SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1Strategic highways companies: consequential and supplemental amendments

PART 1Highways Act 1980

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1

Section 16 (general provision as to special roads) is amended as follows.

2

For subsection (4) substitute—

4

A reference in this Act to a special road authority is a reference to—

a

except where paragraph (b) or (c) applies, a highway authority authorised to provide a special road by means of—

i

a scheme under this section, or

ii

a scheme referred to in subsection (1);

b

except where paragraph (c) applies, the highway authority determined to be the special road authority by a jointly submitted scheme under subsection (10);

c

a strategic highways company, where the company is the highway authority for a special road by virtue of an appointment under Part 1 of the Infrastructure Act 2015.

3

In subsection (6)(b)—

a

for “the case” substitute “ any other case ”;

b

omit “local”.

4

In subsection (10)—

a

omit “local”;

b

omit from “, references in this Act” to the end.