After section 132 of the M1Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 there shall be inserted the following section—
(1)Subject to subsections (2) and (3) below, there may be prescribed relevant references which are to be construed as including references to proposed roads.
(2)No regulation under subsection (1) above shall have, or purport to have, the effect of rendering criminal conduct (or omissions) which, but for the regulations, would not be criminal.
(3)the foregoing provisions of this section are without prejudice to the exercise of any other power under this Act.
(4)In subsections (1) and (2) above—
“proposed road” has the same meaning as in the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984; and
“relevant reference” means a reference to a road in a provision of, or made by, under or by virtue of, this Act.”
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