Part I U.K. Principal Road Safety Provisions

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. I modified (E.W.S.) (16.8.2006) by The Dover Harbour Revision Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/2167), art. 27

[F1 Motor racing on public ways] E+W+S

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 12 cross-heading substituted (10.3.2017) by Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), ss. 75(2), 115(7); S.I. 2017/273, art. 2(c)

[F2 12CApplication for motor race order E+W+S

(1) A motor race order may only be made on an application under this section.

(2) An application may be made only by a person who—

(a) wishes to promote a race or trial of speed between motor vehicles on a highway in England and Wales, and

(b) has a permit issued in accordance with section 12B in relation to the event.

(3) The application must be made to the highway authority for the area in which the event is to take place (and, where the event is to take place in the area of more than one highway authority, separate applications must be made under this section to each authority).

(4) The application must be made not less than 6 months before the event.

(5) The application must be accompanied by—

(a) the permit issued in accordance with section 12B;

(b) details of any orders under section 16A of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (prohibition or restriction on roads in connection with certain events), and of any other orders, regulations or other legislative instruments, that will be needed in connection with the event;

(c) a risk assessment in such form as the highway authority may specify;

(d) such fee as the highway authority may specify.]

Textual Amendments

F2 Ss. 12A-12I inserted (10.3.2017) by Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), ss. 73(3), 115(7); S.I. 2017/273, art. 2(a)