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Statutory Instruments

1992 No. 1671 (C.56) (S.158)

ROADS AND BRIDGES, SCOTLAND

The New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (Commencement No. 4) (Scotland) Order 1992

Made

13th July 1992

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 170(1) of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991(1), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (Commencement No. 4) (Scotland) Order 1992.

(2) In this Order—

“the Act” means the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991.

Commencement of certain provisions of the Act

2.  The provisions of the Act specified in the first column of the Schedule to this Order (which relate to the matters specified in the second column thereof) shall come into force on 14th July 1992.

James Douglas-Hamilton

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

13th July 1992

Article 2

SCHEDULEPROVISIONS OF THE ACT WHICH COME INTO FORCE ON 14TH JULY 1992

Provision of the ActSubject Matter
Section 107Roads, road works and undertakers.
Section 108The road works authority and other relevant authorities.
Section 111Emergency works.
In section 112, subsections (4), (5) and (6)Arrangements and Regulations by the Secretary of State for the road works register.
Section 113Advance notice of certain works.
Section 115Power to give directions as to timing of works.
In section 118, subsection (3)Duty of Secretary of State to issue or approve codes of practice relating to duty of road works authorities to co-ordinate works.
In section 119, subsection (2)Duty of Secre tary of State to issue or approve codes of practice relating to duty of undertakers to co-operate.
Section 121Supplementary provisions as to designation of protected roads.
Section 122Roads with special engineering difficulties.
Section 123Traffic-sensitive roads.
In section 124, subsection (3)Duty of Secretary of State to issue or approve codes of practice relating to safety measures.
Section 126Qualifications of supervisors and operatives.
In section 129, subsection (4)Power of Secretary of State to prescribe longer periods than that set out in the subsection for permanent reinstatement following interim reinstatement.
Section 130Materials, workmanship and standard of reinstatement.
Sections 134Inspection fees.
In section 140, subsections (3) and (4)Power of Secretary of State to make Regulations concerning inspection and maintenance of apparatus.
In section 143, subsection (2)Power of Secretary of State to issue or approve codes of practice relating to measures necessary where apparatus affected by major works.
Section 144Sharing of cost of necessary measures.
Section 145Roads authorities, roads and related matters.
Section 146Prospective public roads.
Section 156Service of notices and other documents.
Section 157Reckoning of periods.
Section 158Arbitration.
Section 163Meaning of “prescribed” and regulations generally.
Section 164Minor definitions.
Section 165Index of defined expressions.
In section 167, subsections (4) and (5) in so far as these subsections relate to the provisions of Part IV of the Act.Crown application.
In section 169, subsection (2)Extent of the Act.
Schedule 6Roads with special engineering difficulties.

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 14th July 1992 various provisions of Part IV (Road Works in Scotland) and Part V (General) of, and Schedule 6 to, the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 all as set out in the Schedule to this Order.

Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 have been brought into force by Commencement Orders made before the date of this Order.

ProvisionDate of commencementS.I. No.
Part II (except sections 43 and 44)21st October 19911991/2286
Section 166 (partially) (Scotland)
Section 167 (partially) (Scotland)
Section 168 (partially) (Scotland)
Schedule 8 (partially) (Scotland)
Schedule 9 (partially) (Scotland)
Sections 43 and 441st November 19911991/2286
Section 168 (partially) (Scotland)
Schedule 8 (partially) (Scotland)
Schedule 9 (partially) (Scotland)
Part I1st November 19911991/2288
Section 166(1) (England and Wales)
Section 167(1), (2), (3) and (6)
Section 168 partially
Section 169(1), 170 and 171
Schedule 8, Part II (England and Wales
Schedule 8, Part IV (partially)
Schedule 9 (partially) (England and Wales)
Section 4814th July 19921992/[1686]
Section 49
Section 52
Section 53(4), (5) and (6)
Section 54
Section 56
Section 59(3)
Section 62(2)
Section 62
Section 63
Section 64
Section 65(3)
Section 67
Section 70(4)
Section 71
Section 75
Section 81 (3) and (4)
Section 84(2)
Section 85
Section 86
Section 87
Section 97
Section 98
Section 99
Section 104
Section 105
Section 106
Section 167(4) and (5) in so far as these subsections relate to England and Wales
Schedule 4