{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/highways-act-1980/section-245A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/highways-act-1980/section-245A.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1980/66",
  "legislation_title": "Highways Act 1980",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/highways-act-1980",
  "path": "section/245A",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "245A",
  "heading": "Acquisition of land by Secretary of State , strategic highways company or Assembly for buildings etc. needed for traffic management purposes",
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State may acquire land which in his opinion is required for the provision of any buildings or facilities which are needed—\n(a) for use by, or in connection with the activities of, traffic officers in England; or\n(b) for other purposes connected with the management of traffic on highways in England for which he is the highway authority.\n(1A) A strategic highways company may acquire land in England which in its opinion is required for the provision of any buildings or facilities which are needed—\n(a) for use by, or in connection with the activities of, traffic officers in the area for which it is appointed in accordance with Part 1 of the Infrastructure Act 2015; or\n(b) for other purposes connected with the management of traffic on highways in that area and for which it is the highway authority.\n(2) The National Assembly for Wales may acquire land which in its opinion is required for the provision of any buildings or facilities which are needed—\n(a) for use by, or in connection with the activities of, traffic officers in Wales; or\n(b) for other purposes connected with the management of traffic on highways in Wales for which it is the highway authority.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 245A inserted (4.10.2004 for E. for specified purposes, 1.5.2009 for W. for specified purposes and otherwise prosp.) by Traffic Management Act 2004 (c. 18), ss. 13, 99 (with s. 38); S.I. 2004/2380, art. 2(b); S.I. 2009/1095, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 245A(1A) inserted (5.3.2015) by Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7), s. 57(1), Sch. 1 para. 47(2); S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 245A heading inserted (5.3.2015) by Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7), s. 57(1), Sch. 1 para. 47(3); S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/66/section/245A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:14:39.674923+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."
}