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Section 1 Appointment of strategic highways companiesI1I2

(1)

The Secretary of State may by order in accordance with this Part appoint one or more companies as a highway authority.

(2)

A company may only be appointed under this section if it is—

(a)

limited by shares, and

(b)

wholly owned by the Secretary of State.

(3)

The appointment of a company terminates (in addition to termination by revocation of the order making the appointment) if the company ceases to be wholly owned by the Secretary of State.

(4)

A company appointed under this section is called a “strategic highways company”.

(5)

In this section, “company” means a company registered under the Companies Act 2006.

(6)

Schedule 1 (which contains consequential and supplemental amendments) has effect.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

S. 1 partly in force; s. 1 in force for specified purposes at Royal Assent, see s. 57(1)(a)

I2

S. 1 in force at 5.3.2015 by S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(a)