EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order gives effect to the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Permit Scheme.

The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Permit Scheme is designed to control the carrying out of works in specified streets in Kingston upon Thames by imposing an obligation to obtain a permit from the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames before undertaking the works.

Article 3 gives effect to the permit scheme, which will come into effect on 1st March 2013. The permit scheme referred to in this article is set out in the Schedule to the Order.

Article 4 applies Part 8 of the Traffic Management Permit Scheme (England) Regulations 2007 (which makes provision for the disapplication and modification of enactments in relation to specified works in specified streets) to the specified works and specified streets within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Permit Scheme.

A copy of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Permit Scheme is deposited and can be inspected at the offices of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Main Reception, Guildhall 2, High Street, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 1EU and is available to inspect on the Borough’s website www.kingston.gov.uk.