The A40 Trunk Road (Heol Draw to Scethrog, Powys) (Temporary Prohibition of Vehicles) Order 2017
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Citation | SI 2017/1062 |
| Year | 2017 |
2017No. 1062 (W. 275)
ROAD TRAFFIC, WALES
The A40 Trunk Road (Heol Draw to Scethrog, Powys) (Temporary Prohibition of Vehicles) Order 2017
Made1November2017
Coming into force7November2017
The Welsh Ministers, being the traffic authority for the A40 Raglan to Llandovery Trunk Road, are satisfied that traffic in a specified length of the trunk road should be prohibited because of works proposed on or near the road.
The Welsh Ministers, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 14(1) and (4) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984( 1), make this Order.
Title, Interpretation and Commencement
1. This Order comes into force on 7 November 2017 and its title is The A40 Trunk Road (Heol Draw to Scethrog, Powys) (Temporary Prohibition of Vehicles) Order 2017.
2.—(1) In this Order:
“exempted vehicle”(“cerbyd esempt”) means any vehicle being used by the emergency services or in connection with the works giving rise to this Order;
“the trunk road”(“y gefnffordd”) means the A40 Raglan to Llandovery trunk road in the County of Powys that extends from the centre-point of its junction with the road leading to Tretower at Heol-draw Cottage to the centre-point of its junction with the road leading to the village of Scethrog;
“works period”(“cyfnod y gwaith”) means intermittent periods commencing at 09:00 hours on 7 November 2017 and ending when the temporary traffic signs for each period of works are permanently removed.
(2) Any reference in this Order to a numbered article is a reference to the article bearing that number in this Order.
Prohibition
3. No person shall, during the works period, drive or cause or permit any vehicle, other than an exempted vehicle, to proceed on the length of the trunk road.
Application
4. The prohibition in article 3 shall apply only during such times and to such extent as indicated by traffic signs.
Duration of this Order
5. The maximum duration for this Order shall be 18 months.
Signed under authority of the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure, one of the Welsh Ministers.
Dated 1 November 2017 |
Nina Ley Head of Business Unit, Network Management Welsh Government |
(1) 1984 c. 27; Section 14 was substituted by the Road Traffic (Temporary Restrictions) Act 1991 (c. 26), section 1(1) and Schedule 1. By virtue of S.I. 1999/672, article 2 and Schedule 1, and...
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