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Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984

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  • Act modified by S.S.I. 2024/270 art. 5 sch. 3
  • Act power to amend secondary legislation conferred by S.I. 2020/1297 art. 48(6)(a) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S.I. 2020/1297 was withdrawn following a request from the Department of Transport dated 9th August 2021 which followed the decision of the High Court of Justice to quash this Order in the judgement dated 2nd August 2021 (High Court of Justice — Planning Court — The Queen (on the application of Save Stonehenge World Heritage Site) v. Secretary of State for Transport — Case No. CO/4844/2020))

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  • s. 87(1)(a) words omitted by 2015 c. 20 s. 50(2)(a) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. This amendment is to be applied to the version of s. 87 that is prospectively substituted by 2006 c. 49, s. 19)
  • s. 87(1)(a) words substituted by 2013 c. 22 Sch. 8 para. 29(3)
  • s. 87(1)(b) words substituted by 2017 c. 4 s. 26(6)(a)
  • s. 87(1)(c) word inserted by 2015 c. 20 s. 50(2)(c) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. This amendment is to be applied to the version of s. 87 that is prospectively substituted by 2006 c. 49, s. 19)
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  • s. 87(7) inserted by 2017 c. 4 s. 26(6)(b)

Section 6.

SCHEDULE 1E+W+S Matters as to which Orders can be made under Section 6

1E+W+SFor prescribing the routes to be followed by all classes of traffic, or by any class or classes of traffic, from one specified point to another, either generally or between any specified times.

2E+W+SFor prescribing streets which are not to be used for traffic by vehicles, or by vehicles of any specified class or classes, either generally or at specified times.

3E+W+SFor regulating the relative position in the roadway of traffic of differing speeds or types.

4E+W+SFor prescribing the places where vehicles, or vehicles of any class, may not turn so as to face in the opposite direction to that in which they were proceeding, or where they may only so turn under conditions prescribed by the order.

5E+W+SFor prescribing the conditions subject to which, and the times at which, articles of exceptionally heavy weight or exceptionally large dimensions may be carried by road.

6E+W+SFor prescribing the number and maximum size and weight of trailers which may be drawn on streets by vehicles, or by vehicles of any class, either generally or on streets of any class or description, and for prescribing that a man should be carried on the trailer or, where more than one trailer is drawn, on the rear trailer for signalling to the driver.

7E+W+SFor prescribing the conditions subject to which, and the times at which, articles may be loaded on to or unloaded from vehicles, or vehicles of any class, on streets.

8E+W+SFor prescribing the conditions subject to which, and the times at which, vehicles, or vehicles of any class, delivering or collecting goods or merchandise, or delivering goods or merchandise of any particular class, may stand in streets, or in streets of any class or description, or in specified streets.

9E+W+SFor prescribing the conditions subject to which, and the times at which, vehicles, or vehicles of any class, may be used on streets for collecting refuse.

10E+W+SFor prescribing rules as to precedence to be observed as between vehicles proceeding in the same direction, in opposite directions, or when crossing.

11E+W+SFor prescribing the conditions subject to which, and the times at which, horses, cattle, sheep and other animals may be led or driven on streets within Greater London.

12E+W+SFor requiring the erection, exhibition or removal of traffic notices, and as to the form, plan and character of such notices.

13E+W+SBroken down vehicles.

14E+W+SVehicles, or vehicles of any class, when unattended.

15E+W+SPlaces in streets where vehicles, or vehicles of any class, may, or may not, wait, either generally or at particular times.

16E+W+SCabs and hackney carriages not hired and being in a street elsewhere than on a cab rank.

17E+W+SFor restricting the use of vehicles and animals, and sandwichmen and other persons, in streets for the purposes of advertisement of such a nature or in such a manner as is to be likely to be a source of danger or to cause obstruction to traffic.

18E+W+SThe lighting and guarding of street works.

19E+W+SThe erection or placing or the removal of any works or objects likely to hinder the free circulation of traffic in any street or likely to cause danger to passengers or vehicles.

20E+W+SQueues of persons waiting in streets.

21E+W+SPriority of entry to public vehicles.

22E+W+SFor enabling any police, local or other public authority to do anything which under the order a person ought to have done and has failed to do, and to recover from the person so in default, summarily as a civil debt, the expenses of doing it.

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