Road Traffic Regulation (Special Events) Act 1994
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1994 c. 11 |
| Year | 1994 |
(1) After section 16 of the In this section “relevant event” means any sporting event, social event or entertainment which is held on a road.facilitating the holding of a relevant event,enabling members of the public to watch a relevant event, orreducing the disruption to traffic likely to be caused by a relevant event,Before making an order under this section the authority shall satisfy themselves that it is not reasonably practicable for the event to be held otherwise than on a road.may not be made in relation to any race or trial falling within subsection (1) of section 12 of the may not be made in relation to any competition or trial falling within subsection (1) of section 13 of that Act (regulation of motoring events on public ways) unless the competition or trial is authorised by or under regulations under that section; andmay not be made in relation to any race or trial falling within subsection (1) of section 31 of that Act (regulation of cycle racing on public ways) unless the race or trial is authorised by or under regulations made under that section.An order under this section may relate to the road on which the relevant event is to be held or to any other road.In the case of a road for which the Secretary of State is the traffic authority, the power to make an order under this section is also exercisable, with his consent, by the local traffic authority or by any local traffic authority which is the traffic authority for any other road to which the order relates.In the case of a road for which a local traffic authority is the traffic authority, the power to make an order under this section is also exercisable, with the consent of that local traffic authority, by a local traffic authority which is the traffic authority for any other road to which the order relates.When considering the making of an order under this section, an authority shall have regard to the safety and convenience of alternative routes suitable for the traffic which will be affected by the order.any such provision as is mentioned in section 2(1) , (2) or (3) or 4(1) of this Act;any provision restricting the speed of vehicles; orthe riding of horses, orthe leading or driving of horses, cattle, sheep or other animals,suspend any statutory provision to which this subsection applies; orfor any of the purposes mentioned in subsection (2) above, suspend any such provision without imposing any such restriction or prohibition as is mentioned in that subsection.any statutory provision of a description which could have been contained in an order under this section;an order under section 32(1) (b) , 35, 45, 46 or 49 of this Act or any such order as is mentioned in paragraph 11(1) of Schedule 10 to this Act; andan order under section 6 of this Act so far as it designates any parking places in Greater London.the order is made by the Secretary of State as the traffic authority for the road concerned; orbefore the order is made, he has agreed that it should continue in force for a longer period.Where an order under section 16A of this Act has not ceased to be in force and the relevant event to which it relates has not ended,
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