1. This Order may be cited as the A7 Trunk Road (Carlisle City Boundary to The Scottish Border) (De-Trunking) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 1st April 2005.
2. In this Order—
(i)“the plan” means the plan numbered HA10/OD/333 and marked “The A7 Trunk Road (Carlisle City Boundary to The Scottish Border) (De-Trunking) Order 2005 signed by the Secretary of State for Transport, and deposited at ODPM Records Management Branch, Ashdown House, St. Leonards-on-Sea, Hastings, East Sussex TN37 7GA.
(ii)“principal road” as a classification for a highway, means that the highway is a principle road for the purposes of enactments and instruments which refer to highways classified as principle roads and is also classified for the purpose of every other enactment and instrument which refers to highways classified by the Secretary of State; and
(iii)“the trunk road” means the A7 Trunk Road (A7) between Carlisle City Boundary and the border with Scotland.
3. The length of the trunk road described in the Schedule to this Order shall cease to be a trunk road and shall be classified as a principal road from the date on which this Order comes into force.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
Arthur Ashburner
Divisional Director Highways Agency
15th December 2004