Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 E+W Strategic highways companies: consequential and supplemental amendments

PART 2 E+W Other enactments

Traffic Management Act 2004 (c. 18) E+W

129 E+W The Traffic Management Act 2004 is amended as follows.

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I1 Sch. 1 para. 129 in force at 5.3.2015 by S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(a)

130 (1) Section 1 (traffic officers: introduction) is amended as follows. E+W

(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 ”.

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I2 Sch. 1 para. 130 in force at 5.3.2015 by S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(a)

131 (1) Section 11 (uniform) is amended as follows. E+W

(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.”

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I3 Sch. 1 para. 131 in force at 5.3.2015 by S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(a)

132 E+W 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 ”.

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I4 Sch. 1 para. 132 in force at 5.3.2015 by S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(a)

133 E+W 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;”.

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I5 Sch. 1 para. 133 in force at 5.3.2015 by S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(a)

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

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I6 Sch. 1 para. 134 in force at 5.3.2015 by S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(a)

135 (1) Section 16 (the network management duty) is amended as follows. E+W

(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 ”.

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I7 Sch. 1 para. 135 in force at 5.3.2015 by S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(a)

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

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I8 Sch. 1 para. 136 in force at 5.3.2015 by S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(a)

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

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I9 Sch. 1 para. 137 in force at 5.3.2015 by S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(a)

138 E+W 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 ”.

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I10 Sch. 1 para. 138 in force at 5.3.2015 by S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(a)

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

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I11 Sch. 1 para. 139 in force at 5.3.2015 by S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(a)

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

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I12 Sch. 1 para. 140 in force at 5.3.2015 by S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(a)

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

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I13 Sch. 1 para. 141 in force at 5.3.2015 by S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(a)

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

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I14 Sch. 1 para. 142 in force at 5.3.2015 by S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(a)

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

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I15 Sch. 1 para. 143 in force at 5.3.2015 by S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(a)

144 (1) Section 25 (exercise of local traffic authority functions) is amended as follows. E+W

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

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

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I16 Sch. 1 para. 144 in force at 5.3.2015 by S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(a)

145 E+W 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 ”.

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I17 Sch. 1 para. 145 in force at 5.3.2015 by S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(a)

146 E+W 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 ”.

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I18 Sch. 1 para. 146 in force at 5.3.2015 by S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(a)

147 (1) Section 31 (interpretation of Part 2) is amended as follows. E+W

(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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I19 Sch. 1 para. 147 in force at 5.3.2015 by S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(a)

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Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 1 para. 148 omitted (26.3.2015 for specified purposes, 30.6.2015 in so far as not already in force) by virtue of Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(2)(e), Sch. 10 para. 12; S.I. 2015/994, art. 9(b)

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I20 Sch. 1 para. 148 in force at 5.3.2015 by S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(a)

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

(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;”.

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I21 Sch. 1 para. 149 in force at 5.3.2015 by S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(a)

150 E+W 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 ”.

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I22 Sch. 1 para. 150 in force at 5.3.2015 by S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(a)

151 (1) Section 65 (duty of local highway authority to keep records of objects in highway) is amended as follows. E+W

(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 ”.

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I23 Sch. 1 para. 151 in force at 5.3.2015 by S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(a)