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Enforced by: National Highways
Status: Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling: Imprisonment 5 of 20 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 6 carry different penalties and 9 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person8 Contractor3 Director or Officer1 Employee1 Statutory Undertaker1

Plus 6 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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Director or Officer — also bound by 429 other Acts

Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 162 duties

Companies Act 2006 126 duties

Insolvency Act 1986 77 duties

The Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 68 duties

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Employee — also bound by 189 other Acts

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The Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016 42 duties

What it requires

Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

Part 1

Traffic Officers

2 of 15 sections shown

s.004 Powers to direct traffic officers Regulated

Traffic officers must follow directions from the police and national authoritiesEmployee

s.010 Offences Imprisonment

Assault a traffic officerAny Person

13 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.001 Traffic officers: introduction

s.002 Designation of traffic officers

s.003 Jurisdiction of traffic officers

s.005 The special powers of a traffic officer

s.006 Powers to stop or direct traffic

s.007 Powers to place temporary traffic signs

s.008 Power to confer further special powers on traffic officers

s.009 Removal of certain vehicles by traffic officers

s.011 Uniform

s.012 Power to charge for traffic officer services provided on request

s.013 Power to acquire land

s.014 Financial assistance to authorised persons

s.015 Interpretation of Part 1

Part 2

Network management by local traffic authorities and strategic highways companies

4 of 16 sections shown

s.017 Arrangements for network management Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Local authorities must appoint a traffic manager and manage road congestionLocal authority

s.027 Criteria for making intervention orders Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Secretary of State must provide guidance on traffic intervention criteriaCrown / Minister / Government department

s.028 Guidance to traffic directors Regulated

Traffic directors must follow guidance from the national authorityDirector or Officer

s.030 Recovery of costs from network management authorities Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

National authority may recover traffic director costs from local authoritiesCrown / Minister / Government department

12 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.016 The network management duty

s.018 Guidance to network management authorities

s.019 Power to require information relating to network management

s.020 Intervention notices

s.021 Intervention orders

s.022 Appointment of traffic director: supplementary

s.023 Monitoring and reporting

s.024 Intervention in activities of network management authority

s.025 Exercise of network management authority functions

s.026 Application of sections 20 to 25 to network management authorities exercising functions jointly

s.029 Traffic directors in London

s.031 Interpretation of Part 2

Part 3

Permit Schemes

2 of 9 sections shown

s.033 Preparation of permit schemes Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Highways authorities and Crown must follow regulations when creating permit schemesStatutory regulator

s.037 Permit regulations Prosecution

Carry out street works without a permit or breach permit conditionsContractor

Unlimited fine

7 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.032 Meaning of “permit scheme”

s.033 Implementation of permit schemes of strategic highway companies and local highway authorities in England

s.034 Implementation of local highway authority permit schemes : Wales

s.035 Implementation of other permit schemes

s.036 Variation and revocation of permit schemes

s.038 Crown application

s.039 Interpretation of Part 3

Part 4

Street works

5 of 20 sections shown

s.040 Increase in penalties for summary offences under 1991 Act Prosecution

Fail to comply with street work regulations and safety dutiesContractor

Unlimited fine

s.044 Directions as to placing of apparatus Prosecution

Carry out street works against authority directionAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.048 Duty to inspect records Prosecution

Fail to inspect statutory records before street worksAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.049 Notices of street works Prosecution

Fail to give required notice after earlier notice lapsesAny Person

Fine up to £2,500

s.057 Contributions to costs of re-surfacing by undertaker Regulated

Pay a share of street re-surfacing costs to other undertakersStatutory Undertaker

15 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.041 Fixed penalty offences

s.042 Duty of street authority to co-ordinate works

s.043 Directions relating to timing of street works

s.045 The street works register

s.046 Records of location of apparatus

s.047 Duties relating to the location of unexpected apparatus

s.050 Qualifications of supervisors and operatives

s.051 Restriction on works following substantial road works

s.052 Restriction on works following substantial street works

s.053 Notices requiring remedial works relating to reinstatements

s.054 Duty to notify street authority of reinstatement

s.055 Power of street authority to require undertaker to re-surface street

s.056 Re-surfacing: regulations and guidance

s.058 Inspection fees

s.059 Guidance about inspections

Part 5

Highways and roads

1 of 12 sections shown

s.065 Duty of strategic highways company or local highway authority to keep records of objects in highway Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

National authorities may require highway companies to keep records of objectsCrown / Minister / Government department

11 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.060 Strategic roads in London: initial designation by Secretary of State

s.061 Orders of the Greater London Authority changing what are strategic roads

s.062 London borough council exercising powers under Highways Act 1980 so as to affect strategic roads

s.063 London borough council exercising powers under Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 so as to affect strategic roads

s.064 Fixed penalty offences under the Highways Act 1980

s.066 Builders' skips: charge for occupation of highway for unreasonable period

s.067 Builders' skips: charge determined by reference to duration of occupation of highway

s.068 Scaffolding, building materials and excavations: charge for occupation of highway for unreasonable period

s.069 Scaffolding, building materials and excavations: charge determined by reference to duration of occupation of highway

s.070 Sections 66 to 69: supplementary

s.071 Guidance to local highway authorities as to safety precautions

Part 6

Civil enforcement of traffic contraventions

4 of 24 sections shown

s.072 Civil penalties for road traffic contraventions Regulated

Violate road traffic civil enforcement regulationsAny Person

s.079 Immobilisation of vehicle where penalty charge payable Prosecution

Interfere with immobilisation device noticeAny Person

Fine up to £500

s.080 Representations and appeals Prosecution

Fail to comply with adjudicator’s attendance or document requestAny Person

Fine up to £500

s.087 Guidance to local authorities Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Local authorities must follow national guidance on traffic enforcementLocal authority

20 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.073 Contraventions subject to civil enforcement

s.074 Civil enforcement areas

s.075 Power to require authority to apply for civil enforcement powers

s.076 Civil enforcement officers

s.077 Setting the level of penalty charges

s.078 Notification of penalty charge

s.078 Notification of penalty charge: parking contraventions in England

s.081 Adjudicators

s.082 Enforcement of penalty charges

s.083 Certificated bailiffs

s.084 Designation of special enforcement areas

s.085 Prohibition of double parking etc.

s.086 Prohibition of parking at dropped footways etc.

s.087 Power to prohibit use of devices etc : parking contraventions in England

s.088 Financial provisions

s.089 Regulations and orders

s.090 Application to Crown and visiting forces

s.091 Consequential amendments

s.092 Minor definitions

s.093 Index of defined expressions

Part 7

Miscellaneous and General

1 of 7 sections shown

s.094 Power to inspect blue badges Imprisonment

Fail to produce a blue badge on demandAny Person

6 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.095 Application of surplus income from parking places

s.096 Wales

s.097 Financial provision

s.098 Repeals

s.099 Commencement, transitionals and savings

s.100 Short title and extent

Schedules

1 of 52 shown

s.sch004 Schedule 3A to the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 Prosecution

Carry out street works against authority directionContractor

Unlimited fine

51 other schedules

s.002 Schedule 4A to the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991

s.003 Schedule 4B to the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991

s.005 Schedule 22A to the Highways Act 1980

s.006 Schedule 22B to the Highways Act 1980

s.008 Civil enforcement areas and enforcement authorities

s.010 Civil enforcement: special enforcement areas

s.012 Repeals

s.sch001 Increase in maximum fines for certain summary offences under the 1991 Act

s.sch007 Road traffic contraventions subject to civil enforcement

s.sch007 References in this Part of this Act to a parking...

s.sch007 (1) The appropriate national authority may by regulations amend the...

s.sch007 (1) In Greater London there is a parking contravention in...

s.sch007 (1) Outside Greater London there is a parking contravention in...

s.sch007 (1) The appropriate national authority may by regulations amend paragraph...

s.sch007 (1) A bus lane contravention is a contravention of any...

s.sch007 A London lorry ban contravention is a contravention of the...

s.sch007 (1) A moving traffic contravention is— (a) an offence under...

s.sch007 Traffic signs subject to civil enforcement in England

s.sch007 (1) The table below specifies the traffic signs that are...

s.sch008 (1) The whole of Greater London is a civil enforcement...

s.sch008 (1) The appropriate national authority may, on an application under...

s.sch008 (1) The Secretary of State may, on an application by...

s.sch008 (1) The Mayor of London may by order under this...

s.sch008 (1) The whole of Greater London is a civil enforcement...

s.sch008 (1) A London local authority may by resolution declare the...

s.sch008 (1) Transport for London may declare the whole or part...

s.sch008 (1) The appropriate national authority may, on an application under...

s.sch008 (1) The appropriate national authority may make an order designating...

s.sch009 Civil enforcement: setting the level of charges

s.sch009 (1) This Schedule provides for the setting of the levels...

s.sch009 (1) It is the duty— (a) of Transport for London,...

s.sch009 (1) Transport for London and the London local authorities must...

s.sch009 (1) The following provisions apply where the Mayor of London—...

s.sch009 (1) Transport for London and the London local authorities shall...

s.sch009 (1) The Secretary of State may make provision by regulations...

s.sch009 (1) Outside Greater London it is the duty of each...

s.sch009 (1) The levels of charges set by enforcement authorities under...

s.sch009 An enforcement authority for an area outside Greater London shall...

s.sch010 (1) The Secretary of State may, on an application by...

s.sch010 (1) The Mayor of London may by order under this...

s.sch010 (1) The appropriate national authority may, on an application under...

s.sch011 Civil enforcement: consequential amendments

s.sch011 (1) Section 46 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984...

s.sch011 In section 63A of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984...

s.sch011 (1) In section 101 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act...

s.sch011 (1) Section 102 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984...

s.sch011 In Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Tribunals and...

s.sch011 In the London Local Authorities Act 1995 (c. x)—

s.sch011 In section 20 of the London Local Authorities and Transport...

Help complying

Guvnor’s practical routes through this instrument.

Complete guide to highway works compliance

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Highway works quick compliance check

Quick-check permit type, notice period, qualification requirements, and fixed penalty notice amounts before starting highway works. For experienced contractors who need a …

Set up traffic management for road works

How to plan and set up traffic management for road works in England, Wales, and Scotland. Covers Chapter 8 signing and guarding …

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Connected legislation

Instruments made under this Act. They carry the detail the Act delegates.

The Traffic Management Permit Scheme (England) Regulations 2007 SI 2007/3372

The Traffic Management Permit Scheme (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 SI 2015/958

Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.

Traffic Management Act 2004

Does it bind you?

Other Acts binding the same actors

What it requires

Traffic Officers

Network management by local traffic authorities and strategic highways companies

Permit Schemes

Street works

Highways and roads

Civil enforcement of traffic contraventions

Miscellaneous and General

Schedules

Help complying

Complete guide to highway works compliance

Highway works quick compliance check

Set up traffic management for road works

Connected legislation