Statutory Instrument 1987 No. 1633

The London-Penzance Trunk Road A303 (Ilchester-South Petherton and Slip Roads) (Detrunking) Order 1987

(The document as of February, 2008)

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1987 No. 1633

HIGHWAYS, ENGLAND AND WALES

The London-Penzance Trunk Road A303 (Ilchester-South Petherton and Slip Roads) (Detrunking) Order 1987

Made	7th September 1987

Coming into force

9th October 1987

The Secretary of State for Transport makes this Order in exercise of powers conferred by sections 10 and 12 of the Highways Act 1980^[1], and now vested in him^[2], and of all other enabling powers:

    1.    The lengths of trunk road described in the Schedule to this Order and shown by broad striped hatching on the deposited plan shall cease to be trunk road as from the date on which the Secretary of State notifies the County Council of Somerset that the new trunk roads are open for through traffic. The length given the reference letter "A" on the deposited plan shall be classified as a principal road as from that date.

    2.    In this Order-

    (1)  all measurements of distance are measured along the route of the relevant highway;

(2)   (i) "the deposited plan"	means the plan contained in the plan folio numbered HA10/2 SWM 40 marked "The London-Penzance Trunk Road A303 (Ilchester-South Petherton and Slip Roads) (Detrunking) Order 1987" signed by authority of the Secretary of State and deposited at the Department of Transport, Romney House, 43 Marsham Street, London SW1P 3PY;
(ii) "the new trunk roads"	means the trunk roads which are being constructed by the Secretary of State in pursuance of "The London-Penzance Trunk Road A303 (Ilchester- South Petherton and Slip Roads) Order 1987".[3];
(iii) "principal road"	as a classification for a highway, means that the highway is a principal road for the purposes of enactments and instruments which refer to highways classified as principal roads and is also classified for the purpose of every other enactment and instrument which refers to highways classified by the Secretary of State.

    3.    This Order shall come into force on 9th October 1987 and may be cited as the London-Penzance Trunk Road A303 (Ilchester-South Petherton and Slip Roads) (Detrunking) Order 1987.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State.

G. M. Wedd

Regional Director South West Region Department of Transport

7th September 1987

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Notes:

[1] 1980 c. 66.

[2] S.I. 1981/238.

[3] S.I. 1987/1632.

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