Section 24 Construction of new highways and provision of road-ferries.

England and Wales

(1)

The MinisterF1or a strategic highways company mayF2... construct new highways; but where heF3or it proposes to construct a new highway other than—

(a)

a trunk road,

(b)

a special road,

(c)

a highway the construction of which is authorised by an order relating to a trunk road under section 14 above or an order under section 18 above, or

(d)

a highway to be constructed for purposes connected with any function exercisable by himF4or it under an agreement made under section 4 above,

heor it shall give notice of hisF5or its proposals to, and consider any representations by, every council through whose area the highway will pass.

(1A)

F6Where a strategic highways company proposes to construct a highway which will communicate with a highway for which another strategic highways company is the highway authority, the communication shall not be made unless the manner in which it is to be made has been approved by the Secretary of State.

(2)

A local highway authority may construct new highways; but—

(a)

where a new highway to be constructed by such an authority will communicate with a highway for which the MinisterF7or a strategic highways company is the highway authority;. . . F8

(b)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

the communication shall not be made unless the manner in which it is to be made has been approved by the MinisterF9or the company. . .

(3)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F10

(4)

The Minister or a local highway authority may provide and maintain new road-ferries.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in s. 24(1) inserted (5.3.2015) by Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7), s. 57(1), Sch. 1 para. 17(2)(a); S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(a)
F2: Words in s. 24(1) omitted (5.3.2015) by virtue of Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7), s. 57(1), Sch. 1 para. 17(2)(b); S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(a)
F3: Words in s. 24(1) inserted (5.3.2015) by Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7), s. 57(1), Sch. 1 para. 17(2)(c); S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(a)
F4: Words in s. 24(1)(d) inserted (5.3.2015) by Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7), s. 57(1), Sch. 1 para. 17(2)(d); S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(a)
F5: Words in s. 24(1) inserted (5.3.2015) by Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7), s. 57(1), Sch. 1 para. 17(2)(e); S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(a)
F6: S. 24(1A) inserted (5.3.2015) by Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7), s. 57(1), Sch. 1 para. 17(3); S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(a)
F7: Words in s. 24(2) inserted (5.3.2015) by Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7), s. 57(1), Sch. 1 para. 17(4)(a); S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(a)
F8: S. 24(2)(b) and the word immediately preceding it and words in concluding words of s. 24(2) repealed by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), s. 102, Sch. 17
F9: Words in s. 24(2) inserted (5.3.2015) by Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7), s. 57(1), Sch. 1 para. 17(4)(b); S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(a)
F10: S. 24(3) repealed by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), s. 102, Sch. 17

Modifications

C1: S. 24(1) modified (18.12.1996) by 1996 c. 61, s. 44, Sch. 12 Pt. III para. 9(b).
C2: S. 24(2) functions exercisable concurrently (1.4.2018) by The Sub-national Transport Body (Transport for the North) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/103), regs. 1(2), 9(3), 11(b) (with regs. 14, 15)