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The A421 Trunk Road (Marsh Leys Improvement) (Detrunking) Order 2000

S.I. 2000/1073 · Made 5 April 2000

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HIGHWAYS, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 5th April 2000

Coming into force 19th May 2000

The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (“the Secretary of State”), makes this Order in exercise of powers conferred by sections 10 and 12 of the Highways Act 1980f1, and now vested in himf2, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf:–

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Footnotes

f1

1980 c. 66.

f2

S.I. 1997/2971.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. 3Article 3
  4. Signature
  5. Schedule THELENGTH OF HIGHWAY CEASING TO BE TRUNK ROAD

1

This Order may be cited as the A421 Trunk Road (Marsh Leys Improvement) (Detrunking) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 19th May 2000.

2

In this Order–

(1)

all measurements of distance are measured along the route of the relevant highway;

(2)
(i)

“principal road” as a classification for a highway, means that the highway is a principal road for the purposes of enactments and instruments which refer to highways classified as principal roads and is also classified for the purpose of every other enactment and instrument which refers to highways classified by the Secretary of State;

(ii)

“the deposited plan” means the plan folio numbered HA10/PS/235, marked “The A421 Trunk Road (Marsh Leys Improvement) (Detrunking) Order 2000”, signed by authority of the Secretary of State and deposited at the Highways Agency St Christopher House, Southwark Street, London SE1 0TE;

(iii)

“the new trunk road” means the new highway the Secretary of State proposes to construct referred to in The A421 Trunk Road (Marsh Leys Improvement) (Trunking) Order 2000;

(iv)

“the Trunk Road” means the A421 Trunk Road.

3

The length of the trunk road described in the Schedule to this Order and shown by striped hatching on the deposited plan shall cease to be trunk road and shall be classified as principal road as from the date on which the Secretary of State notifies Bedfordshire County Council that the new trunk road is open for through traffic.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions

W.S.C. Wadrup

A Divisional Director in the Highways Agency

5th April 2000

Schedule THELENGTH OF HIGHWAY CEASING TO BE TRUNK ROAD

A section of the A421 trunk road from a point 250m south west of the A421/A5134 Woburn Road roundabout to and including the A421/A5134 Woburn Road roundabout.