The A483 Trunk Road (Llanelwedd, Powys) (Part-time 20 mph Speed Limit) Order 2021
| Jurisdiction | Wales |
| Year | 2021 |
| Citation | SI 2021/721 |
2021 No. 721 (W. 182)
ROAD TRAFFIC, WALES
The A483 Trunk Road (Llanelwedd, Powys) (Part-time 20 mph Speed Limit) Order 2021
Made 16June 2021
Coming into force 18June 2021
The Welsh Ministers, as traffic authority for the relevant length of the A483 trunk road, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 84(1)(c), (1A) and (2) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984(1), make this Order.
The Welsh Ministers have consulted with the Chief Officer of Dyfed-Powys Police and given public notice of their intention to make this Order in accordance with regulations 5(1) and 6(1) of the Secretary of State's Traffic Orders (Procedure) (England and Wales) Regulations 1990(2).
Title and commencement
1. The title of this Order is the A483 Trunk Road (Llanelwedd, Powys) (Part-time 20 mph Speed Limit) Order 2021 and this Order comes into force on 18 June 2021.
Interpretation
2. In this Order—
“exempted vehicle”(“cerbyd esempt”) means:
(a) any vehicle being used by the emergency services for the purposes described in section 87 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984(3);
(b) any vehicle being used for naval, military or air force purposes and being driven by a person for the time being subject to the orders of a member of the armed forces of the Crown, who is a member of the special forces—
(i) in response, or for practice in responding, to a national security emergency by a person who has been trained in driving at high speeds; or
(ii) for the purpose of training a person in driving vehicles at high speeds.
“special forces”(“lluoedd arbennig”) means those units of the armed forces the maintenance of whose capabilities is the responsibility of the Director of Special Forces or which are for the time being subject to the operational command of that Director;
“the trunk road”(“y gefnffordd”) means the A483 Swansea to Manchester trunk road.
Restriction
3. No person may drive any motor vehicle, other than an exempted vehicle, at a speed exceeding 20 miles per hour on the length of the trunk road that extends from a point 320 metres north-east of the centre-point the A470/A483 Llanelwedd Roundabout to a point 695 metres north-east of that roundabout at Llanelwedd, Powys.
Application
4. The restriction in article 3 applies only during such times and to such extent as indicated by traffic signs.
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