Part 2E+WNetwork management by local traffic authorities [F1and strategic highways companies]

Enforcement of network management dutiesE+W

31Interpretation of Part 2E+W

In this Part—

• “appropriate national authority” means—

  (a)

  the Secretary of State, as respects England; and

  (b)

  the National Assembly for Wales, as respects Wales;

• “intervention notice” means a notice under section 20;

• “intervention order” means an order under section 21;

• “local traffic authority” means a traffic authority other than the Secretary of State[F2, a strategic highways company] or the National Assembly for Wales;

• “London authority” means Transport for London, a London borough Council or the Common Council of the City of London;

• “Mayor” means the Mayor of London;

• “road” means any length of highway or of any other road to which the public has access, and includes bridges over which a road passes;

• “road network”, in relation to [F3a strategic highways company or] a local traffic authority, means the network of roads for which [F4the company or] the authority is the traffic authority;

• “traffic” includes pedestrians;

• “traffic authority” has the same meaning as in the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c. 27);

• [F5 “ network management authority ” has the meaning given in section 16(1); ]

• “network management duty” has the meaning given in section 16(3).