The M73 Trunk Road (Maryville to Mollinsburn) (Temporary 50mph Speed Restriction) Order 2022

JurisdictionScotland
CitationSSI 2022/7
SCOTTISH STATUTORY INSTRUMENT

2022 No. 7

ROAD TRAFFIC

The M73 Trunk Road (Maryville to Mollinsburn) (Temporary 50mph Speed Restriction) Order 2022

Made 14January 2022

Coming into force 20January 2022

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(1), 4(1) and 14(1)(b) and (4) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984(a) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 14(1)(b) of that Act, they are satisfied that the traffic on the length of road specified in the schedule should be restricted because of the likelihood of danger to the public, or of serious damage to the road, which is not attributable to works.

In accordance with section 14(3) of that Act, they have had regard to the existence of alternative routes suitable for the traffic which will be affected by this Order.

Citation, commencement and cessation

1. This Order may be cited as the M73 Trunk Road (Maryville to Mollinsburn) (Temporary

50mph Speed Restriction) Order 2022, comes into force on the 20 January 2022 and ceases to

have effect on 31 May 2022.

Speed restriction

2. No person may use, or permit the use of, any vehicle on the length of road, or a part or parts

of a length of road, specified in the schedule of this Order at a speed exceeding 50 miles per hour

when a restriction is identified as applying to that length of road, or a part or parts of that length of

road, by means of a traffic sign of the type described in item 1 (diagram 670 – maximum speed

limit in mph) of the sign table in Part 2 of schedule 10 of the Traffic Signs Regulations and

General Directions 2016(b).

(a) 1984 c.27; section 2(1) and (2) were amended by the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (c.22) (“the 1991 Act”),

schedule 8, paragraph 18 and section 14 was substituted by the Road Traffic (Temporary Restrictions) Act 1991 (c.26),

schedule 1. The Scottish Ministers are the traffic authority by virtue of section 121A of the Road Traffic Regulation Act

1984 (inserted by the 1991 Act, schedule 8, paragraph 70 and amended by S.I. 2001/1400) as read with section 151(1) of

the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (c.54) (relevantly amended by S.I. 2001/1400). The functions of the Secretary of State were

transferred to the Scottish Ministers by section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).

(b) S.I. 2016/362.

Exemption

3. No speed restriction imposed by this Order applies to—

(a) vehicles falling within regulation 3(4) of the Road Traffic Exemptions (Special...

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