This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S.I. 1992/1689 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.

1992 No. 3110

HIGHWAYS, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Street Works (Reinstatement) (Amendment) Regulations 1992

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State for Transport and the Secretary of State for Wales in exercise of their powers under section 70(4), 71, 104(1) and 104(3) of the New Roads and Street Works Act 19911, and all other enabling powers, hereby make the following Regulations:—

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Street Works (Reinstatement) (Amendment) Regulations 1992 and shall come into force on 1st January 1993.

2

Regulation 2 of the Street works (Reinstatement) Regulation 19922 shall be amended as follows—

a

for paragraph (c) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

c

'the Code' means the Code of Practice entitled “Specification for the Reinstatement of Openings in Highways”dated June 1992, and approved by the Secretary of State on 30th June 1992 as revised or reissued for time to time

b

the words “per annum”occurring at the end of paragraph (c) shall be deleted;

c

after paragraph (e) the following paragraph shall be added—

f

'standard axle' means an axle which exerts a force of 80 Kilo Newtons.

Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

Kenneth CarlisleParliamentary Under Secretary of State,Department of Transport

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales

Wyn RobertsMinister of State for the Welsh Office

(This Note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations correct defects in the definitions of “the Code”and “a road carrying more than 30 million standard axles”in the Street Works (Reinstatement) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/1689) and add a definition of “standard axles”.

The Code of Practice entitled “Specification for the Reinstatement of Openings in Highways”is published by HMSO and may be obtained from their bookshops or by mail, fax or telephone from their Publications Centre, PO Box 276, London SW8 5DT (Telephone 071—873 8090, Fax 071—873 8200).