The Heavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 3) (Amendment) Order 2021
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2021/62 |
| Year | 2021 |
2021 No. 62
ROAD TRAFFIC
The Heavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 3) (Amendment) Order 2021
Made 20thJanuary 2021
Laid before Parliament 21stJanuary 2021
Coming into force at 5.00 p.m. on 21stJanuary 2021
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 17(2)(a), (c) and (d), (3) and (3ZB) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984(1) (“the 1984 Act”) and sections 20(3), 51(3) and 53(1)(a) and (2) of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988(2) (“the 1988 Act”).
The Secretary of State has consulted such representative organisations as the Secretary of State thinks fit in accordance with section 134(2) of the 1984 Act(3) and section 88(2) of the 1988 Act.
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Heavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 3) (Amendment) Order 2021 and comes into force on 5.00 p.m. on the day after the day on which this Order is made.
Amendment of the Heavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 3) Order 2019
2.—(1) The Heavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 3) Order 2019(4) is amended as follows.
(2) in the appropriate places insert—
““critical food supply vehicle” means a relevant vehicle which the Secretary of State considers is critical to the maintenance of food supply in the United Kingdom;”;
““groceries” means food, pharmaceuticals (other than prescription-only medicines), pet food, drinks (alcoholic and non-alcoholic), cleaning products, toiletries and household goods, but excludes petrol, clothing, DIY products, financial services, newspapers, magazines, greeting cards, CDs, DVDs, videos and audio tapes, toys, plants, flowers, perfumes, cosmetics, electrical appliances, kitchen hardware, gardening equipment, books, tobacco and tobacco products;”;
““priority food supply permit” means a permit issued in accordance with article 7(E1);”;
(a) in the definition of “priority goods”, after paragraph (b) insert—
“(c) groceries which are intended to be transported to a final destination in Gibraltar;”.
(3) In article 1A (restricted access to the M20 and M2 Motorways before and during a traffic restriction period)—
(a) paragraph (1) is renumbered as paragraph (1A);
(b) before paragraph (1A) as renumbered insert—
“(1) Paragraph (2) applies where the Kent Access Permit Requirement or the SARS-CoV2 Requirement applies.”;
(c) in paragraph (1A) as renumbered—
(i) for “Paragraph (2)—” substitute “The Kent Access Permit Requirement—”;
(ii) in sub-paragraph (a)(ii), for “a restriction imposed by paragraph (2)” substitute “the Kent Access Permit Requirement”;
(iii) in sub-paragraph (b)(iii), for “restriction imposed by paragraph (2)” substitute “Kent Access Permit Requirement”;
(d) after paragraph (1A) as renumbered insert—
“(1B) The SARS-CoV-2 Requirement—
(a) applies where traffic signs giving notice of the SARS-CoV-2 Requirement are displayed on or near the coastbound carriageways of the M20 and M2 Motorways; and
(b) ceases to apply when—
(i) all such signs are lawfully removed or obscured; or
(ii) the Secretary of State gives notice in writing, which has not been withdrawn, that the SARS-CoV-2 Requirement no longer applies.”.
(e) for paragraphs (2) and (3)...
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