# Deregulation Act 2015, Paragraph 5


(1) Section 33 (preparation of permit schemes) is amended as follows.
(2) For subsection (1) substitute—
“(1) A permit scheme may be prepared by—
(a) a strategic highways company,
(b) a local highway authority in England, or
(c) such a company or authority acting together with one or more other such companies or authorities.
(1A) A local highway authority in Wales, or two or more such authorities acting together, may prepare and submit to the Welsh Ministers a permit scheme.”
(3) For subsection (2) substitute—
“(2) The Secretary of State may direct—
(a) a strategic highways company,
(b) a local highway authority in England, or
(c) such a company or authority acting together with one or more other such companies or authorities,
to prepare and give effect to a permit scheme which takes such form as the Secretary of State may direct.
(2A) The Welsh Ministers may direct a local highway authority in Wales, or two or more such authorities acting together, to prepare and submit to them a permit scheme which takes such form as the Welsh Ministers may direct.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/20/schedule/10/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/deregulation-act-2015/schedule-10/paragraph-5
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