The Delegation of Functions (Strategic Highways Companies) (England) Regulations 2015

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“the 1980 Act” means the Highways Act 1980(1);

“the 1991 Act” means the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991(2);

“highway” has the meaning given in section 328 of the 1980 Act;

“highway authority” has the meaning given in section 1(3) of the 1980 Act;

“highway connected land” means land which does not form part of a highway but which has been acquired by a strategic highways company, in connection with a highway, under section 239(1) or (4)(4) or section 246(5) of the 1980 Act or otherwise; and

“street works” has the meaning given in section 48(3) of the 1991 Act.

(2) In Schedule 1, any expression used in a reference to a provision of the 1980 Act has the same meaning as it has in that Act.

(3) In Schedule 2, any expression used in a reference to a provision of the 1991 Act has the same meaning as it has in that Act.

(1)

1980 c.66.

(2)

1991 c.22.

(3)

Section 1(1)(aa) was inserted by the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (c.22), section 21(2). Section 1(1) was also amended by the Infrastructure Act 2015 (c.7), section 1(6) and Schedule 1, paragraph 2(1) and (2). Subsection (1A) was inserted by the Infrastructure Act 2015, section 1(6) and Schedule 1, paragraph 2(3). Section 1(2), (3) and (4) were amended by the Local Government Act 1985 (c.51), sections 8 and 102 and Schedule 4, Part I, paragraph 1(a), (b) and (c) and Schedule 17, and the Infrastructure Act 2015, section 1(6) and Schedule 1, paragraph 2(4). Subsection (3) was also amended by the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c.29) (“the 1999 Act”), section 259(1) and (3). Subsection (2A) was inserted by the 1999 Act, section 259(1) and (2) and subsection (3A) was inserted by the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c.19) (“the 1994 Act”), section 22(1), and Schedule 7, Part I, paragraph 1(1) and (2). Subsection (5) was inserted by the 1994 Act, section 22(1) and Schedule 7, Part I, paragraph 1(1) and (3).

(4)

Section 239 was amended by the Infrastructure Act 2015, section 1(6) and Schedule 1, paragraph 45.

(5)

Section 246 was amended by the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c.34), sections 68(2) and 70 and Schedule 15, paragraph 26, and the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (c.67), section 34 and Schedule 4, paragraph 31.