{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-regulation-act-1984/section-125",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-regulation-act-1984/section-125.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1984/27",
  "legislation_title": "Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-regulation-act-1984",
  "path": "section/125",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "125",
  "heading": "Boundary roads.",
  "text": "(1) For the purposes of sections 6(1) and (2), 9, 73, 82(2) and 84(1) and (3) of this Act, where any part of the width of a road is in Greater London, the whole width of the road shall be deemed to be in Greater London.\n(2) Subject to subsection (1) above, any powers which, under the provisions specified in subsection (3) below, are exercisable by a local authority as respects a road (including powers exercisable by such an authority as highway authority) shall, in the case of a road part of the width of which is in the area of one local authority and part in the area of another, be exercisable by either authority with the consent of the other.\n(3) The provisions referred to in subsection (2) above are sections 1(2), 9, 14, 19(1), 23(1), 29(1), . . .32(1), 57(1) and (2), 68, 82(2) and 84.\n(4) In this section “local authority” means the council of a county, metropolitan district London borough, parish or community or the Common Council of the City of London . . ..\n(5) This section does not extend to Scotland.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "In s. 125(3): reference to s. 30(1) repealed (1.11.1991) by New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (c. 22, SIF 59, 108), s. 168(1)(2), Sch. 8 para. 73, Sch. 9; S.I. 1991/2288, art. 2(2), Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words inserted by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), ss. 1, 2, 8(1), Sch. 5 para. 4(35)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 125(4) repealed (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, ss. 22(1), 66(8), Sch. 7 Pt. II para. 38(9), Sch. 18 (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 22(3)); S.I. 1996/396, art. 3, Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 125 applied by Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52, SIF 107:1), s. 19A(7) (as inserted by Road Traffic (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988 (c. 54, SIF 107:1), s. 4, Sch. 2 para. 22(1))"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/27/section/125",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:02:32.152245+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."
}