Regulation 3 Amendment to regulation 2 (interpretation)

In regulation 2, after the definition of “emergency services”, insert—

• ““Guidance” means the Statutory Guidance for Highway Authority Permit Schemes – Permit Scheme Conditions dated March 2015 issued by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 33(5)(b) of the 2004 Act;”.

In regulation 2, after the definition of “local authority”, insert—

• ““order” means “a document signed by a person authorised by the Permit Authority to give effect to, vary or revoke a permit scheme;”.

In regulation 2, for the definition of “Permit Authority”, substitute—

• ““Permit Authority”, in relation to a permit scheme, means the relevant local highway authority or strategic highways company which has prepared a permit scheme under section 33(1) or (2) of the 2004 Act;”.

In regulation 2, after the definition of “street authority”, insert—

• ““traffic-sensitive street” means a street designated as traffic-sensitive under section 64 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991^f1;

• “traffic-sensitive time”, in relation to a traffic-sensitive street, means—

  1. (a)

     the times or dates specified in the case of a limited designation; and

  2. (b)

     any time in any other case;”.