The A494 Trunk Road (Llanuwchllyn, Gwynedd) (Part-time 20 mph Speed Limit) Order 2021
| Jurisdiction | Wales |
| Citation | SI 2021/1185 (W295) |
| Year | 2021 |
2021 No. 1185 (W. 295)
ROAD TRAFFIC, WALES
The A494 Trunk Road (Llanuwchllyn, Gwynedd) (Part-time 20 mph Speed Limit) Order 2021
Made 26October 2021
Coming into force 29October 2021
The Welsh Ministers, as traffic authority for the relevant length of the A494 trunk road and 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 North Wales 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 A494 Trunk Road
(Llanuwchllyn, Gwynedd) (Part-time 20 mph Speed
Limit) Order 2021 and this Order comes into force on
29 October 2021.
Interpretation
2. In this Order—
“exempted vehicle” (“cerbyd esempt”) means:
(1) 1984 c. 27; section 84(1) was substituted by the Road Traffic
Act 1991 (c. 40), section 45(2). Section 84(2) was
substituted by the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (c.
22), Schedule 8, paragraph 61. By virtue of S.I. 1999/672
and section 162 of, and paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to, the
Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32), these functions are
now exercisable by the Welsh Ministers in relation to Wales.
(2) S.I. 1990/1656, as amended by S.I. 2020/802 (W. 175). By
virtue of S.I. 1999/672 and section 162 of, and paragraph 30
of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c.
32), these functions are now exercisable by the Welsh
Ministers in relation to Wales.
(a) any vehicle being used for the purposes
described in section 87 of the Road Traffic
Regulation Act 1984(1);
(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...
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