Application of Part 4E+W+S
39.—(1) Articles 42 (power to operate and use the tunnels) and 43 (closing the tunnels) only apply and have effect from the date the Silvertown Tunnel is first opened for public use.
(2) Articles 44 (removal of motor vehicles) to 46 (dangerous goods), 48 (byelaws relating to the Silvertown Tunnel area and the Blackwall Tunnel area) and 49 (fixed penalty notices) only apply—
(a)to the Blackwall Tunnel area from the date of the commencement of construction of the Silvertown Tunnel; and
(b)to the Silvertown Tunnel area from the date the Silvertown Tunnel is first opened for public use.
(3) For the purposes of this Part the date of commencement of construction of the Silvertown Tunnel is the date specified in a notice published by TfL in the London Gazette.