Explanatory note

England and Wales

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations impose revised speed limits on the slip roads to (and specified lengths of) the M621 Motorway at Leeds, to take account of improvements and realignments. They replace speed limits previously imposed under Regulations which are revoked, in whole or in part. The principal provisions are as follows:—

(a)

regulation 2(1) and Schedule 1 of these Regulations impose a 50 miles per hour speed limit on specified lengths of the motorway and slip roads comprised in the M621;

(b)

regulation 2(2) and Schedule 2 of these Regulations impose a 40 miles per hour speed limit on specified slip roads comprised in the M621;

(c)

regulation 2(3) and Schedule 3 of these Regulations impose a 30 miles per hour speed limit on specified slip roads comprised in the M621;

(d)

regulation 3(1) of these Regulations revokes paragraphs 16 to 26 of Schedule 2 to the Motorways Traffic (Speed Limit) Regulations 1974 (which imposed a 50 miles per hour speed limit on specified lengths of motorway and slip roads comprised in the M621);

(e)

regulation 3(2) of these Regulations revokes the Motorways Traffic (M621 Motorways) (Speed Limit) Regulations 1983 and the Motorways Traffic (Leeds South East Urban Motorway) (Speed Limit) Regulations 1973 which imposed speed limits of 30, 40 and 50 miles per hour on specified lengths of the motorway and slip roads comprised in the M621.