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The New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (Commencement No. 7) (England) Order 2002

S.I. 2002/3267 · Made 20 December 2002

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HIGHWAYS, ENGLAND

Made 20th December 2002

The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise powers conferred by section 170 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991f1, hereby makes the following Order:

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Footnotes

f1

1991 c. 22; the functions of the Secretary of State under section 170 are transferred so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672) article 2(a).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and application
  2. 2Provision coming into force on 1st May 2003
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and application

(1)

This Order may be cited as the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (Commencement No. 7) (England) Order 2002.

(2)

This Order applies as respects England only.

2Provision coming into force on 1st May 2003

With the exception of subsection(1)(c), section 79 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (records of location of apparatus) shall come into force, as respects England, on 1st May 2003.

Signature

Signed by authority the Secretary of State for Transport

John Spellar

Minister of State

Department for Transport

20th December 2002

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 1st May 2003 in England the provisions of section 79 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, except subsection (1)(c). Section 79 of the Act imposes a duty on undertakers to keep records of the location of apparatus in streets in certain circumstances. Subsection (1)(c) imposes the duty when the undertaker is informed of the apparatus' location under section 80 of the Act, which is not yet in force.