the Secretary of State.

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 90G-90I and cross-heading inserted (16.5.1992) by Traffic Calming Act 1992 (c. 30), ss. 1(1), 3, Sch. 1

F2 S. 90G(1)(c) and the word “or” immediately preceding it inserted (3.7.2000) by 1999 c. 29, s. 269(2) (with Sch. 12 para. 9(1)); S.I. 2000/801, art. 2(2)(c), Sch. Pt. 3

F3 Words in s. 90G(2) expressed to be inserted (3.7.2000) by 1999 c. 29, s. 269(3) (with Sch. 12 para. 9(1)); S.I. 2000/801, art. 2(2)(c), Sch. Pt. 3