SCHEDULE 10Regulation of the use of roads and railways
PART 2Permit schemes: removal of requirement for Secretary of State approval
9
(1)
Section 37 (permit regulations) is amended as follows.
(2)
In subsection (1)—
(a)
for “appropriate national authority” substitute “
Secretary of State
”
;
(b)
omit “submission, approval,”;
(c)
at the end insert “
prepared by local highway authorities in England or strategic highways companies under section 33(1) or (2) or by the Secretary of State under section 33(3) or (4)
”
.
(3)
“(1A)
The Welsh Ministers may by regulations (“permit regulations”) make provision with respect to the content, preparation, submission, approval, operation, variation or revocation of permit schemes prepared by local highway authorities in Wales under section 33(1A) or (2A) or by the Welsh Ministers under section 33(3).”
(4)
“(3A)
Permit regulations made by the Secretary of State may impose requirements for the purpose of securing that permit schemes are kept under review.”