The Leeds Railway Station (Southern Entrance) Order 2013

Traffic regulation

39.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this article, and the consent of the traffic authority in whose area the street concerned is situated, which consent must not be unreasonably withheld, the promoter may, for the purposes of the authorised works—

(a) permit, prohibit or restrict the stopping, waiting, loading or unloading of vehicles in the manner specified in Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 11 (traffic regulation) on those streets specified in column (2) and along the lengths and between the points specified in column (3) of that Part of that Schedule;

(b) make provision as to the movement of vehicular traffic in the manner specified in Part 3 of Schedule 11 on the street specified in column (2) as respects direction to the extent specified in column (3) of that Part of that Schedule; and

(c) permit or prohibit driving in the manner specified in Part 4 of Schedule 11 to that street specified in column (2) and along the lengths, between the points to the extent specified in column (3) of that Part of that Schedule.

(2) Without limitation on the scope of the specific powers conferred by paragraph (1) but subject to the provisions of this article and the consent of the traffic authority in whose area the street concerned is situated, which consent must not be unreasonably withheld, the promoter may, in so far as may be necessary or expedient for the purposes of, in connection with, or in consequence of the construction, maintenance or operation of the authorised works—

(a) revoke, amend or suspend the whole or in part any Order made, or having effect as if made, under the 1984 Act;

(b) permit, prohibit or restrict the stopping, waiting, loading or unloading of vehicles on any street;

(c) authorise the use as a parking place of any street;

(d) restrict the speed of vehicles along a street;

(e) make provision as to the direction or priority of vehicular traffic on any street; and

(f) permit or prohibit vehicular access to any street,

either at all times or at times, on days or during such periods as may be specified by the promoter.

(3) The powers conferred by paragraphs (1) and (2) may be exercised at any time prior to the expiry of 12 months from the opening of the authorised works for public use but subject to paragraph (7) any prohibition, restriction or other provision made under paragraph (1) or (2) may have effect both before and after the expiry of that period.

(4) The promoter must consult the chief officer of police and the traffic authority in whose area the street is situated before complying with the provisions of paragraph (5).

(5) The promoter must not exercise the powers conferred by paragraph (1) or (2) unless it has—

(a) given not less than—

(i) 12 weeks’ notice in writing of its intention so to do in the case of a prohibition, restriction or other provision intended to have effect permanently; or

(ii) 4 weeks’ notice in writing of its intention so to do in the case of a prohibition, restriction or other provision intended to have effect temporarily,

to the chief officer of police and to the traffic authority in whose area the street is situated; and

(b) advertised its intention in such manner as the traffic authority may specify in writing within 28 days of its receipt of notice of the promoter’s intention in the case of sub-paragraph (a)(i), or within 7 days of its receipt of notice of the promoter’s intention in the case of sub-paragraph (a)(ii).

(6) Any prohibition, restriction or other provision made by the promoter under paragraph (1) or (2)—

(a) has effect as if duly made by, as the case may be—

the traffic authority in whose area the street is situated, as a traffic regulation order under the 1984 Act; or

the local authority in whose area the street is situated, as an order under section 32 of the 1984 Act,

and the instrument by which it is effected may specify savings and exemptions (in addition to those mentioned in Schedule 11) to which the prohibition, restriction or other provision is subject; and

(b) be deemed to be a traffic order for the purposes of Schedule 7 to the Traffic Management Act 2004(1) (road traffic contraventions subject to civil enforcement).

(7) Any prohibition, restriction or other provision made under this article may be suspended, varied or revoked by the promoter from time to time by subsequent exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph (2) within a period of 24 months from the opening of the authorised works for public use.

(8) Expressions used in this article and in the 1984 Act have the same meaning in this article as in that Act.

(1)

2004 c. 18.