Defined term

“carriageway”

Defined in 15 Acts and 166 statutory instruments.

  1. The Ashton Vale to Temple Meads and Bristol City Centre Rapid Transit Order 2013 SI
  2. The Associated British Ports (Immingham Green Energy Terminal) Order 2025 SI
  3. The Beacon Fen Energy Park Order 2026 SI
  4. The Blackpool Tramway (Blackpool North Extension) Order 2017 SI
  5. The Boston Alternative Energy Facility Order 2023 SI
  6. The Boston Barrier Order 2017 SI
  7. The Bridgwater Tidal Barrier Order 2022 SI
  8. The Cambridgeshire Guided Busway Order 2005 SI
  9. Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act 1996 Act
  10. The Chester Guided Busway Order 2002 SI
  11. The Chiltern Railways (Bicester to Oxford Improvements) Order 2012 SI
  12. The Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Cross Compliance) (England) Regulations 2004 SI
  13. The Cory Decarbonisation Project Order 2025 SI
  14. Crossrail Act 2008 Act
  15. The Crossrail (Kensal Green) Order 2013 SI
  16. The Crossrail (Plumstead Sidings) Order 2015 SI
  17. The Croxley Rail Link Order 2013 SI
  18. The Daventry International Rail Freight Interchange Alteration Order 2014 SI
  19. The Docklands Light Railway (Capacity Enhancement and 2012 Games Preparation) Order 2007 SI
  20. The Docklands Light Railway (Capacity Enhancement) Order 2005 SI
  21. The Docklands Light Railway (Silvertown and London City Airport Extension) Order 2002 SI
  22. The Docklands Light Railway (Stratford International Extension) Order 2006 SI
  23. The Docklands Light Railway (Woolwich Arsenal Extension) Order 2004 SI
  24. The Dogger Bank South East and West Offshore Wind Farms Order 2026 SI
  25. The Drax Power Station Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage Extension Order 2024 SI
  26. The East Midlands Gateway Rail Freight Interchange and Highway Order 2016 SI
  27. The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) Regulations 2003 SI
  28. English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 Act
  29. The Felixstowe Branch Line and Ipswich Yard Improvement Order 2008 SI
  30. The Ferrybridge Multifuel 2 Power Station Order 2015 SI
  31. The Gate Burton Energy Park Order 2024 SI
  32. The Greater Manchester (Leigh Busway) Order 2005 SI
  33. The Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (Trafford Depot) Order 2002 SI
  34. The Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority for Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems) Regulations 2006 SI
  35. High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017 Act
  36. High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Act 2021 Act
  37. Highways Act 1980 Act
  38. The HyNet Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Order 2024 SI
  39. The Immingham Open Cycle Gas Turbine Order 2020 SI
  40. The Infrastructure Planning (Model Provisions) (England and Wales) Order 2009 SI 3 definitions
  41. The Keuper Underground Gas Storage Facility Order 2017 SI
  42. The Knottingley Power Plant Order 2015 SI
  43. The Lake Lothing (Lowestoft) Third Crossing Order 2020 SI
  44. Land Compensation (Scotland) Act 1973 Act
  45. The Leeds Railway Station (Southern Entrance) Order 2013 SI
  46. The Leeds Supertram (Extension) Order 2001 SI
  47. The Leeds Supertram (Land Acquisition and Road Works) Order 2001 SI
  48. The London Overground (Barking Riverside Extension) Order 2017 SI
  49. The London Underground (Bank Station Capacity Upgrade) Order 2015 SI
  50. The London Underground (Northern Line Extension) Order 2014 SI
  51. The London Underground (Victoria Station Upgrade) Order 2009 SI
  52. The Luton Dunstable Translink Order 2006 SI
  53. The M1 Motorway (Junction 2) (50 Miles Per Hour Speed Limit) Regulations 2020 SI 2 definitions
  54. The M1 Motorway (Junctions 10 to 13) (Actively Managed Hard Shoulder and Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2012 SI
  55. The M1 Motorway (Junctions 13 to 16) (Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2020 SI
  56. The M1 Motorway (Junctions 16 to 19) (Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2016 SI
  57. The M1 Motorway (Junctions 23A to 25) (Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2018 SI
  58. The M1 Motorway (Junctions 25 to 28) (Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2011 SI
  59. The M1 Motorway (Junctions 28 to 35a) (Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2015 SI
  60. The M1 Motorway (Junctions 39 to 42) (Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2015 SI
  61. The M1 Motorway (Junctions 6A to 10) (Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2011 SI
  62. The M11 Motorway (Junctions 8 to 9) (Offside Lane Restriction) Regulations 2019 SI
  63. The M20 Motorway (Junctions 3 to 5) (Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2019 SI
  64. The M20 Motorway (Junctions 4 to 7) (Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2010 SI
  65. The M23 Motorway (Gatwick Spur) (50 Miles Per Hour Speed Limit) Regulations 2020 SI
  66. The M23 Motorway (Junctions 8 to 10) (Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2020 SI
  67. The M25 Motorway (Junction 5) (50 Miles Per Hour Speed Limit) Regulations 2020 SI
  68. The M25 Motorway (Junctions 10 to 16) (Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2001 SI
  69. The M25 Motorway (Junctions 16 to 23) (Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2013 SI
  70. The M25 Motorway (Junctions 2 to 3) (Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2012 SI
  71. The M25 Motorway (Junctions 23 to 27) (Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2013 SI
  72. The M25 Motorway (Junctions 27 to 30) (Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2013 SI
  73. The M25 Motorway (Junctions 5 to 7) (Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2013 SI
  74. The M25 Motorway (Junctions 7 to 16) (Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2012 SI
  75. The M25 Motorway (M25 Junction 2 Improvement) (M25 to A282 Section and Connecting Road) Scheme 2004 SI
  76. The M27 Motorway (Junctions 4 to 11) (Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2021 SI
  77. The M271 Motorway (Junction 1 to Redbridge Roundabout) (Fixed Speed Limits) Regulations 2021 SI
  78. The M3 Motorway (Junctions 2 to 4a) (Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2015 SI
  79. The M32 Motorway (Junctions 1 to 3) (40 and 60 Miles Per Hour Speed Limits) Regulations 2025 SI
  80. The M4 Motorway (Junctions 19 to 20) and the M5 Motorway (Junctions 15 to 17) (Actively Managed Hard Shoulder and Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2013 SI
  81. The M4 Motorway (Junctions 3 to 12) (Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2019 SI
  82. The M40 Motorway (M40 Junction 16 to M42 Junction 3A) (Northbound) (Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2009 SI
  83. The M42 (Junctions 3A to 7) (Actively Managed Hard Shoulder and Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2005 SI
  84. The M42 Motorway (Junction 3) (50 Miles Per Hour Speed Limit) Regulations 2023 SI
  85. The M42 Motorway (Junctions 7 to 9) (Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2009 SI
  86. The M5 Motorway (Junctions 4a to 6)(Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2017 SI
  87. The M56 Motorway (Junctions 6 to 7) (Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2022 SI
  88. The M57 Motorway Junction 7 (Switch Island) (Speed Limits) Regulations 2009 SI
  89. The M6 Motorway (Junction 19) (40 Miles Per Hour Speed Limit) Regulations 2021 SI
  90. The M6 Motorway (Junctions 10a to 13)(Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2015 SI
  91. The M6 Motorway (Junctions 13 to 15) (Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2021 SI
  92. The M6 Motorway (Junctions 16 to 19) (Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2018 SI
  93. The M6 Motorway (Junctions 2 to 4) (Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2020 SI
  94. The M6 Motorway (Junctions 21a to 26) (Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2024 SI
  95. The M6 Motorway (Junctions 4 to 5) (Actively Managed Hard Shoulder and Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2009 SI
  96. The M6 Motorway (Junctions 5 to 8) (Actively Managed Hard Shoulder and Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2013 SI
  97. The M6 Motorway (Junctions 8 to 10A) (Actively Managed Hard Shoulder and Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2010 SI
  98. The M6 Toll (Collection of Tolls) Regulations 2003 SI
  99. The M60 Motorway (Junction 25) (Speed Limit) Regulations 2009 SI
  100. The M60 Motorway (Junctions 8 to 18) and the M62 Motorway (Junctions 18 to 20) (Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2017 SI
  101. The M62 Motorway (Junctions 10 to 12) and M602 Motorway (Junction 1) (Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2020 SI
  102. The M62 Motorway (Junctions 25 to 30) (Actively Managed Hard Shoulder and Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2012 SI
  103. The M62 Motorway (Junctions 9 to 11) (Eastbound) and the M6 Motorway (Junction 21A) (Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2016 SI
  104. The M621 Motorway (Speed Limit) Regulations 2024 SI
  105. The Medworth Energy from Waste Combined Heat and Power Facility Order 2024 SI
  106. The Merseytram (Liverpool City Centre to Kirkby) Order 2005 SI
  107. The Midland Metro (Birmingham City Centre Extension, etc.) (Land Acquisition and Variation) Order 2016 SI
  108. The Midland Metro (Birmingham City Centre Extension, etc.) Order 2005 SI
  109. The Midland Metro (Birmingham Eastside Extension) Order 2020 SI
  110. The Midland Metro (Wednesbury to Brierley Hill and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2005 SI
  111. The Midland Metro (Wolverhampton City Centre Extension) Order 2016 SI
  112. The Motorways Traffic (England and Wales) Regulations 1982 SI
  113. The National Grid (Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024 SI
  114. The National Grid (Hinkley Point C Connection Project) Order 2016 SI
  115. The National Grid (King’s Lynn B Power Station Connection) Order 2013 SI
  116. The National Grid (North London Reinforcement Project) Order 2014 SI
  117. The Net Zero Teesside Order 2024 SI
  118. The Network Rail (Buxton Sidings Extension) Order 2017 SI
  119. The Network Rail (Cambridge South Infrastructure Enhancements) Order 2022 SI
  120. The Network Rail (Cambridgeshire Level Crossing Reduction) Order 2020 SI
  121. The Network Rail (Chart Leacon) Order 2021 SI
  122. The Network Rail (East West Rail) (Bicester to Bedford Improvements) Order 2020 SI
  123. The Network Rail (Essex and Others Level Crossing Reduction) Order 2022 SI
  124. The Network Rail (Hitchin (Cambridge Junction)) Order 2011 SI
  125. The Network Rail (Hope Valley Capacity) Order 2018 SI
  126. The Network Rail (Huddersfield to Westtown (Dewsbury) Improvements) Order 2022 SI
  127. The Network Rail (Huyton) Order 2014 SI
  128. The Network Rail (Ipswich Chord) Order 2012 SI
  129. The Network Rail (Leeds to Micklefield Enhancements) Order 2024 SI
  130. The Network Rail (North Doncaster Chord) Order 2012 SI
  131. The Network Rail (Norton Bridge Area Improvements) Order 2014 SI
  132. The Network Rail (Nuneaton North Chord) Order 2010 SI
  133. The Network Rail (Ordsall Chord) Order 2015 SI
  134. The Network Rail (Oxford Station Phase 2 Improvements (Land Only)) (No. 2) Order 2022 SI
  135. The Network Rail (Oxford Station Phase 2 Improvements (Land Only)) Order 2022 SI
  136. The Network Rail (Redditch Branch Enhancement) Order 2013 SI
  137. The Network Rail (Suffolk Level Crossing Reduction) Order 2020 SI
  138. The Network Rail (Teddington Station Access for All) Order 2021 SI
  139. The Network Rail (Thameslink 2000) Order 2006 SI
  140. The Network Rail (Werrington Grade Separation) Order 2018 SI
  141. The Network Rail (West Coast Main Line) Order 2003 SI
  142. The Network Rail (West Coast Main Line) Order 2004 SI
  143. New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 Act 2 definitions
  144. The North Blyth Biomass Power Station Order 2013 SI
  145. The North Lincolnshire Green Energy Park Order 2025 SI
  146. The North Wales Wind Farms Connection Order 2016 SI
  147. The Northampton Gateway Rail Freight Interchange Order 2019 SI
  148. The Northumberland Line Order 2022 SI
  149. The Nottingham Express Transit System Order 2009 SI
  150. Pipe-Lines Act 1962 Act 3 definitions
  151. The Portishead Branch Line (MetroWest Phase 1) Order 2022 SI
  152. The Preesall Underground Gas Storage Facility Order 2015 SI
  153. The Progress Power (Gas Fired Power Station) Order 2015 SI
  154. The Public Service Obligations in Transport Regulations 2023 SI
  155. The Railtrack (Shortlands Junction) Order 2001 SI
  156. The Railways (Accident Investigation and Reporting) Regulations 2005 SI
  157. The Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems (Safety) Regulations 2006 SI
  158. Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978 Act 2 definitions
  159. The Reinforcement to the North Shropshire Electricity Distribution Network Order 2020 SI
  160. The River Humber Gas Pipeline Replacement Order 2016 SI
  161. The River Mersey (Mersey Gateway Bridge) Order 2011 SI
  162. The Riverside Energy Park Order 2020 SI
  163. Road Traffic Act 1988 Act 2 definitions
  164. Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 Act 2 definitions
  165. The Rookery South (Resource Recovery Facility) Order 2011 SI
  166. The Rother Valley Railway (Bodiam to Robertsbridge Junction) Order 2023 SI
  167. The Silvertown Tunnel Order 2018 SI
  168. The South Hampshire Rapid Transit Order 2001 SI
  169. The South Humber Bank Energy Centre Order 2021 SI
  170. The Telford Railfreight Terminal (Donnington) Order 2005 SI
  171. The Thames Water Utilities Limited (Thames Tideway Tunnel) Order 2014 SI
  172. The Thorpe Marsh Gas Pipeline Order 2016 SI
  173. The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 SI
  174. Traffic Management Act 2004 Act 2 definitions
  175. The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002 SI
  176. Transport Act 1968 Act
  177. Transport and Works Act 1992 Act
  178. The Transport for Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (Second City Crossing) Order 2013 SI
  179. The Transport for Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (Trafford Park Extension) Order 2016 SI
  180. The Viking CCS Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Order 2025 SI
  181. The Willington C Gas Pipeline Order 2014 SI

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