Statutory Instruments
2018 No. 259
Road Traffic
Special Roads
The M3 Motorway (Junctions 2 to 4a) and the M25 Motorway (Junction 12) (Speed Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018
Made
26th February 2018
Laid before Parliament
2nd March 2018
Coming into force
23rd March 2018
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 17(2) and (3) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984( 1 ).
Representative organisations have been consulted in accordance with section 134(2) of that Act.
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the M3 Motorway (Junctions 2 to 4a) and the M25 Motorway (Junction 12) (Speed Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018 and come into force on 23rd March 2018.
Amendment of Regulations
2. In regulation 2 (interpretation) of the M3 and M25 (Thorpe Interchange) (Speed Limit) Regulations 2009( 2 )—
(a) in paragraph (ii) in the definition of “a link road” for “1380 metres south of the Muckhatch Lane Overbridge” substitute “2570 metres south of the New Wickham Lane Overbridge”; and
(b) in the definition of “the westbound carriageway” for “505 metres before” substitute “500 metres after”.
3. In paragraph 1(a) of the Schedule (specified roads) to the M3 Motorway (Junctions 2 to 4a) (Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2015( 3 ) for “700 metres” substitute “500 metres”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
Jesse Norman
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Transport
26th February 2018
1984 c.27 ; section 17(2) was amended by the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (c.22) , Schedule 8, Part 2, paragraph 28(3); section 17(2)(b) was amended by the Road Traffic Act 1991 (c.40) , Schedule 8; section 17(2)(d) was inserted by the Road Traffic Act 1991 (c.40) , Schedule 4, paragraph 25. There are other amendments to sections 17 and 134 which are not relevant to these Regulations.
S.I. 2009/1421 , amended by S.I. 2015/241 .