# Tramways Act 1870, Section 61: Power for local authorities and police to regulate traffic in roads.

Extent: E+W+S

Nothing in this Act shall limit the powers of the local authority or police in any district to regulate the passage of any traffic along or across any road along or across which any tramways are laid down, and such authority or police may exercise their authority as well on as off the tramway, and with respect as well to the traffic of the promoters or of lessees as to the traffic of other persons.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/33-34/78/section/61 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/tramways-act-1870/section-61
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