{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/erskine-bridge-tolls-extension-order-1996/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/erskine-bridge-tolls-extension-order-1996/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1996/1370",
  "legislation_title": "The Erskine Bridge Tolls Extension Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/erskine-bridge-tolls-extension-order-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ROADS AND BRIDGES, SCOTLAND\nMade 18th May 1996\nLaid before the House ofCommons 21st May 1996\nComing into force in accordance with article 1\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 4(3) of the Erskine Bridge Tolls Act 1968 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, it appearing to him that the aggregate revenue produced by the tolls during the period of twenty years specified in section 4(1) of that Act as extended by the Erskine Bridge Tolls Extension Order 1991 is likely to fall short of what would be required for the purposes mentioned in Schedule 2 to the said Act, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1968 c. 4."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The period of twenty years commenced on 2nd July 1971, being the date on which the bridge became open for use by traffic."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "S.I. 1991/1402; the period of twenty years was extended by five years."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1370/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:43:11.435697+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}