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121(1)The Road Traffic Act 1988 is amended as follows.E+W+S
(2)In section 22A(3)(c)(i), omit the words “section 8 of the Public Utilities Street Works Act 1950”.
(3)In section 39 (provisions with respect to road safety)—
(a)in subsection (3)(a) (duty of local authority as to study of road accidents), for “trunk roads” substitute “ roads for which the Secretary of State is the highway authority (in Scotland, roads authority) ”;
(b)in subsection (3)(b) (duties as to taking of measures in light of studies), for “roads for which they are the highway authority (in Scotland, local roads authority)” substitute “ roads for the maintenance of which they are responsible ”.
(4)In section 192(1) (general interpretation), for the definition of “highway authority” substitute—
““highway authority”, in England and Wales, means—
(a)in relation to a road for which he is the highway authority within the meaning of the Highways Act 1980, the Secretary of State, and
(b)in relation to any other road, the council of the county, metropolitan district or London borough, or the Common Council of the City of London, as the case may be;”.
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I1Sch. 8 para. 121 wholly in force: Sch. 8 para. 121(1)(3) in force (S.) at 01.11.1991 see s. 170(1) and S.I. 1991/2286 art. 2(2), Sch. 2; Sch. 8 para. 121(1)(3) in force (E.W.) and Sch. 8 para. 121(4) wholly in force at 01.11.1991 by S.I. 1991/2288, art. 3, Sch.; Sch. 8 para. 121 wholly in force at 1.1.1993 (E.W.) by S.I. 1992/2984, art. 2(2), Sch. 2 and (S.) by S.I. 1992/2990, art. 2(2), Sch. 2
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