Version Superseded: 05/03/2015
Point in time view as at 12/02/2015. This version of this cross heading contains provisions that are not valid for this point in time.
Infrastructure Act 2015, Cross Heading: Appointment as highway authorities is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 08 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.
(1)The Secretary of State may by order in accordance with this Part appoint one or more companies as a highway authority.
(2)A company may only be appointed under this section if it is—
(a)limited by shares, and
(b)wholly owned by the Secretary of State.
(3)The appointment of a company terminates (in addition to termination by revocation of the order making the appointment) if the company ceases to be wholly owned by the Secretary of State.
(4)A company appointed under this section is called a “strategic highways company”.
(5)In this section, “company” means a company registered under the Companies Act 2006.
(6)Schedule 1 (which contains consequential and supplemental amendments) has effect.
Commencement Information
I1S. 1 partly in force; s. 1 in force for specified purposes at Royal Assent, see s. 57(1)(a)
Valid from 05/03/2015
(1)The appointment of a strategic highways company must specify—
(a)an area, consisting of the whole or any part of England, in respect of which the company is appointed, and
(b)highways in that area for which the company is to be the highway authority.
(2)Highways may be specified under subsection (1)(b) by name or description.
(3)Highways specified under subsection (1)(b) must be highways for which the Secretary of State or another strategic highways company is the highway authority immediately before the appointment has effect.
(4)In the case of a strategic highways company appointed for an area adjacent to Wales, the highways specified under subsection (1)(b) may (subject to subsection (3)) include highways in Wales.
(5)Where—
(a)the appointment of a strategic highways company is varied, and
(b)by virtue of that variation the company ceases to be the highway authority for one or more highways,
the Secretary of State becomes the highway authority for those highways (to the extent that he or she would not otherwise be so).
(6)Where the appointment of a strategic highways company terminates, the Secretary of State becomes the highway authority for any highway for which the strategic highways company is highway authority (whether by virtue of the appointment or otherwise) immediately before the termination.
(7)Subsections (5) and (6) are subject to the appointment of another strategic highways company.
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