- Enforced by
- NSTA, Homes England, National Highways, ORR
- Status
- Amended (in force with amendments)
- Penalty ceiling
- Regulated
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Any Person1
Employer1
Plus 14 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.
Other Acts binding the same actors
If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.
Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts
Human Medicines Regulations 2012
184 duties
Merchant Shipping Act 1995
144 duties
Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016
104 duties
Communications Act 2003
92 duties
Road Traffic Act 1988
92 duties
Employer — also bound by 682 other Acts
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
Strategic highways companies
7 of 20 sections shown
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Areas and highways in an appointment (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must specify areas and roads for strategic highway companiesCrown / Minister / Government department
s.003
Road Investment Strategy (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must set and manage the Road Investment StrategyCrown / Minister / Government department
s.005
General duties (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- National Highways must cooperate with planning and road authoritiesStatutory regulator
s.010
Monitor (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- ORR must monitor strategic highways companies and can demand informationStatutory regulator
s.011
Monitor: compliance and fines (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- ORR may fine or issue enforcement notices to strategic highways companiesStatutory regulator
s.012
Monitor: general duties (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- ORR must monitor and promote the performance of National HighwaysStatutory regulator
s.014
Periodic reports by the Secretary of State (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must publish reports on strategic highways companiesCrown / Minister / Government department
13 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Part 2
Cycling and Walking Investment Strategies
0 of 1 section shown1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
Part 3
Powers of British Transport Police Force
0 of 1 section shown1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
Part 4
Environmental control of animal and plant species
0 of 3 sections shown3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Part 5
Planning, land and buildings
0 of 12 sections shown12 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Part 6
Energy
2 of 16 sections shown
s.049
Advice on likely impact of onshore petroleum on the carbon budget (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must report on onshore petroleum impact on carbon budgetsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.050
Onshore hydraulic fracturing: safeguards (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must ensure fracking safeguards are met before giving consentCrown / Minister / Government department
14 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Part 7
Public Works Loan Commissioners
0 of 1 section shown1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
Part 8
General provisions
0 of 4 sections shown4 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Schedules
Schedules
7 of 279 shown
s.006
Community electricity right regulations (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must issue regulations for community electricity rightsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch001
Before section 176 insert— Consent of highway authority required for...
Regulated
- Obtain consent before constructing access to a trunk roadAny Person
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(1) The Secretary of State must provide a strategic highways...
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must provide Road Investment Strategy proposals to the strategic highways companyCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch003
(1) Where in accordance with a scheme a person employed...
Regulated
- Treat employee transfers under statutory scheme as continuous employmentEmployer
s.sch005
For section 3 (registering authorities, local land charges registers, and...
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Chief Land Registrar must maintain the local land charges registerStatutory regulator
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A local authority must provide the Chief Land Registrar with...
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must provide information to the Chief Land Registrar on requestLocal authority
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(1) Right to buy regulations must require the offer to...
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Government must set minimum stake price in right-to-buy regulationsCrown / Minister / Government department
272 other schedules
s.sch001
The Highways Act 1980 is amended as follows.
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(1) Section 10 (general provision as to trunk roads) is...
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(1) Schedule 9 (special provision as to certain orders) is...
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In section 112G of the Transport Act 1985 (representations following...
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In the Dartford-Thurrock Crossing Act 1988, after section 46 (interpretation)...
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In section 44 (authorisation of use on roads of special...
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(1) Section 247 of the Town and Country Planning Act...
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In section 248 (highways crossing or entering route of proposed...
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In section 254 (compulsory acquisition of land in connection with...
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In section 256 (electronic communications apparatus: orders by Secretary of...
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In section 336 (interpretation), in subsection (1)—
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(1) Schedule 13 (blighted land) is amended as follows.
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(1) Section 11 (local and private Act functions with respect...
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The Environmental Protection Act 1990 is amended as follows.
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(1) Section 89 (duty to keep land and highways clear...
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(1) Section 98 (definitions) is amended as follows.
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The New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 is amended...
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In section 6 (toll orders), in subsection (2)—
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(1) Section 12 (extension toll orders) is amended as follows....
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(1) Section 26 (interpretation) is amended as follows.
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In section 49 (the street authority and other relevant authorities),...
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In section 63 (streets with special engineering difficulties), in subsection...
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In section 74 (charge for occupation of the highway where...
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In section 14 (powers as respects roads that cross or...
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(1) Section 74A (charge determined by reference to duration of...
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In section 86 (highway authorities, highways and related matters), after...
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In section 106 (index of defined expressions)—
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(1) Schedule 2 (procedure in connection with toll orders) is...
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In Schedule 3 (street works licences), in paragraph 9—
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The Transport Act 2000 is amended as follows.
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In section 167 (trunk road charging schemes), in subsection (1)(a),...
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In section 176 (equipment etc), after subsection (1) insert—
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(1) Section 177 (traffic signs) is amended as follows.
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The Traffic Management Act 2004 is amended as follows.
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(1) Section 16 (general provision as to special roads) is...
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(1) Section 1 (traffic officers: introduction) is amended as follows....
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(1) Section 11 (uniform) is amended as follows.
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In section 12 (power to charge for traffic officer services...
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In section 15 (interpretation of Part 1), at the appropriate...
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In the heading to Part 2, after “local traffic authorities”...
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(1) Section 16 (the network management duty) is amended as...
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In section 17 (arrangements for network management), in subsection (1),...
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In section 18 (guidance to local authorities), in subsections (1)...
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In section 19 (power to require information relating to network...
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In section 20 (intervention notices), in subsections (1), (2)(b) and...
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In section 18 (supplementary orders relating to special roads), in...
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In section 21 (intervention orders), in subsections (1), (4), (5),...
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In section 22 (appointment of traffic director: supplementary), in subsections...
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In section 23 (monitoring and reporting), in subsections (1), (2)(b)...
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In section 24 (intervention in activities of local traffic authority),...
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(1) Section 25 (exercise of local traffic authority functions) is...
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In section 26 (application of sections 20 to 25 to...
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In section 30 (recovery of costs from local traffic authorities),...
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(1) Section 31 (interpretation of Part 2) is amended as...
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In section 33 (preparation of permit schemes), in subsections (1)...
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(1) Section 60 (strategic roads in London: initial designation by...
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In section 19 (certain special roads and other highways to...
s.sch001
In section 61 (orders of the Greater London Authority changing...
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(1) Section 65 (duty of local highway authority to keep...
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In Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Civil Contingencies...
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(1) Section 22 of the Planning Act 2008 (highways) is...
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(1) Section 23 (compensation in respect of certain works executed...
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(1) Section 24 (construction of new highways and provision of...
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(1) Section 26 (compulsory powers for creation of footpaths, bridleways...
s.sch001
In section 38 (power of highway authorities to adopt by...
s.sch001
(1) Section 1 (highway authorities: general provision) is amended as...
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(1) Section 41 (duty to maintain highways maintainable at public...
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(1) Section 55 (extinguishment of liability to maintain or improve...
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In section 63 (relief of main carriageway of trunk road...
s.sch001
In section 66 (footways and guard-rails etc for publicly maintainable...
s.sch001
In section 69 (subways), in subsection (2)(a), after “Minister” insert...
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(1) Section 80 (power to fence highways) is amended as...
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(1) Section 90C (consultation and local inquiries) is amended as...
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(1) Section 93 (power to make orders as to reconstruction,...
s.sch001
In section 95 (supplemental provisions as to orders and agreements...
s.sch001
In section 97 (lighting of highways), in subsection (1), for...
s.sch001
In section 2 (highway authority for road which ceases to...
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(1) Section 105A (environmental impact assessments) is amended as follows....
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(1) Section 105B (procedure) is amended as follows.
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(1) Section 105C (other EEA States) is amended as follows....
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In section 105D (validity of decisions), in subsection (1), after...
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(1) Section 106 (orders and schemes providing for construction of...
s.sch001
In section 108 (power to divert navigable watercourses), in subsection...
s.sch001
In section 110 (power to divert non-navigable watercourses and to...
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(1) Section 112 (provision of picnic sites and public conveniences...
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(1) Section 113 (exercise by council of functions of Minister...
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(1) Section 124 (stopping up of private access to highways)...
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(1) Section 3 (highway authority for approaches to and parts...
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In section 129 (further provision with respect to new means...
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In section 154 (cutting or felling etc trees etc that...
s.sch001
In section 174 (precautions to be taken by persons executing...
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In section 232 (power to treat as a private street...
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(1) Section 239 (acquisition of land for construction, improvement etc...
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In section 240 (acquisition of land in connection with construction,...
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(1) Section 245A (acquisition of land by Secretary of State...
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In section 247 (general provision as to acquisition procedure etc),...
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(1) Section 254 (compulsory acquisition for certain purposes of rights...
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(1) Section 4 (agreement for exercise by Minister of certain...
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(1) Section 260 (clearance of title to land acquired for...
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In section 263 (vesting of highways maintainable at public expense),...
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(1) Section 265 (transfer of property and liabilities upon a...
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(1) Section 266 (transfer to Minister of privately maintainable bridges...
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In section 266A (transfer of property and liabilities upon a...
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(1) Section 267 (transfer to local highway authorities of privately...
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(1) Section 271 (provisions with respect to transfer of toll...
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(1) Section 277 (contribution towards maintenance of bridge where road...
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(1) Section 284 (powers of Minister in relation to privately...
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(1) Section 284A (trunk roads: miscellaneous functions of Secretary of...
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(1) Section 5 (agreement for local highway authority to maintain...
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(1) Section 329 (further provision as to interpretation) is amended...
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In section 330 (construction of certain enactments relating to execution...
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In section 331 (references to functions of council as respects...
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(1) Schedule 1 (procedures for making or confirming certain orders...
s.sch001
In Schedule 3 (provisions of this Act referred to in...
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(1) Schedule 5 (modifications of certain provisions of the Town...
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(1) Schedule 11 (provisions as to orders under section 93...
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(1) Schedule 21 (transitional matters arising where a highway becomes...
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In Schedule 1 to the Public Records Act 1958, in...
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In Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967, at...
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(1) Section 6 (delegation etc of functions with respect to...
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The Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 is amended as follows....
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(1) Section 1 (traffic regulation orders outside Greater London) is...
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In section 2 (what a traffic regulation order may provide),...
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In section 6 (orders similar to traffic regulation orders), in...
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(1) Section 9 (experimental traffic orders) is amended as follows....
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In section 16A (prohibition or restriction on roads in connection...
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(1) Section 16B (restrictions on orders under s16A) is amended...
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In section 19 (regulation of use of highways by public...
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(1) Section 23 (powers of local authorities with respect to...
s.sch001
In section 24 (pedestrian crossings on trunk roads), in the...
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(1) Section 8 (agreements between local highway authorities for doing...
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In section 37 (extension of powers for purposes of general...
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In section 58 (consents for the purposes of s 57(1)),...
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(1) Section 65 (powers and duties of highway authorities as...
s.sch001
In section 69 (general provisions as to removal of signs),...
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(1) Section 70 (default powers of Secretary of State as...
s.sch001
In section 71 (power to enter land in connection with...
s.sch001
(1) Section 74B (transfer of traffic control systems between Secretary...
s.sch001
In section 83 (provisions as to directions under s 82(2)),...
s.sch001
In section 84 (speed limits on roads other than restricted...
s.sch001
(1) Section 85 (traffic signs for indicating speed restrictions) is...
s.sch001
(1) Section 9 (seconding of staff etc) is amended as...
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(1) Section 93 (powers of Secretary of State in relation...
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(1) Section 94 (bollards and other constructions in Greater London)...
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In section 100 (interim disposal of vehicles removed under section...
s.sch001
In section 101 (ultimate disposal of vehicles abandoned and removable...
s.sch001
(1) Section 102 (charges for removal, storage and disposal of...
s.sch001
(1) Section 121A (traffic authorities) is amended as follows.
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(1) Section 122 (exercise of functions by local authorities) is...
s.sch001
In section 124A (GLA side roads), in subsection (4), after...
s.sch001
In section 124B (orders of the Authority changing what are...
s.sch001
In section 142 (general interpretation of Act), in subsection (1),...
s.sch002
(1) This Part specifies the procedure by which a Road...
s.sch002
(1) Having been provided with proposals under paragraph 2, the...
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(1) Where the strategic highways company has agreed to proposals...
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(1) Where the strategic highways company has made counter-proposals to...
s.sch002
(1) This paragraph applies where the Secretary of State is...
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(1) The property, rights and liabilities to be transferred may...
s.sch003
(1) A third party is entitled to compensation in respect...
s.sch003
(1) The Secretary of State may direct a strategic highways...
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(1) In this Schedule— “third party”, in relation to a...
s.sch003
(1) The property, rights and liabilities that may be transferred...
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(1) A scheme may contain provision— (a) for the creation,...
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(1) A scheme may contain provision for imposing on a...
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(1) Where a scheme provides for the transfer of property,...
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(1) A scheme may make provision for some or all...
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(1) A scheme may— (a) make such incidental, supplemental, consequential...
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(1) Where the transferor and transferee under a scheme that...
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After section 61D of the Town and Country Planning Act...
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In section 74(1ZA) (directions etc as to method of dealing...
s.sch004
In section 77(1) (reference of applications to the Secretary of...
s.sch004
In section 78(1)(c) (right of appeal against refusal of application...
s.sch004
In section 88(9) (provision for permission for development in enterprise...
s.sch004
In section 91(4)(a) (provisions about general condition limiting duration of...
s.sch004
(1) Section 108 (compensation for refusal etc of planning permission...
s.sch004
In section 109(6) (apportionment of compensation for depreciation: interpretation) in...
s.sch004
In section 171H(1)(a) (compensation for temporary stop notice: application where...
s.sch004
In section 264(5)(ca) (land which is treated as operational land...
s.sch004
(1) Section 303 (fees for planning applications etc) is amended...
s.sch004
The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 is amended as...
s.sch004
In section 305(1)(a) (contributions by Ministers towards compensation paid by...
s.sch004
In section 324 (rights of entry) after subsection (1A) insert—...
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(1) Section 333 (regulations and orders) is amended as follows....
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In section 336(1) (interpretation) at the appropriate place insert— “relevant...
s.sch004
In section 56(5)(a) (time when development begun where planning permission...
s.sch004
In section 57(3) (planning permission not required for normal use...
s.sch004
In section 58(1) (planning permission may be granted by development...
s.sch004
In section 62(2A) (applications for planning permission: references in subsections...
s.sch004
In section 65(3A) (notice etc of applications for planning permission:...
s.sch004
(1) Section 69 (register of applications etc) is amended as...
s.sch004
(1) Section 71 (consultations in connection with determinations under section...
s.sch005
The Local Land Charges Act 1975 is amended as follows....
s.sch005
In section 12 (office copies as evidence) for “any local...
s.sch005
In section 13 (protection of solicitors, trustees etc) for “a...
s.sch005
(1) Omit section 13A (specification of fees by registering authorities...
s.sch005
(1) Section 14 (rules) is amended as follows.
s.sch005
In section 15(b) (expenses) for “a registering authority” substitute “...
s.sch005
(1) Section 16 (interpretation) is amended as follows.
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In section 19(4) (transitional provision) omit the words from “In...
s.sch005
The Land Registration Act 2002 is amended as follows.
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In section 100 (conduct of business) after subsection (2) insert—...
s.sch005
In section 106(1) (incidental powers of registrar in relation to...
s.sch005
In the italic heading before section 3 for “registers” substitute...
s.sch005
In paragraph 4 of Schedule 7 (indemnity for members of...
s.sch005
In section 198(1) of the Law of Property Act 1925...
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In section 14 of the Requisitioned Land and War Works...
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In section 25(3) of the Cheshire County Council Act 1953...
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The Land Powers (Defence) Act 1958 is amended as follows....
s.sch005
In section 12 (extension of provisions of Requisitioned Land and...
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In section 17 (registration of wayleave orders and restrictions under...
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The Rights of Light Act 1959 is amended as follows....
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(1) Section 2 (registration of notice in lieu of obstruction...
s.sch005
In section 3(2)(c) (period for which notice has effect)—
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In section 7(1) (interpretation)— (a) for the definition of “prescribed”...
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In consequence of the amendment made by paragraph 30(b), in...
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In section 19(10) of the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (registration...
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In section 52(9) of the Land Compensation Act 1973 (registration...
s.sch005
In Schedule 1 to the Interpretation Act 1978 (words and...
s.sch005
In paragraph 9(a) of Schedule 9 to the Highways Act...
s.sch005
In section 2(4) of the Disused Burial Grounds (Amendment) Act...
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In section 3(4) of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act...
s.sch005
In section 70(12) of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban...
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In Schedule 17 to the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994...
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Omit section 4 (the appropriate local land charges register).
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(1) Parts 1 and 3 of this Schedule have effect...
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(1) This paragraph and paragraph 43 apply where Parts 1...
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(1) The amendments in Part 1 of this Schedule to...
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(1) In this Part of this Schedule— “local authority” means—...
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(1) Section 5 (registration) is amended as follows.
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(1) Section 6 (local authority's right to register a general...
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(1) Section 8 (personal searches) is amended as follows.
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(1) Section 9 (official searches) is amended as follows.
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(1) Section 10 (compensation for non-registration or defective official search...
s.sch006
In this Schedule “right to buy regulations” means regulations under...
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(1) Right to buy regulations must make provision about the...
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(1) Right to buy regulations may make provision (including provision...
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(1) Right to buy regulations may make provision about the...
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In this Schedule “operator and ownership regulations” means regulations under...
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If operator and ownership regulations specify two or more kinds...
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(1) Operator and ownership regulations may require the constitution of...
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(1) Operator and ownership regulations may make provision about the...
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(1) Operator and ownership regulations may make provision about the...
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(1) Operator and ownership regulations may make provision about the...
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(1) Right to buy regulations must specify the kind, or...
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In this Schedule “information regulations” means regulations under subsection (3)...
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Information regulations may make provision about the supply of—
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Information regulations may make provision about the supply of information...
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Information regulations may make provision about the supply of information...
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Information regulations may make provision about the supply of information...
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Information regulations may make provision about the supply of information...
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In this Schedule— “body” means an incorporated or unincorporated body...
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(1) Right to buy regulations must make provision enabling those...
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(1) Right to buy regulations must make provision enabling the...
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(1) Right to buy regulations must make provision enabling the...
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(1) Right to buy regulations must make provision enabling the...
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(1) Right to buy regulations must specify the kinds of...
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(1) Right to buy regulations must require the designated promoter...
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(1) Right to buy regulations must make provision about setting...
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The licensing levy
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The licensing levy
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The licensing levy
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The licensing levy
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The licensing levy
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The licensing levy
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The licensing levy
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The licensing levy
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