1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Removal of Obstructions from Highways (Notices etc.) (England) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 10th March 2004.
(2) In these Regulations, “the 1980 Act” means the Highways Act 1980.
(3) These Regulations apply in relation to England only(1).
The functions of the Secretary of State under sections 130A to 130C of the Highways Act 1980 are, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672), article 2 and Schedule 1 as extended by section 99 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000.