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The A47 Trunk Road (Leicester to A1) (Detrunking) Order 2004

S.I. 2004/2088 · Made 2 August 2004

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HIGHWAYS, ENGLAND

Made 2nd August 2004

Coming into force 4th October 2004

The Secretary of State for Transport has made 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 enabling powers:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1980 c. 66.

f2

S.I. 1981/238.

Contents

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

1

This Order may be cited as the A47 Trunk Road (Leicester to A1) (Detrunking) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 4th October 2004.

2

In this Order—

(i)

“the 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 trunk road” means the A47 Trunk Road; and

(iii)

“the plan” means the plan, numbered HA 10/OD/450, marked “The A47 Trunk Road (Leicester to A1) (Detrunking) Order 2003 ”, signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport and deposited at DFT Record Management Branch, Ashdown House, Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-On-Sea, East Sussex, TN37 7GA.

3

The length of the trunk road described in the Schedule to this Order shall cease to be a trunk road and shall be classified as a principal road from the date on which the Order comes into force.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

Graham Bowskill

Divisional Director Highways Agency

2nd August 2004

Schedule THELENGTH OF THE TRUNK ROAD CEASING TO BE A TRUNK ROAD

The length of the trunk road ceasing to be a trunk road is situated between the boundary of the City of Leicester at Thurnby (marked “A” on the plan) and the junction with the A1 Trunk Road at Wansford, in the District of Peterborough, in the County of Cambridgeshire (marked “B” on the plan). It is shown by broad black dashes on the plan and is approximately 47km in length.