PART 1Preliminary

Citation, commencement and application1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the National Park Authorities’ Traffic Orders (Procedure) (England) Regulations 2007 and come into force on 1st October 2007.

2

These Regulations apply in relation to—

a

traffic regulation orders,

b

experimental traffic orders, and

c

temporary orders,

made or proposed to be made by a National Park authority in England in relation to a road of a kind referred to in section 22BB(1) of the 1984 Act.

Interpretation2

In these Regulations—

  • “the 1984 Act” means the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984;

  • “Crown road” and “appropriate Crown authority” have the meanings given by section 131(7) of the 1984 Act;

  • “experimental traffic order” means an order under section 22BB(2)(b) of the 1984 Act;

  • “highway authority” has the same meaning as in the Highways Act 19803;

  • “local access forum” means a forum established under section 94 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 20004;

  • “National Park authority” means an authority established under section 63 of the Environment Act 19955;

  • “notice of proposals” means a notice referred to in regulation 5(1);

  • “SSSI” means a site of special scientific interest notified under section 28 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 19816;

  • “temporary order” means an order under section 22BB(2)(c) of the 1984 Act; and

  • “traffic regulation order” means an order under section 22BB(2)(a) of the 1984 Act.