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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/m42-motorway-junctions-7-to-9-variable-speed-limits-regulations-2009/schedule/paragraph-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/m42-motorway-junctions-7-to-9-variable-speed-limits-regulations-2009/schedule/paragraph-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2009/1570",
  "legislation_title": "The M42 Motorway (Junctions 7 to 9) (Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/m42-motorway-junctions-7-to-9-variable-speed-limits-regulations-2009",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In this Schedule—\n“linking carriageways” is a reference to the lengths of carriageway specified in paragraph 4;\n“northbound slip road” means the road for exiting the M42 northbound in the vicinity of junction 9 of the M42, leading to the A446, commencing where it diverges from the M42 northbound carriageway and ending at the zone sign;\n“southbound slip road” means the road for entering the M42 southbound in the vicinity of junction 9 of the M42, from the A446, commencing at the zone sign and ending where it merges with the M42 southbound carriageway; and\n“zone sign” means a sign authorised by the Secretary of State under section 64 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 for the purpose of indicating that vehicles are entering or exiting a specified road.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1570/schedule/paragraph/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:10:27.153491+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."
}