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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

2001 No. 3763

ROAD TRAFFIC

SPECIAL ROADS

The M25 Motorway (Junctions 10 to 16) (Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2001

  Made 16th November 2001 
  Laid before Parliament 27th November 2001 
  Coming into force 18th December 2001 

The Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 17(2) and (3) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984[1], and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and after consultation with respective organisations in accordance with section 134(2) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations: - 

Citation and commencement
     1. These Regulations may be cited as the M25 Motorway (Junctions 10 to 16) (Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 18th December 2001.

General interpretation
     2.  - (1) In these Regulations - 

together with the adjacent hard shoulders and verges;

    (2) For the purposes of these Regulations, a vehicle shall be regarded as passing a particular traffic sign if and only if - 

    (3) References in these Regulations to the M3, the M4, the M25 and the M40 are references to the lengths of motorway known respectively as the M3, the M4, the M25 and the M40.

    (4) A reference in these Regulations to a junction followed by a number is a reference to the junction of the M25 of that number.

Interpretation of references to slip roads
     3.  - (1) In the definition of "the relevant roads" in regulation 2(1), the reference to the relevant clockwise slip roads is a reference to - 

    (2) In the definition of "the relevant roads" in regulation 2(1), the reference to the relevant anti-clockwise slip roads is a reference to - 

    (3) In this regulation a reference to an on-slip road is a reference to a slip road intended for the use of traffic entering the M25; and a reference to an off-slip road shall be construed accordingly.

    (4) Part I of Schedule 1 to these Regulations shall have effect for the purpose of interpreting Parts II and III of that Schedule.

    (5) Part I of Schedule 2 to these Regulations shall have effect for the purpose of interpreting Parts II and III of that Schedule.

    (6) Part I of Schedule 3 to these Regulations shall have effect for the purpose of interpreting Parts II and III of that Schedule.

Speed limits
     4.  - (1) Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5) below, where a motor vehicle being driven on any part of the relevant roads on any occasion passes a speed limit sign ("the sign in question") no person shall, during the relevant period, drive the vehicle on any part of the relevant roads at a speed exceeding the relevant speed.

    (2) For the purposes of paragraph (1) above, the relevant period is the period that begins immediately after the vehicle passes the sign in question and ends immediately before one of the following events occurs thereafter, namely - 

    (3) For the purposes of paragraph (1) above, "relevant speed" means the speed limit indicated by the sign in question at the time that the vehicle passes it.

    (4) If - 

the vehicle shall not be subject to any speed limit by virtue of this regulation.

    (5) If - 

paragraph (1) above shall have effect in relation to the vehicle as if it had passed that location ten seconds earlier than was in fact the case.

Revocation
     5. The M25 Motorway (Junctions 10 to 15) (Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 1995[4] are hereby revoked.

Saving
     6. Nothing in these Regulations shall prejudice the operation of any other regulations made or having effect as if made under section 17 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.



Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions


David Jamieson
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions

16th November 2001



SCHEDULE 1
Regulation 3


Slip Roads in the Vicinity of Junction 12




PART I

INTERPRETATION

     1. In this Schedule - 

     2. A reference in this Schedule to the zone sign, in relation to a slip road, is a reference to the point where a traffic sign is situated on or near that slip road on the date that these Regulations come into force displaying the words "VARIABLE SPEED LIMIT" or "VARIABLE SPEED LIMIT ENDS".



PART II

SLIP ROADS RELATING TO THE CLOCKWISE CARRIAGEWAY

     1. The J slip road commencing at its junction with the clockwise carriageway of the M25 and ending at the zone sign.

     2. The K slip road commencing at the zone sign and ending at its junction with the clockwise carriageway of the M25.

     3. The whole of the O slip road.



PART III

SLIP ROADS RELATING TO THE ANTI-CLOCKWISE CARRIAGEWAY

     1. The L slip road commencing at its junction with the anti-clockwise carriageway of the M25 and ending at the zone sign.

     2. The M slip road commencing at the zone sign and ending at its junction with the anti-clockwise carriageway of the M25.

     3. The whole of the N slip road.



SCHEDULE 2
Regulation 3


Slip Roads in the Vicinity of Junction 15




PART I

INTERPRETATION

     1. In this Schedule - 

     2. A reference in this Schedule to the zone sign, in relation to a slip road, is a reference to the point where a traffic sign is situated on or near that slip road on the date that these Regulations come into force displaying the words "VARIABLE SPEED LIMIT" or "VARIABLE SPEED LIMIT ENDS".



PART II

SLIP ROADS RELATING TO THE CLOCKWISE CARRIAGEWAY

     1. The J slip road commencing at its junction with the clockwise carriageway of the M25 and ending at the zone sign.

     2. The K slip road commencing at the zone sign and ending at its junction with the clockwise carriageway of the M25.

     3. The whole of the P slip road.



PART III

SLIP ROADS RELATING TO THE ANTI-CLOCKWISE CARRIAGEWAY

     1. The L slip road commencing at its junction with the anti-clockwise carriageway of the M25 and ending at the zone sign.

     2. The M slip road commencing at the zone sign and ending at its junction with the anti-clockwise carriageway of the M25.

     3. The whole of the N slip road.



SCHEDULE 3
Regulation 3


Slip Roads in the Vicinity of Junction 16




PART I

INTERPRETATION

     1. In this Schedule - 

     2. A reference in this Schedule to the zone sign, in relation to a slip road, is a reference to the point where a traffic sign is situated on or near that slip road on the date that these Regulations come into force displaying the words "VARIABLE SPEED LIMIT" or "VARIABLE SPEED LIMIT ENDS".



PART II

SLIP ROADS RELATING TO THE CLOCKWISE CARRIAGEWAY

     1. The J slip road commencing at its junction with the clockwise carriageway of the M25 and ending at the zone sign.

     2. The R slip road commencing at its junction with the clockwise carriageway of the M25 and ending at the zone sign.



PART III

SLIP ROADS RELATING TO THE ANTI-CLOCKWISE CARRIAGEWAY

     1. The M slip road commencing at the zone sign and ending at its junction with the anti-clockwise carriageway of the M25.

     2. The L slip road commencing at the zone sign and ending at its junction with the anti-clockwise carriageway of the M25.

     3. The Q slip road commencing at its junction with the anti-clockwise carriageway of the M25 and ending at the zone sign.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)


These Regulations apply to the M25 between junctions 10 and 16 and to parts of the adjoining slip roads.

The main effect of the Regulations is that if a vehicle passes a speed limit sign on a road to which the Regulations apply, the vehicle must not be driven at a speed above that indicated by the sign until it passes a sign indicating that the restriction ceases to apply or it ceases to be on any such road. This enables variable speed limit signs to apply.

The Regulations contain a provision which enables a driver of a vehicle to ignore changes to traffic signs that occur at any location less than 10 seconds before the vehicle passes that location (see regulations 4(4) to (5)).

These Regulations revoke and replace the M25 Motorway (Junctions 10 to 15) (Variable Speed Limit) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/1094).

Notes:

 [1] 1984 c. 27. Section 17 was amended by the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (c. 22), Schedule 8, paragraph 28 and Schedule 9 and by the Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40), Schedule 4, paragraph 25 and Schedule 8.back

[2] S.I. 1982/1163; a relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1984/1479.back

[3] S.I. 1994/1519.back

[4] S.I. 1995/1094.back


ISBN 0 11 038902 6


 © Crown copyright 2001

Prepared 4 December 2001

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