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Section 343(2).

X1SCHEDULE 24U.K. Consequential Amendments

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X1The text of Schedule 24 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and, except as specified, does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

Military Lands Act 1892E+W

1E+WIn the M1Military Lands Act 1892—

(a)in section 13, for “the Highways Act 1959” substitute “ the Highways Act 1980 ”, for “section one hundred and eight” substitute (in both places) “ section 116 ” and for “section two hundred and seventy-five of the said Act of 1959” substitute “ section 317 of the said Act of 1980 ” ;

(b)in section 16(2), for “the Highways Act 1959” substitute “ the Highways Act 1980 ”.

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Settled Land Act 1925E+W

2E+WIn section 56(3) of the M2Settled Land Act 1925, for “the Highways Act 1959” substitute (in paragraph (a) and paragraph (b)) “ the Highways Act 1980 ”.

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Universities and College Estates Act 1925E+W

3E+WIn section 16(3) of the M3Universities and College Estates Act 1925, for “the Highways Act 1959” substitute (in paragraph (a) and paragraph (b)) “ the Highways Act 1980 ”.

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F14E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Public Utilities Street Works Act 1950E+W

F25E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F3

Parish Councils Act 1957E+W

7E+WIn section 3(10) of the M4Parish Councils Act 1957—

(a)for “the Highways Act 1959” substitute “ the Highways Act 1980 ” ;

(b)for “section eleven of the said Act of 1959” substitute “ section 16 of the said Act of 1980 ”.

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Land Compensation Act 1961E+W

8E+WIn section 8(7) of the M5 Land Compensation Act 1961 for paragraph (c) substitute—

(c)section 261(1) of the Highways Act 1980 (or its predecessor, section 222(6) of the Highways Act 1959) ;.

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9E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F4

Pipelines Act 1962E+W

10E+WIn the M6Pipelines Act 1962—

(a)in section 15(10), in the definition of “special road”, after “Highways Act 1959”, insert “ or section 16 of the Highways Act 1980 ”, for “section nineteen of” substitute “ paragraph 3 of Schedule 23 to ”, and for “section eleven thereof” substitute “ section 16 thereof ” ;

(b)in section 18(1) for “section one hundred and thirty-seven of the Highways Act 1959” substitute “ section 157 of the Highways Act 1980 (or its predecessor, section 137 of the Highways Act 1959) ”, and for “section eighteen of the Road Traffic and Roads Improvement Act 1960” substitute “ section 158 of the Highways Act 1980 (or its predecessor section 18 of the Road Traffic and Roads Improvement Act 1960) ” ;

(c)in section 66(1), in the definition of “carriageway” for “subsection (1) of section two hundred and ninety-five of the Highways Act 1959” substitute “ section 329(1) of the Highways Act 1980 ”.

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London Government Act 1963E+W

11E+Wln Schedule 9 to the M7London Government Act 1963, in Part II, in paragraph 5, omit the words from “ and ” to the end.

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Licensing Act 1964E+W

12E+WF5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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New Forest Act 1964E+W

13E+WIn section 3 of the M8New Forest Act 1964—

(a)in subsection (2), subsection (3) and subsection (4), for “the Highways Act 1959” substitute “ the Highways Act 1980 ” ;

(b)in subsection (6), for “section 144 of the Highways Act 1959” substitute “ section 165 of the Highways Act 1980 ”.

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Severn Bridge Tolls Act 1965E+W

F614E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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15E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F7

16E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F8

Countryside Act 1968E+W

17E+WIn the M9Countryside Act 1968—

(a)in section 27(6), for the words from the beginning to “traffic sign)” substitute “ Section 131(2) of the Highways Act 1980 (destruction or defacement of a traffic sign) ” ;

(b)in section 49(2), in the definition of “bridleway” and “footpath”, for “section 295(1) of the Highways Act 1959” substitute “ section 329(1) of the Highways Act 1980 ”.

(c)in Schedule 3, in Part I, in paragraph 2(d) of the entry relating to the Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) Act 1946, for “Schedule 7 to the Highways Act 1959, as amended below,” substitute “ Schedule 6 to the Highways Act 1980 ”.

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Transport Act 1968U.K.

18U.K.In the M10Transport Act 1968—

(a)in section 119(1), for “section 229 of the Highways Act 1959” substitute “ section 266 of the Highways Act 1980 ”, for “section 230 of the said Act of 1959” substitute “ section 267 of the said Act of 1980 ”, for “section 58(2) of the said Act of 1959” substitute “ section 55(2) of the said Act of 1980 ” and for “section 229(3) or 230(2) of the said Act of 1959” substitute “ section 266(5) or 267(2) of the said Act of 1980 ” ;

(b)in section 121(6), for “the Highways Act 1959” substitute “ the Highways Act 1980 ” and for “paragraph (iii) of the proviso to” substitute “ sub-paragraph (2)(c) of ” ;

(c)in section 121(7), for “the Highways Act 1959” substitute “ the Highways Act 1980 ” and for “paragraph (iii) of the proviso to” substitute “ sub-paragraph (2)(c) of ” ,

(d)in section 159(1), in paragraph (a) of the definition of “highway authority”, for “the Highways Act 1959” substitute “ the Highways Act 1980 ”.

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Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970E+W

19E+WIn section 20(2) of the M11Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970, in the definition of “footway”, for “the Highways Act 1959” substitute “ the Highways Act 1980 ”.

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21E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F10

22E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F11

23E+WIn the Land Compensation Act 1973—

(a)in section 19(1), in the definition of “highway”, for “section 295(1) of the Highways Act 1959” substitute “ section 329(1) of the Highways Act 1980 ” ;

(b)in section 44(2), for “paragraph 7 of Schedule 6 to the Highways Act 1971” substitute “ paragraph 6 of Schedule 19 to the Highways Act 1980 ” ;

(c)in section 58(2)(a), for “paragraph 8 of Schedule 6 to the Highways Act 1971” substitute “ paragraph 7 of Schedule 19 to the Highways Act 1980 ” ;

(d)—(h). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F12

(i)in section 87, omit subsection (3).

Control of Pollution Act 1974E+W

24E+WIn the Control of Pollution Act 1974—

(a)in section 22(4), in the definitions of “highway”, “special road” and “trunk road” for “the Highways Act 1959” substitute, in each case, “the Higheays Act 1980”;

(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F13

Road Traffic Act 1974E+W

25E+WIn section 17 of the M12Road Traffic Act 1974—

(a)in subsection (1) for “the Highways Act 1959” substitute “ the Highways Act 1980 ” ;

(b)in subsection (4) for “section 279 of the Highways Act 1959” substitute “ section 302 of the Highways Act 1980 ”.

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Local Land Charges Act 1975E+W

26E+WIn section 1(1)(a) of the Local Land Charges Act 1975 omit “the Highways Act 1959” and for “the Highways Act 1971” substitute “ the Highways Act 1980 (or any Act repealed by that Act) ”.

Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976E+W

27E+WIn the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976—

(a)in section 13(4), for “section 47 of the Highways Act 1971” substitute “ section 250 of the Highways Act 1980 ” ;

(b)in section 15(9), for “section 64(1) of the Highways Act 1971” substitute “ section 289(1) of the Highways Act 1980 ” ;

(c)in section 44(1)—

(i)in the definition of “highway” for “the Highways Act 1959” substitute “ the Highways Act 1980 ” ;

(ii)in the definition of “statutory undertakers” for “the Highways Act 1959, the Post Office,” substitute “ the Highways Act 1980, the Post Office and ” ; and omit the words from “and, except” to “highways)” ;

(d)in section 44(2), for “section 282 of the Highways Act 1959” substitute “ section 322 of the Highways Act 1980 ” and for the words from “any provision of sections 1 to 7” onwards substitute “ section 7 of this Act as if that section were a provision of that Act ”.

Development of Rural Wales Act 1976E+W

F1428E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

Rent Act 1977E+W

29E+WIn both section 34(1)(a) and section 50(1)(a) of the Rent Act 1977, for the words from “(certain” onwards substitute “ or section 205 of the Highways Act 1980 (execution of street works under private street works code), or ”.

Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978E+W

30E+WIn section 3(3) of the M13Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978 for “the Highways Act 1959” substitute “ the Highways Act 1980 ”.

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