Article 6 Amendment of article 6

In article 6 (disapplication of duties to prepare and publish rights of way improvement plans and amendment of provisions relating to such plans)—

(a)

in paragraph (1) for “excellent” substitute “4 stars”;

(b)

in paragraph (2) for “An excellent” substitute “A 4 stars”;

(c)

in paragraph (3) for “Where at the date on which this Order comes into force an excellent authority” substitute “Where, at the date on which the 2009 Order comes into force, a 4 stars authority”;

(d)

in paragraph (4) for “Where at the date on which this Order comes into force an excellent authority” substitute “Where, at the date on which the 2009 Order comes into force, a 4 stars authority”;

(e)

in paragraph (5) for “an excellent” substitute “a local highway”;

(f)

for paragraph (7) substitute—

“(7)
Paragraph (7A) applies where, on or after the coming into force of the 2009 Order, a local highway authority—

(a)
cease to fall within paragraph (1), or

(b)
cease to be treated as falling within that paragraph,

and the cessation is not by reason only of the expiration of a period previously specified under paragraph (7A).”;

(g)

after paragraph (7) insert—

“(7A)
Where this paragraph applies, the authority shall be treated for the purposes of paragraph (1) as continuing to fall within that paragraph for a period—

(a)
of such length, not exceeding two years, as the Secretary of State may specify in writing to the authority, and

(b)
beginning with the cessation mentioned in paragraph (7).”.