Article 16 Classification of roadsI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

The new roads described in Part 1 of Schedule 7 (new and diverted roads) are to be—

(a)

classified as set out in column (3) of Part 1 of Schedule 7 for the purpose of any enactment or instrument which refers to highways classified as such; and

(b)

provided for the use of the classes of traffic defined in Schedule 4 (classes of traffic for purposes of special roads) to the 1980 Act as set out in column (4) of Part 1 of Schedule 7.

(2)

From the date on which the undertaker notifies the Secretary of State that the new roads described in Part 1 of Schedule 7 have been completed and are open for through traffic—

(a)

the body set out in column (5) of Part 1 of Schedule 7 is the highway authority for those roads; and

(b)

the new roads identified as special roads in column (3) of Part 1 of Schedule 7 are classified as trunk roads for the purpose of any enactment or instrument which refers to highways classified as trunk roads.

(3)

The existing roads described in Part 2 of Schedule 7 (existing roads) are to cease to have the classification and be the responsibility of the relevant highway authority set out in column (3) of Part 2 of Schedule 7 and from the occurrence of the event set out in column (4) are to be—

(a)

classified as set out in column (5) of Part 2 of Schedule 7 for the purpose of any enactment or instrument which refers to highways classified as such;

(b)

provided for the use of the classes of traffic defined in Schedule 4 to the 1980 Act as set out in column (6) of Part 2 of Schedule 7; and

(c)

the responsibility of the relevant highway authority set out in column (7) of Part 2 of Schedule 7,

as if such classification had been made under sections 10(2) and 12(3) of the 1980 Act.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Art. 16 in force at 2.2.2016, see art. 1