Paragraph 18

England and Wales

Without prejudice to paragraph 17 above, any reference in this Act (whether express or implied) to a thing done by a highway authority or other authority under a provision of this Act includes, except where the context otherwise requires, a reference to the corresponding thing done, or having effect as if done, by a predecessor authority under the corresponding enactment repealed by this Act.

In this paragraph “predecessor authority” means—

(a)

in relation to the Secretary of State, the Minister of Transport or other Minister exercising the relevant function before the transfer of the function to the Secretary of State;

(b)

in relation to the Minister of Transport, the Secretary of State or other Minister exercising the relevant function before the transfer of the function to the Minister of Transport;

(c)

in relation to a council, the authority exercising the relevant function before the function vested in the council under the M1Local Government Act 1972 or, as the case may be, the M2London Government Act 1963.

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1: 1972 c. 70.
M2: 1963 c. 33.

Notes on Schedule 23

Subordinate legislation made

P1: Sch. 23: for earlier exercises of power under Sch. 23, see Index to Government Orders