SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1Strategic highways companies: consequential and supplemental amendments

PART 2Other enactments

Traffic Management Act 2004 (c. 18)

I1129

The Traffic Management Act 2004 is amended as follows.

I2130

1

Section 1 (traffic officers: introduction) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (2)(b), after “national authority” insert “ or a strategic highways company ”.

3

In subsection (5), after “Secretary of State” insert “ or a strategic highways company ”.

I3131

1

Section 11 (uniform) is amended as follows.

2

The existing provision becomes subsection (1) of section 11.

3

After subsection (1) insert—

2

The Secretary of State may delegate his or her function under subsection (1) to a strategic highways company.

3

A delegation under subsection (2) may specify—

a

the extent to which the function is delegated;

b

any conditions to which the delegation is subject.

I4132

In section 12 (power to charge for traffic officer services provided on request), after “national authority” insert “ or, as respects England, a strategic highways company ”.

I5133

In section 15 (interpretation of Part 1), at the appropriate place insert—

“strategic highways company” means a company for the time being appointed under Part 1 of the Infrastructure Act 2015;

I6134

In the heading to Part 2, after “local traffic authorities” insert “ and strategic highways companies ”.

I7135

1

Section 16 (the network management duty) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1), after “local highway authority” insert “ or a strategic highways company (“the network management authority”) ”.

3

In subsection (3), for “local traffic” substitute “ network management ”.

I8136

In section 17 (arrangements for network management), in subsection (1), for “local traffic” substitute “ network management ”.

I9137

In section 18 (guidance to local authorities), in subsections (1) and (2), and in the heading, for “local traffic” substitute “ network management ”.

I10138

In section 19 (power to require information relating to network management), in subsections (1), (2) and (3), for “local traffic”, wherever occurring, substitute “ network management ”.

I11139

In section 20 (intervention notices), in subsections (1), (2)(b) and (3), for “local traffic” substitute “ network management ”.

I12140

In section 21 (intervention orders), in subsections (1), (4), (5), (6), (8) and (9), for “local traffic”, wherever occurring, substitute “ network management ”.

I13141

In section 22 (appointment of traffic director: supplementary), in subsections (1) and (3), for “local traffic”, wherever occurring, substitute “ network management ”.

I14142

In section 23 (monitoring and reporting), in subsections (1), (2)(b) and (3), for “local traffic” substitute “ network management ”.

I15143

In section 24 (intervention in activities of local traffic authority), in subsection (2), and in the heading, for “local traffic” substitute “ network management ”.

I16144

1

Section 25 (exercise of local traffic authority functions) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (2), after “from the” insert “ network management ”.

3

In the heading, for “local traffic” substitute “ network management ”.

I17145

In section 26 (application of sections 20 to 25 to local traffic authorities exercising functions jointly), in subsection (1), and in the heading, for “local traffic” substitute “ network management ”.

I18146

In section 30 (recovery of costs from local traffic authorities), in subsections (1) and (2), and in the heading, for “local traffic” substitute “ network management ”.

I19147

1

Section 31 (interpretation of Part 2) is amended as follows.

2

In the definition of “local traffic authority”, after “Secretary of State” insert “ , a strategic highways company ”.

3

In the definition of “road network”—

a

after “in relation to” insert “ a strategic highways company or ”;

b

after “for which” insert “ the company or ”.

4

Before the definition of “network management duty” insert—

“network management authority” has the meaning given in section 16(1);

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I21149

1

Section 60 (strategic roads in London: initial designation by Secretary of State) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1), after the second “Secretary of State” insert “ , a strategic highways company ”.

3

After subsection (4)(a) insert—

aa

strategic highways company” means a company for the time being appointed under Part 1 of the Infrastructure Act 2015;

I22150

In section 61 (orders of the Greater London Authority changing what are strategic roads), in subsection (1), after “Secretary of State” insert “ , a strategic highways company ”.

I23151

1

Section 65 (duty of local highway authority to keep records of objects in highway) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1)—

a

after “require” insert “ a strategic highways company or ”;

b

after “placed by” insert “ that company or ”.

3

In subsection (4)—

a

in paragraph (a) of the definition of “appropriate national authority”, after “in relation to” insert “ strategic highways companies or ”;

b

after that definition insert—

  • “local highway authority” has the same meaning as in the 1980 Act;

  • “strategic highways company” means a company for the time being appointed under Part 1 of the Infrastructure Act 2015;

4

In the heading, after “Duty of” insert “ strategic highways company or ”.