SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1Strategic highways companies: consequential and supplemental amendments

PART 2Other enactments

Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c. 27)

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1

Section 70 (default powers of Secretary of State as to traffic signs) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1)—

a

after “If” insert “ a strategic highways company, ”;

b

after “from” insert “ the company or ”.

3

After subsection (2) insert—

3

In England, where subsection (1) applies in respect of non-compliance with a direction by a traffic authority other than a strategic highways company—

a

a strategic highways company may carry out the work required by the direction with the consent of the Secretary of State, and

b

the expenses incurred by the company in doing so are recoverable by the company from the authority summarily as a civil debt.