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The Traffic Management (Transport for London) Permit Scheme Order 2009

S.I. 2009/3186 · Made 30 November 2009

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Highways, England

Made 30th November 2009

Coming into force 11th January 2010

The Secretary of State for Transport having approved the Transport for London Permit Scheme under section 34(2) of the Traffic Management Act 2004f1 makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 34(4) and (5) and 39(2) of that Act.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2004 c.18.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Commencement of Permit Scheme
  4. 4Application of Part 8 of The Traffic Management Permit Scheme (England) Regulations 2007
  5. Signature
  6. Schedule TRANSPORT FOR LONDON PERMIT SCHEME
  7. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as The Traffic Management (Transport for London) Permit Scheme Order 2009 and is to come into effect on 11th January 2010.

2Interpretation

In this Order—

  • “the Transport for London Permit Scheme” means the permit scheme set out in the Schedule to this Order in terms commonly known as the “London Permit Scheme” which was prepared and submitted to the Secretary of State by Transport for London and has been approved by the Secretary of State; and

  • “specified streets” has the meaning given by regulation 8 of the Traffic Management Permit Scheme (England) Regulations 2007f1.

3Commencement of Permit Scheme

The Transport for London Permit Scheme comes into effect on 11th January 2010.

4Application of Part 8 of The Traffic Management Permit Scheme (England) Regulations 2007

Part 8 of the Traffic Management Permit Scheme (England) Regulations 2007 shall apply to the specified streets within the Transport for London Permit Scheme.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

C. D. Mole

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Transport

30th November 2009

TRANSPORT FOR LONDON PERMIT SCHEME

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order gives effect to the Transport for London Permit Scheme.

The Transport for London Permit Scheme is designed to control the carrying out of works in specified streets in the Transport for London Road Network by imposing an obligation to obtain a permit from Transport for London before undertaking the works.

Article 3 gives effect to the permit scheme, which will come into effect on 11th January 2010. The permit scheme referred to in this article is set out in the Schedule to the Order.

Article 4 applies Part 8 of the Traffic Management Permit Scheme (England) Regulations 2007 (which makes provision for the disapplication and modification of enactments in relation to specified works in specified streets) to the specified works and specified streets within the Transport for London Permit Scheme.

A copy of the Transport for London Permit Scheme is deposited and can be inspected at the offices of Transport for London, Windsor House, 5th Floor, 42-50 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0TL and is also available to inspect on the London Councils’ website www.londoncouncils.gov.uk.