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The London-Folkestone-Dover Trunk Road A20 (Folkestone-Dover Section Detrunking) Order 1990

S.I. 1990/213 · Made 5 February 1990

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HIGHWAYS, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 5th February 1990

Coming into force 16th March 1990

The Secretary of State for Transport makes this Order in exercise of powers conferred by sections 10 and 12 of the Highways Act 1980 f1, and now vested in him f2, and of all other enabling powers:

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Footnotes

f1

1980 c. 66

f2

S.I. 1981/238

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. 3Article 3
  4. Signature
  5. Schedule LENGTH OF TRUNK ROAD CEASING TO BE A TRUNK ROAD

1

The length of the Trunk Road described in the Schedule to this Order and shown by broad striped hatching on the deposited plan shall cease to be trunk road and shall be classified as —

(a)

a principal road from the M20/A20 roundabout at Castle Hill to and including Hill Road roundabout,

(b)

a classified road from the Hill Road roundabout to York Street North roundabout, and

(c)

a principal road from and including York Street North roundabout and York Street South roundabout,

as from the date on which the Secretary of State notifies the County Council of Kent that the new trunk roads are open for through traffic.

2

In this Order —

(i)

“principal road” as a classification for a highway, means that the highway is a principal road for the purposes of enactments and instruments, which refer to highways classified as principal roads but is also classified for the purpose of every other enactment and instrument which refers to highways classified by the Secretary of State;

(ii)

“classified road” as a classification for a new highway, means that the highway is not a principal road for the purposes of enactments or instruments which refer to highways classified as principal roads but is a classified road for the purpose of every enactment and instrument which refers to highways classified by the Secretary of State and which does not specifically refer to their classification as principal roads;

(iii)

“the deposited plan” means the plan numbered RSE A20/2/65/2/1, marked “The London-Folkestone-Dover Trunk Road A20 (Folkestone-Dover Section Detrunking) Order 1990”, signed by authority of the Secretary of State and deposited at the Department of Transport, Romney House, 43 Marsham Street, London SW1P 3PY;

(iv)

“the new trunk roads” means the trunk roads to be provided in pursuance of the Channel Tunnel Act 1987 f1and the London-Folkestone- Dover Trunk Road A20 (Dawkinge Wood to Court Wood Section and Slip Roads) Order 1990 f2 and the London-Folkestone- Dover Trunk Road A20 (Court Wood to Dover Section) Order 1990 f3; and

(v)

“the Trunk Road” means the London-Folkestone-Dover Trunk Road (A20).

3

This Order shall come into force on 16th March 1990 and may be cited as the London-Folkestone-Dover Trunk Road A20 (Folkestone-Dover Section Detrunking) Order 1990.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

D Gruffydd Jones

Regional Director South East Regional Office

Department of Transport

5th February 1990

LENGTH OF TRUNK ROAD CEASING TO BE A TRUNK ROAD

The length of the Trunk Road ceasing to be a trunk road is the length between the M20/A20 roundabout at Castle Hill, Folkestone and the York Street South Roundabout at Dover, all in the County of Kent.