# The Local Authorities' Traffic Orders (Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 1999, Regulation 16: Date of order

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(1) The order shall specify–
(a) the date on which it is made;
(b) the date on which it comes into force or, in a case where different operative dates are provided for different provisions of the order, each of the dates on which a provision of the order comes into force.
(2) No date on which an order, or a provision of an order, comes into force shall be earlier than the date on which the notice of the making of the order is published in the local newspaper under regulation 17.
(3) Subject to paragraph (4) no order shall be made after the expiry of two years beginning with the date on which a notice of proposals is first published under regulation 5.
(4) The two year time limit referred to in paragraph (3) shall not apply where an application for an extension has been made by the authority to the Scottish Ministers.
(5) The Scottish Ministers may extend the two year time limit referred to in paragraph (3) for such period not exceeding 6 months as the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate and the Scottish Ministers may grant up to 4 further extensions to the authority.
(6) If the application for an extension is refused no order shall be made after the expiry of the time period specified in paragraph (3) or the date falling one month after intimation to the authority of the refusal, whichever is the later.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/614/regulation/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-traffic-orders-procedure-scotland-regulations-1999/regulation-16
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