Article 11 Speed limitsI1
England, Wales and Scotland
From the date on which—
the length of road identified in Part 1 of Schedule 3 (speed limits) is completed and open for traffic, no person is to drive any motor vehicle at a speed exceeding 20 miles per hour in that length of road;
each length of road identified in Part 2 of Schedule 3 is completed and open to traffic, no person is to drive any motor vehicle at a speed exceeding 30 miles per hour in that length of road; and
each length of road identified in Part 3 of Schedule 3 is completed and open to traffic, no person is to drive any motor vehicle at a speed exceeding 40 miles per hour in that length of road.
The speed limits imposed by this Order are deemed to have been imposed by an order under section 84(1) (speed limits on roads other than restricted roads)f1 of the 1984 Act and—
have the same effect; and
may be varied by the relevant traffic authority in the same manner,
as any other speed limit imposed by an order under that section.
No speed limit imposed by this Order applies to vehicles falling within regulation 3(4) (regulations in relation to orders and notices under the 1984 Act) of the Road Traffic Exemptions (Special Forces) (Variation and Amendment) Regulations 2011f2 when used in accordance with regulation 3(5) of those Regulations.
Annotations
Commencement
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Art. 11 in force at 21.10.2014, see art. 1
Footnotes
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As substituted by section 45(1) and (2) of the Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40).
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