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Changes over time for: Section 153


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Local Government and Housing Act 1989, Section 153 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 05 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.

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153 Charges: temporary traffic signs.E+W+S
(1)In section 65 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (powers and duties of highways authorities and roads authorities as to placing of traffic signs) after subsection (3) there shall be inserted the following subsection—
“(3A)No charge may be made—
(a)in England and Wales, by a highway authority which is the council of acounty, metropolitan district or London borough or the Common Council of the City of London, or
(b)in Scotland, by a local roads authority,
with respect to the exercise of their power under subsection (1) above to permit a traffic sign to be placed on or near any road in their area if—
(i)the sign conveys information of a temporary nature or is otherwise intended to be placed only temporarily; and
(ii)the sign is to be placed by a body which is prescribed for the purposes of this subsection as being a body appearing to the Secretary of State to be representative of the interests of road users or any class of road users.”
(2)Subsection (1) above does not apply in any case where, before this section comes into force, the payment of a charge has been agreed.
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