Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984

37 Extension of powers for purposes of general scheme of traffic control. E+W+S

(1) This section applies to any order made under sections 1 and 32 of this Act jointly by the council of a county [F1 or metropolitan district] in England or Wales, or by a local [F2 roads] authority in Scotland, where the order is, and is stated to be, made by virtue of this section and for the purposes of a general scheme of traffic control in a stated area.

(2) Without prejudice to Parts I to III of Schedule 9 to this Act, the following provisions of this Act, that is to say, section 3(1), so far as it relates to vehicles, and sections 3(2) and 36(1)(a), shall not apply to any order to which this section applies, or to any order under this Act revoking or varying such an order.

(3) Any provision of—

(a) an order to which this section applies in so far as it has effect by virtue of section 1 of this Act, or

(b) an order revoking or varying such an order, in so far as the order revoked or varied has effect by virtue of that section,

may, notwithstanding anything in that section, be made so as to apply to a trunk road.

(4) No authority shall make an order to which this section applies unless they are satisfied that the general scheme of traffic control—

(a) is adequate in point of area;

(b) takes adequate account of the need for maintaining the free movement of traffic and of the need for maintaining reasonable access to premises;

(c) takes adequate account of the effect of heavy commercial vehicles on amenities; and

(d) makes provision for street parking places, and for regulating their use with the aid of apparatus or devices approved by the Secretary of State, which is suitable, regard being had to the extent to which off-street parking places are available in the neighbourhood or their provision is likely to be encouraged by the scheme.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words inserted by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), ss. 1, 2, 8(1), Sch. 5 para. 4(15)

F2 Word substituted by Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 54, SIF 108), s. 128(1), Sch. 9 para. 93(16)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 37 restricted by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), ss. 1, 2, 8(2), Sch. 5 para. 6(3)

C2 S. 37 restricted by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), s. 8(2), Sch. 5 para. 12