The National Park Authorities’ Traffic Orders (Procedure) (England) Regulations 2007

Continuation of order by direction of the Secretary of State

23.—(1) This regulation has effect where the Secretary of State gives a direction under section 15(3) or (5) of the 1984 Act(1) in relation to a temporary order.

(2) The National Park authority must, within 14 days after receiving the direction, publish notice of the direction—

(a) in a newspaper circulating in the area in which the road to which the order relates is situated; and

(b) on its website.

(3) The notice must state—

(a) the reason or purpose for the making of the order;

(b) where applicable, the alternative routes available for diverted traffic; and

(c) the date on which the order would expire if no further direction were to be given under section 15(3) or (5) of the 1984 Act and the order were neither revoked or amended.

(4) In the case of a direction given under section 15(3) of the 1984 Act, the National Park authority must, within 7 days after receiving the direction, give notice of the direction to the chief officer of police for the area in which any road to which the order relates is situated.

(1)

Paragraphs (3) and (5) of section 15 of the 1984 Act have effect in relation to a temporary order made by a National Park authority by virtue of section 22BB(3) of the 1984 Act, as inserted by section 72 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c.16).