# The M6 Motorway (Junctions 4 to 5) (Actively Managed Hard Shoulder and Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2009, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
“the 1982 Regulations” means the Motorways Traffic (England and Wales) Regulations 1982;
“the 1984 Act” means the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984;
“the 2002 Regulations” means the Traffic Signs Regulations 2002;
“carriageway”, “hard shoulder”, “motorway” and “verge” have the same meaning as in the 1982 Regulations;
“emergency refuge areas” means a part of a motorway—
(a) which is adjacent to and situated on the left-hand or near side of the hard shoulder or carriageway when facing in the direction in which, in accordance with regulation 6 of the 1982 Regulations, vehicles may be driven, and
(b) whose boundary with the hard shoulder or carriageway is indicated by a marking of the type shown in diagram 1010 in Schedule 6 to the 2002 Regulations; and
“relevant roads” means the lengths of carriageway specified in Schedule 1 together with the adjacent hard shoulders, emergency refuge areas and verges.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1571/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/m6-motorway-junctions-4-to-5-actively-managed-hard-shoulder-and-variable-speed-limits-regulations-2009/regulation-2
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