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2026 No. 312

HIGHWAYS, ENGLAND

The Traffic Management Permit Scheme (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

Made

16th March 2026

Laid before Parliament

19th March 2026

Coming into force

10th April 2026

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 37(1) of the Traffic Management Act 2004(1).

Citation, commencement and application

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Traffic Management Permit Scheme (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 and come into force on 10th April 2026.

(2) These Regulations apply to England only.

Amendment to the Traffic Management Permit Scheme (England) Regulations 2007

2. The Traffic Management Permit Scheme (England) Regulations 2007(2) are amended in accordance with these Regulations.

Amendment to regulation 2 (interpretation)

3. In regulation 2(1)—

(a)omit the definition of “statutory undertaker”;

(b)after the definition of “street authority” insert—

“street works permit” has the meaning given in section 105(1) of the 1991 Act (minor definitions)(3);;

(c)after the definition of “traffic-sensitive time” insert—

“undertaker” means—

(a)

a person entitled by virtue of a statutory right to carry out street works; or

(b)

a person entitled by virtue of a street works permit to carry out street works described in section 48(3ZA) of the 1991 Act(4);.

Consequential amendments

4.—(1) In regulation 18(3), regulation 19(1) and regulation 20(1), in each place it occurs, for “a statutory undertaker” substitute “an undertaker”.

(2) In regulation 29 and regulation 38B(1)(h), in each place it occurs, omit “statutory”.

(3) In regulation 38B(1)(c)—

(a)for “a statutory undertaker” substitute “an undertaker”;

(b)for “that statutory undertaker” substitute “that undertaker”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

Simon Lightwood

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Transport

16th March 2026

(1)

2004 c. 18. Section 37(1) is amended by Schedule 10, Part 2, Paragraph 9 of the Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20).

(3)

The definition of “street works permit” was inserted by section 49(7)(a) of the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 (c. 34).

(4)

Section 48(3ZA) was inserted by section 49(2) of the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 (c. 34).

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The Traffic Management Permit Scheme (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (2026/312)
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