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The Glasgow Commonwealth Games Act 2008 (Duration of Urgent Traffic Regulation Measures) Order 2014

S.S.I. 2014/92 · Made 27 March 2014

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Sports Grounds And Sporting Events

Road Traffic

Made 27th March 2014

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 31st March 2014

Coming into force 2nd June 2014

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 47 of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games Act 2008f1 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2008 asp 4.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Modification of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Glasgow Commonwealth Games Act 2008 (Duration of Urgent Traffic Regulation Measures) Order 2014 and comes into force on 2nd June 2014.

(2)

In this Order—

  • “the 2008 Act” means the Glasgow Commonwealth Games Act 2008; and

  • “Games Traffic Regulation Notice” means a notice issued under section 39(1) of the 2008 Act (urgent traffic regulation measures).

2Modification of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984

For the purposes of section 39(2) of the 2008 Act, section 15f1 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984f2 (duration of orders) applies to a Games Traffic Regulation Notice as if—

(a)

for subsection (7) there were substituted—

“(7)

A notice under section 14 of this Act shall not continue in force for more than 21 days from the date of the notice.”; and

(b)

for subsection (8)(b)(ii) there were substituted—

“(ii)

by one (but not more than one) further notice under that section.”.

Signature

SHONA ROBISON

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

27th March 2014

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order modifies section 15 (duration of orders and notices) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as it applies to traffic regulation notices issued under section 39 (urgent traffic regulation measures) of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games Act 2008 (“the 2008 Act”).

Article 2(a) modifies section 15(7) to provide that notices issued under section 39 of the 2008 Act have a maximum duration of 21 days.

Article 2(b) modifies section 15(8)(b)(ii) to provide that such a notice may be continued by one (but not more than one) further notice.

No business and regulatory impact assessment has been prepared for this Order as no impact upon business, charities or voluntary bodies is foreseen