SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 6Minor and consequential amendments
Part 3Other amendments
Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c. 27)
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1
Section 65 of that Act (powers of traffic authorities as to placing of traffic signs) is amended as follows.
2
For ““national authority””, in each place, substitute “
relevant authority
”
.
3
In subsection (3), after ““Secretary of State”” insert “
or the Welsh Ministers
”
.
4
In subsection (3ZB), after ““with”” insert “
the Welsh Ministers and
”
.
5
In subsection (3ZC), for the words from ““giving”” to ““Ministers”” substitute “
the Welsh Ministers or the Scottish Ministers give a general direction under subsection (1) they
”
.
6
After subsection (4) insert—
5
In this section “"relevant authority”” means—
a
in relation to a function so far as exercisable within devolved competence, within the meaning of the Scotland Act 1998, means the Scottish Ministers;
b
in relation to a function so far as exercisable within devolved competence, within the meaning given by section 58A(7) and (8) of the Government of Wales Act 2006, means the Welsh Ministers;
c
otherwise, means the Secretary of State.