In section 21 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (permit for trailer to carry excess weight), for subsection (3) (definition of “appropriate authority”) substitute—

“(3)

The appropriate authority for the purposes of this section is—

(a)

in relation to a bridge for the maintenance of which a bridge authority is responsible, or a road passing over such a bridge, the bridge authority;

(b)

in relation to any other road, the traffic authority and any other person responsible for the maintenance of the road.”.