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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-road-traffic-and-highways-transitional-provisions-order-1974/schedule",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1974/142",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government (Road Traffic and Highways) (Transitional Provisions) Order 1974",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-road-traffic-and-highways-transitional-provisions-order-1974",
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  "number": "THE",
  "heading": "ADAPTATION OF AGREEMENTS BETWEEN SECRETARY OF STATE AND EXISTING LOCAL AUTHORITIES",
  "text": "(1)\n(2)\n(3)\n(4)\nStatutory provision under which agreement made\nDescription of agreement\nExisting local authority\nNew local authority\n1. Highways Act 1959, section 10(1)\nAgreement for delegation of functions with respect to the maintenance and improvement of, and any other dealing with, a trunk road or any land acquired in connection with a trunk road.\nExisting county, county borough or county district council.\nCouncil of the new county in which the trunk road or land is situated.\n2. Highways Act 1959, section 10(4)\nAgreement for the construction of a trunk road or for the carrying out of any work of improvement of, or other dealing with, a trunk road or any land acquired in connection with a trunk road.\nExisting county, county borough or county district council.\nCouncil of the new county in which the trunk road or land is situated.\n3. Local Government Act 1966, section 30(1)\nAgreement for delegation of functions with respect to the lighting of a trunk road or any other highway for which the Secretary of State is highway authority.\nExisting county borough or county district council.\nCouncil of the new district in which the trunk road or other highway is situated.\n4. Local Government Act 1966, section 30(4)\nAgreement for the carrying out of any works in connection with a lighting system provided or to be provided by the Secretary of State on a trunk road or other highway for which he is highway authority.\nExisting county borough or county district council.\nCouncil of the new district in which the trunk road or other highway is situated.\n5. Highways Act 1971, section 27(1)\nAgreement for delegation of functions with respect to the management of a trunk road picnic area or of public sanitary conveniences.\nExisting county, county borough or county district council.\nCouncil of the new county in which the picnic area or conveniences are situated in a case where the agreement is with an existing county council, and council of the new district in which the picnic area or conveniences are situated in a case where the agreement is with an existing county borough or county district council.\n6. Highways Act 1971, section 27(3)\nAgreement with respect to matters in connection with a trunk road picnic area or public sanitary conveniences.\nExisting county, county borough or county district council.\nCouncil of the new county in which the picnic area or conveniences are situated in a case where the agreement is with an existing county council, and council of the new district in which the picnic area or conveniences are situated in a case where the agreement is with an existing county borough or county district council.\n7. Seven Bridge Tolls Act 1965, section 17(1)\nAgreement with respect to services and facilities in connection with the levying of tolls on the Severn Bridge.\nCounty Council of Gloucester.\nCounty Council of Avon.\n8. Severn Bridge Tolls Act 1965, section 17(2)\nAgreement with respect to the operation of the service for the removal of vehicles from the Severn Bridge.\nCounty Council of Gloucester.\nCounty Council of Avon.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  "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."
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