Section 16.
SCHEDULE 3E+W+S Notification of Temporary Traffic Restrictions
1(1)Subject to the following provisions of this Schedule, not less than 7 days before making an order under subsection (1) or subsection (5) of section 14, [F1the traffic authority] shall cause notice of their intention to make the order to be published in one or more newspapers circulating in the district in which the road or part of a road affected by the order is situated, and shall also, within a period of 7 days after making any such order, cause a notice of the making of the order to be published in the like manner.
(2)Every such notice shall contain a statement of the effect of the order and, in so far as it relates to an order under subsection (1) of section 14, shall also contain a description of the alternative route or routes available for traffic.
(3)Where the Secretary of State gives his consent to an order under subsection (1) or subsection (5) of section 14 continuing in force for longer than the period limited by section 15, [F1the traffic authority] shall give such notice of his consent as may be directed by him.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 3 para. 1(1)(3) substituted (1.11.1991) by New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (c. 22, SIF 59, 108), s. 168(1), Sch. 8 para. 79; which substitution is in force for Scotland only by S.I. 1991/2286, art. 2(2), Sch. 2 and for England and Wales only by S.I. 1991/2288, art. 3,Sch.
2So long as any order made under subsection (1) of section 14 is in force, a notice stating the effect of the order and describing the alternative route or routes available for traffic, shall be kept posted in a conspicuous manner at each end of the part of the road to which the order relates, and at the points at which it will be necessary for vehicles or, as the case may be, pedestrians to diverge from the road.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Sch. 3 para. 2 modified (4.6.1992) by S.I. 1992/1218, art. 3(2).
3(1)A notice issued under subsection (3) of section 14 shall describe the alternative route or routes available for traffic, and shall be kept posted in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 above.
(2)Where such a notice has been posted, [F2the traffic authority] may, before the expiry of the period for which the notice can continue in force, proceed to make an order under subsection (1) of section 14 with respect to the same road or part of a road without causing notice of their intention to make the order to be published in any newspaper.
Textual Amendments
F2Words in Sch. 3 para. 3(2) substituted (1.11.1991) by New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (c. 22, SIF 59, 108), s. 168(1), Sch. 8 para.79; which substitution is in force for Scotland only by S.I. 1991/2286, art. 2(2), Sch.2 and for England and Wales only by S.I. 1991/2288, art. 3,Sch.
4In this Schedule references to section 14 or 15 are references to section 14 or 15 of this Act respectively.