Section 71 Power to enter land in connection with traffic signs.
England, Wales and Scotland
A F1strategic highways company, a F2local traffic authority or an authority to whom section 68 of this Act applies or the F3national authority may enter any land and exercise such other powers as may be necessary for the purpose of the exercise and performance of their powers and duties of placing, replacing, converting and removing traffic signs or their powers and duties under section 69 of this Act.
In this section “traffic signs” includes signposts for footpaths (within the meaning of the M1Highways Act 1980) and bridleways, and “signposts” includes other signs or notices for the same purpose.
Subsection (2) above does not extend to Scotland.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in s. 71(1) inserted (5.3.2015) by Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7), s. 57(1), Sch. 1 para. 85; S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(a)
- F2
Words in s. 71(1) substituted (1.11.1991) by New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (c. 22, SIF 59, 108), s. 168(1), Sch. 8 para.54; which substitution is in force for Scotland only by S.I. 1991/2286, art. 2(2), Sch.2 and for England and Wales only by S.I. 1991/2288, art. 3,Sch.
- F3
Words in s. 71(1) substituted (23.5.2016) by Scotland Act 2016 (c. 11), ss. 41(12), 72(7) (with Sch. 2 paras. 34(2), 35(2))
Marginal citations
- M1
1980 c. 66(59).
Modifications
- C1
S. 71(1): tranfer of functions (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/1750, art. 2, Sch. 1; S.I. 1998/3178, art. 3
Notes on Part V
Modifications
- C1
Pt. V modified by S.I. 1991/516, art. 3A (which article is inserted by S.I. 1991/808, art. 2(3)).