# The M4 Motorway (Hillingdon and Hounslow) (Speed Limits) Regulations 2002, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations revoke the M4 Motorway (Hillingdon and Hounslow) (Speed Limits) Regulations 1998 and the M4 Motorway (Hillingdon and Hounslow) (Speed Limits) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 and increase the speed limit for motor vehicles on certain lengths of the M4 Motorway and its slip roads; the speed limits for motor vehicles on lengths of other slip roads are reduced or remain the same. Those lengths of the M4 Motorway which are subject to a speed limit of 40 miles per hour are set out in Part II of the Schedule. Those lengths of the M4 Motorway which are subject to a speed limit of 50 miles per hour are set out in Part III of the Schedule. Those lengths of the M4 Motorway where the speed limit is increased to 60 miles per hour are set out in Part IV of the Schedule. Part I of the Schedule contains definitions.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/1651/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/m4-motorway-hillingdon-and-hounslow-speed-limits-regulations-2002/note
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