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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 S.I. 2020/1297 was withdrawn following a request from the Department of Transport dated 9th August 2021 which followed the decision of the High Court of Justice to quash this Order in the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))
Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):
- 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)
- s. 87(1)(aa) inserted by 2015 c. 20 s. 50(2)(b) (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(7) inserted by 2017 c. 4 s. 26(6)(b)
Section 74.
SCHEDULE 5E+W Buildings in Relation to Which a Secretary of State is the Appropriate Authority for the Purposes of Section 74
Extent Information
E1This version of this Schedule extends to England and Wales only; a separate version has been created for Scotland only
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1 Sch. 5 para. 3 amended by Gas Act 1986 (c. 44, SIF 44:2) . s. 67(1)(3), Sch. 7 para. 2(2), Sch. 8 para. 33 and Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29, SIF 44:1) , s. 112(1) , Sch. 16 para. 2(5)(9) , Sch. 17 para. 33
| 1. A building owned by a person authorised by or in persuance of any enactment to carry on any railway, road transport dock or harbour undertaking | [F1The Secretary of State] |
| 2. A building owned by a person authorised by or in pursuance of any enactment to carry on any canal or inland navigation undertaking | [F1The Secretary of State] |
| 3. A building owned by electricity or gas undertakers F2. . . | The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry. |
| 4. A building owned by [F3the National Rivers Authority, a water undertaker or a sewerage undertaker] | [F1The Secretary of State] |
| 5. A building forming part of an aerodrome licensed under the M1Civil Aviation Act 1982 or any enactment repealed by that Act [F4or authorised by a certificate under Commission Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 of 12 February 2014 laying down requirements and administrative procedures related to aerodromes pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council]. | [F1The Secretary of State] |
| 6. [F5A building owned by— (a)a Post Office company (within the meaning of Part 1 of the Postal Services Act 2011), or (b)a company which is a universal service provider (within the meaning of Part 3 of that Act), where (in each case) more than half of the company’s issued share capital is owned by the Crown (within the meaning of Part 1 of that Act).] | The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry. |
| 7. A building owned by the Greater London Council, a London borough council or the Common Council of the City of London | [F1The Secretary of State] |
Textual Amendments
F1 Words in Sch. 5 substituted (25.11.2002) by The Transfer of Functions (Transport, Local Government and the Regions) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/2626) , art. 20 , Sch. 2 para. 11(3)
F2 Words in Sch. 5 para. 3 repealed (27.3.2004) by 1994 c. 21 , ss. 23(2) , 67 , 68(3) , Sch. 9 para. 30 , Sch. 11 Pt. IV (with s. 40(7) ); S.I. 2004/144 , art. 3
F3 Words in Sch. 5 para. 4 substituted (E.W.) by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130) , ss. 58(7) , 101(1) , 141(6) , 160(1)(2)(4) , 163 , 190 , 193(1) , Sch. 25 para. 69 , Sch. 26 paras. 17 , 40(4) , 57(6) , 58
F4Words in Sch. 5 inserted (10.1.2015) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) (No. 4) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3302), art. 1(1), Sch. para. 4
F5 Sch. 5 para. 6 substituted (1.10.2011) by The Postal Services Act 2011 (Consequential Modifications and Amendments) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/2085) , art. 1(2) , Sch. 1 para. 17
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C2 Sch. 5 para. 3 amended (1.3.1996) by 1995 c. 45 , s. 16(1) , Sch. 4 para. 2(2)(h) ; S.I. 1996/218 , art. 2
Marginal Citations
M11982 c. 16(9).
Extent Information
E1This version of this Schedule extends to England and Wales only; a separate version has been created for Scotland only
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1 Sch. 5 para. 3 amended by Gas Act 1986 (c. 44, SIF 44:2) . s. 67(1)(3), Sch. 7 para. 2(2), Sch. 8 para. 33 and Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29, SIF 44:1) , s. 112(1) , Sch. 16 para. 2(5)(9) , Sch. 17 para. 33
Section 74.
SCHEDULE 5S Buildings in Relation to Which a Secretary of State is the Appropriate Authority for the Purposes of Section 74
Extent Information
E2This version of this Schedule extends to Scotland only; a separate version has been created for England and Wales only
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1 Sch. 5 para. 3 amended by Gas Act 1986 (c. 44, SIF 44:2) . s. 67(1)(3), Sch. 7 para. 2(2), Sch. 8 para. 33 and Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29, SIF 44:1) , s. 112(1) , Sch. 16 para. 2(5)(9) , Sch. 17 para. 33
| 1. A building owned by a person authorised by or in persuance of any enactment to carry on any railway, road transport dock or harbour undertaking | [F1The Secretary of State] |
| 2. A building owned by a person authorised by or in pursuance of any enactment to carry on any canal or inland navigation undertaking | [F1The Secretary of State] |
| 3. A building owned by electricity or gas undertakers F2. . . | The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry. |
| 4. A building owned by a water authority or by a statutory water company as defined in section 38 of the Water Act 1973 | [F1The Secretary of State] |
| 5. A building forming part of an aerodrome licensed under the M1Civil Aviation Act 1982 or any enactment repealed by that Act [F4or authorised by a certificate under Commission Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 of 12 February 2014 laying down requirements and administrative procedures related to aerodromes pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council]. | [F1The Secretary of State] |
| 6. [F5A building owned by— (a)a Post Office company (within the meaning of Part 1 of the Postal Services Act 2011), or (b)a company which is a universal service provider (within the meaning of Part 3 of that Act), where (in each case) more than half of the company’s issued share capital is owned by the Crown (within the meaning of Part 1 of that Act).] | The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry. |
| 7. A building owned by the Greater London Council, a London borough council or the Common Council of the City of London | [F1The Secretary of State] |
Textual Amendments
F1 Words in Sch. 5 substituted (25.11.2002) by The Transfer of Functions (Transport, Local Government and the Regions) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/2626) , art. 20 , Sch. 2 para. 11(3)
F2 Words in Sch. 5 para. 3 repealed (27.3.2004) by 1994 c. 21 , ss. 23(2) , 67 , 68(3) , Sch. 9 para. 30 , Sch. 11 Pt. IV (with s. 40(7) ); S.I. 2004/144 , art. 3
F4Words in Sch. 5 inserted (10.1.2015) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) (No. 4) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3302), art. 1(1), Sch. para. 4
F5 Sch. 5 para. 6 substituted (1.10.2011) by The Postal Services Act 2011 (Consequential Modifications and Amendments) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/2085) , art. 1(2) , Sch. 1 para. 17
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C2 Sch. 5 para. 3 amended (1.3.1996) by 1995 c. 45 , s. 16(1) , Sch. 4 para. 2(2)(h) ; S.I. 1996/218 , art. 2
Marginal Citations
M11982 c. 16(9).
Extent Information
E2This version of this Schedule extends to Scotland only; a separate version has been created for England and Wales only
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1 Sch. 5 para. 3 amended by Gas Act 1986 (c. 44, SIF 44:2) . s. 67(1)(3), Sch. 7 para. 2(2), Sch. 8 para. 33 and Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29, SIF 44:1) , s. 112(1) , Sch. 16 para. 2(5)(9) , Sch. 17 para. 33
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