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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/m42-junctions-3a-to-7-actively-managed-hard-shoulder-and-variable-speed-limits-regulations-2005/schedule/paragraph-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/m42-junctions-3a-to-7-actively-managed-hard-shoulder-and-variable-speed-limits-regulations-2005/schedule/paragraph-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2005/1671",
  "legislation_title": "The M42 (Junctions 3A to 7) (Actively Managed Hard Shoulder and Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/m42-junctions-3a-to-7-actively-managed-hard-shoulder-and-variable-speed-limits-regulations-2005",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In this Schedule—\n“J slip road” means the slip road in the vicinity of junction 7, which connects the northbound carriageway of the M42 with the westbound carriageway of the M6;\n“K slip road” means the slip road in the vicinity of junction 3A, which connects the northbound carriageway of the M40 with the northbound carriageway of the M42;\n“L slip road” means the slip road in the vicinity of junction 3A, which connects the southbound carriageway of the M42 with the southbound carriageway of the M40;\n“M slip road” means the slip road in the vicinity of junction 7, which connects the westbound carriageway of the M6 with the southbound carriageway of the M42;\n“on-slip road” means a slip road intended for the use of traffic entering the M42;\n“off-slip road” means a slip road intended for the use of traffic exiting the M42;\n“relevant northbound slip roads” is a reference to the lengths of road specified in paragraph 4 of this Schedule together with the adjacent hard shoulders, emergency refuge areas and verges;\n“relevant southbound slip roads” is a reference to the lengths of road specified in paragraph 5 of this Schedule together with the adjacent hard shoulders, emergency refuge areas and verges; and\n“zone sign” means a sign authorised by the Secretary of State for the purpose under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 indicating that vehicles are entering a relevant road.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2009/1568",
      "affecting_title": "The M42 (Junctions 3A to 7) (Actively Managed Hard Shoulder and Variable Speed Limits) (Amendment) Regulations 2009"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2020/528",
      "affecting_title": "The M42 Junction 6 Development Consent Order 2020"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2020/528",
      "affecting_title": "The M42 Junction 6 Development Consent Order 2020"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2020/47",
      "affecting_title": "The M6 Motorway (Junctions 2 to 4) (Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2020"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/1671/schedule/paragraph/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:57:17.125768+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}