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Section 21: Speed limits

Scotland Act 2012 · 2012 c. 11View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 2: Ministers and their powers

The Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 is amended as follows.

Section 17 (traffic regulation on special roads) is amended as follows.

In subsection (2) for "The Secretary of State may make regulations" substitute ." Regulations may make provision "

After subsection (3) insert—

In subsection (3A)—

the words from "the National Park Authority" to the end become paragraph (a), and
after that paragraph insert, and bsuch representative organisations as they think fit.

Section 64 (general provision as to traffic signs) is amended as follows.

After subsection (2) insert—

After subsection (6) insert—

Section 86 (speed limits for particular classes of vehicles) is amended as follows.

For "Secretary of State" in each place substitute ." national authority "

After subsection (6) insert—

Section 88 (temporary speed limits with power to continue indefinitely) is amended as follows.

For "the Secretary of State" in each place substitute ." the national authority "

In subsection (1)—

for "he" substitute ;" the authority "
for "his" substitute ." the "

In subsection (4) omit the words from "made by statutory instrument" to the end.

After subsection (7) insert—

In subsection (8) after "subsection (1)(b)" insert ." by the Secretary of State "

After subsection (8) insert—

In section 134(4) (provision as to regulations under sections 86 and 140) after "Regulations made" insert ." by the Secretary of State "

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