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Traffic Management Act 2004

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60 Strategic roads in London: initial designation by Secretary of State

(1) The Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument designate roads and proposed roads in Greater London, other than roads for which the Secretary of State, a strategic highways company or Transport for London is the traffic authority, as strategic roads for the purposes of— (a) section 301A of the 1980 Act, and (b) section 121B of the 1984 Act. (2) Any road or proposed road so designated shall become a strategic road as from such date as may be specified in the order. (3) No order under subsection (1) may be made in respect of a road or proposed road in a London borough if an order under that subsection has been made in respect of any other road or proposed road in that borough. (4) In this section and section 61— (a) “road” means any length of highway or of any other road to which the public has access, and includes bridges over which a road passes; (aa) strategic highways company” means a company for the time being appointed under Part 1 of the Infrastructure Act 2015; (b) “strategic road” means a road which is for the time being a strategic road by virtue of an order under subsection (1) or section 61(1); (c) “traffic authority” has the same meaning as in the 1984 Act. (5) For the purposes of this section and section 61— (a) the City of London shall be treated as if it were a London borough; (b) the Common Council shall be treated as if it were the council for a London borough; (c) the Inner Temple and the Middle Temple shall be treated as forming part of the City. (6) In this Part— “the 1980 Act” means the Highways Act 1980 (c. 66); “the 1984 Act” means the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c. 27). (7) A statutory instrument containing an order under this section is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

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60 Strategic roads in London: initial designation by Secretary of State

(1) The Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument designate roads and proposed roads in Greater London, other than roads for which the Secretary of State, a strategic highways company or Transport for London is the traffic authority, as strategic roads for the purposes of— (a) section 301A of the 1980 Act, and (b) section 121B of the 1984 Act. (2) Any road or proposed road so designated shall become a strategic road as from such date as may be specified in the order. (3) No order under subsection (1) may be made in respect of a road or proposed road in a London borough if an order under that subsection has been made in respect of any other road or proposed road in that borough. (4) In this section and section 61— (a) “road” means any length of highway or of any other road to which the public has access, and includes bridges over which a road passes; (aa) strategic highways company” means a company for the time being appointed under Part 1 of the Infrastructure Act 2015; (b) “strategic road” means a road which is for the time being a strategic road by virtue of an order under subsection (1) or section 61(1); (c) “traffic authority” has the same meaning as in the 1984 Act. (5) For the purposes of this section and section 61— (a) the City of London shall be treated as if it were a London borough; (b) the Common Council shall be treated as if it were the council for a London borough; (c) the Inner Temple and the Middle Temple shall be treated as forming part of the City. (6) In this Part— “the 1980 Act” means the Highways Act 1980 (c. 66); “the 1984 Act” means the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c. 27). (7) A statutory instrument containing an order under this section is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

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