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The A6 Trunk Road (South of Leicester to A14) (Detrunking) Order 2004

S.I. 2004/1893 · Made 3 July 2004

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HIGHWAYS, ENGLAND

Made 3rd July 2004

Coming into force 20th September 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 A6 Trunk Road (South of Leicester to A14) (Detrunking) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 20th September 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 A6 Trunk road; and

(iii)

“the plan” means the plan, numbered HA 10/OD/449, marked “The A6 Trunk Road (South of Leicester to A14) (Detrunking) Order 2004”, signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport and deposited at DFT Records 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 in the Highways Agency

3rd July 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 junction with the A563 (at Oadby, south of Leicester) (marked `A' on the plan) and the junction with the A14 (near Rothwell) (marked `B' on the plan), in the Counties of Leicestershire and Northamptonshire. It is shown by broad black dashes on the plan and is approximately 29.5km in length.