Article 17 Speed limitsI1

Upon the opening of the length of highway specified in columns (1) and (2) of Part 2 of Schedule 8 (roads subject to 30mph speed limit) no person is to drive any motor vehicle at a speed exceeding 30 miles per hour in the lengths of road identified in column (2) of Part 2 of Schedule 8 (roads subject to 30mph speed limit).

Upon the opening of the length of highway specified in columns (1) and (2) of Part 3 of Schedule 8 (roads subject to 50mph speed limit) no person is to drive any motor vehicle at a speed exceeding 50 miles per hour in the lengths of road identified in column (2) of Part 3 of Schedule 8 (roads subject to 50mph speed limit).

The orders referred to in columns (1) and (2) of Part 1 of Schedule 8 (existing orders) are revoked or varied as set out in column (3) of Part 1 of Schedule 8 upon the event listed in column (4) occurring.

The speed limits imposed by this Order are deemed to have been imposed by an order under the 1984 Act and—

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 2011^f1 when used in accordance with regulation 3(5) of those Regulations.