SCHEDULE 25Lorries
Lorry ban orders
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(1)
In this Schedule, “lorry ban order” means an order made at any time under section 1, 9 or 14 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 which to any extent imposes—
(a)
a prohibition or restriction on the use of heavy commercial vehicles, or any class of such vehicles, in an area, zone or place, or on a road, specified in the order, or
(b)
a requirement that heavy commercial vehicles, or any class of such vehicles, use a specified through route.
(2)
The reference in sub-paragraph (1)(a) to a prohibition or restriction on the use of heavy commercial vehicles on a road does not include a prohibition or restriction on their use on part of the width of a road.
(3)
It is immaterial for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) whether the prohibition, restriction or requirement is subject to exceptions.
(4)
This paragraph applies in relation to a lorry ban order made by the Secretary of State or a strategic highways company only if the Secretary of State or the strategic highways company consents (and consent may be subject to conditions).