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The London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2009

S.I. 2009/2577 · Made 23 September 2009

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Olympic Games And Paralympic Games

Sports Grounds And Sporting Events

Made 23rd September 2009

The Paymaster General makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 40(2) and (4) of the London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006f1:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2006 c.12. By article 3(1) and (2)(d) of S.I. 2007/2129, the functions of the Secretary of State under section 40(2) and (4) are exercisable concurrently with the Paymaster General.

Contents

  1. 1Citation
  2. 2Provisions coming into force on 5th October 2009
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation

This Order may be cited as the London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2009.

2Provisions coming into force on 5th October 2009

Sections 13 to 16f1 of the London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006 shall come into force on 5th October 2009.

Signature

Tessa Jowell

Paymaster General

23rd September 2009

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings sections 13 to 16 of the London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006 into force on 5th October 2009.

Section 13 directs that a local highway authority, local traffic authority or street authority must notify the Olympic Delivery Authority before exercising any function that may have an impact upon the Olympic Travel Plan, Olympic Route Network, a London Olympic Event or any other travel related to the London Olympics.

Section 14 provides that the Olympic Delivery Authority may, with the consent of the Secretary of State, make an order relating to roads forming part of the Olympic Route Network as if it were a traffic authority in respect of that road, in so far as it does so in order to implement the Olympic Transport Plan or facilitate transport services in connection with the London Olympics.

Section 15 sets the maximum fine for contravention of an order made under section 14 at level 5 on the standard scale, and deals with other matters relating to enforcement, including provisions from Part 6 of the Traffic Management Act 2004f1.

Section 16 applies section 16A of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (road closures or restrictions for certain events)f2 to the London Olympics.