This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S.I. 1998/1708 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.

1999 No. 167

ROAD TRAFFIC

The M4 Motorway (Hillingdon and Hounslow) (Speed Limits) (Amendment) Regulations 1999

Made28th January 1999

Laid before Parliament4th February 1999

Coming into force8th March 1999

The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 17(2) and (3) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 19841, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and after consultation with representative organisations in accordance with section 134(2) of that Act2, hereby makes the following Regulations:–

Citation and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the M4 Motorway (Hillingdon and Hounslow) (Speed Limits) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 8th March 1999.

Amendment to Part II of the Schedule to the M4 Motorway (Hillingdon and Hounslow) (Speed Limits) Regulations 19982

In Part II of the Schedule to The M4 Motorway (Hillingdon and Hounslow) (Speed Limits) Regulations 19983, after paragraph 6 there shall be inserted the following paragraph–

6A
The entire length of the Junction 2 westbound access slip road, a distance of approximately 436 metres.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Glenda JacksonParliamentary Under Secretary of State,Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions28th January 1999

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the M4 Motorway (Hillingdon and Hounslow) (Speed Limits) Regulations 1998 so that the 40 mph speed limit imposed by those Regulations on the westbound exit road and the eastbound access and exit roads at Junction 2 is extended to the westbound access road at that junction.