Statutory Instruments

1992 No. 1671 (C.56) (S.158)

ROADS AND BRIDGES, SCOTLAND

The New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (Commencement No. 4) (Scotland) Order 1992

Made

13th July 1992

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 170(1) of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991(1), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and interpretation

1.-(1) This Order may be cited as the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (Commencement No. 4) (Scotland) Order 1992.

(2) In this Order-

"the Act" means the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991.

Commencement of certain provisions of the Act

2. The provisions of the Act specified in the first column of the Schedule to this Order (which relate to the matters specified in the second column thereof) shall come into force on 14th July 1992.

James Douglas-Hamilton

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office

St Andrew's House,

Edinburgh

13th July 1992

Article 2

SCHEDULEPROVISIONS OF THE ACT WHICH COME INTO FORCE ON 14TH JULY 1992

Provision of the Act	Subject Matter
Section 107	Roads, road works and undertakers.
Section 108	The road works authority and other relevant authorities.
Section 111	Emergency works.
In section 112, subsections (4), (5) and (6)	Arrangements and Regulations by the Secretary of State for the road works register.
Section 113	Advance notice of certain works.
Section 115	Power to give directions as to timing of works.
In section 118, subsection (3)	Duty of Secretary of State to issue or approve codes of practice relating to duty of road works authorities to co-ordinate works.
In section 119, subsection (2)	Duty of Secre tary of State to issue or approve codes of practice relating to duty of undertakers to co-operate.
Section 121	Supplementary provisions as to designation of protected roads.
Section 122	Roads with special engineering difficulties.
Section 123	Traffic-sensitive roads.
In section 124, subsection (3)	Duty of Secretary of State to issue or approve codes of practice relating to safety measures.
Section 126	Qualifications of supervisors and operatives.
In section 129, subsection (4)	Power of Secretary of State to prescribe longer periods than that set out in the subsection for permanent reinstatement following interim reinstatement.
Section 130	Materials, workmanship and standard of reinstatement.
Sections 134	Inspection fees.
In section 140, subsections (3) and (4)	Power of Secretary of State to make Regulations concerning inspection and maintenance of apparatus.
In section 143, subsection (2)	Power of Secretary of State to issue or approve codes of practice relating to measures necessary where apparatus affected by major works.
Section 144	Sharing of cost of necessary measures.
Section 145	Roads authorities, roads and related matters.
Section 146	Prospective public roads.
Section 156	Service of notices and other documents.
Section 157	Reckoning of periods.
Section 158	Arbitration.
Section 163	Meaning of "prescribed" and regulations generally.
Section 164	Minor definitions.
Section 165	Index of defined expressions.
In section 167, subsections (4) and (5) in so far as these subsections relate to the provisions of Part IV of the Act.	Crown application.
In section 169, subsection (2)	Extent of the Act.
Schedule 6	Roads with special engineering difficulties.

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 14th July 1992 various provisions of Part IV (Road Works in Scotland) and Part V (General) of, and Schedule 6 to, the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 all as set out in the Schedule to this Order.

Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders