Part 2Road works
Miscellaneous
23Duty of road works authority to co-ordinate road works etc.
1
Section 118 of the 1991 Act (road works authority’s duty to co-ordinate road works etc.) is amended in accordance with subsections (2) to (5) below.
2
After subsection (2) there is inserted—
2A
In discharging their duty under this section, a road works authority shall have regard to all information in the SRWR which relates to the functions of the authority.
2B
A road works authority shall, so as to maximise the utility of that information for the purposes of subsection (2A)—
a
assist the Commissioner in complying with the duty imposed by subsection (1) of section 112A (as read with subsection (2) of that section), and
b
keep that information under surveillance.
3
In subsection (3), after “co-ordination”, there is inserted “and the specific duties imposed by subsections (2) to (2B)”.
4
After that subsection there is inserted—
3A
In discharging all the duties referred to in subsection (3), a road works authority shall have regard also to such guidance as is contained in the practice referred to in section 17(4)(b) of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 12).
5
In subsections (4) and (5), for “Secretary of State”, in each place where it occurs, there is substituted “Commissioner”.