LegalizeThe Transport (London) Act 1969 (Commencement No.5) Order 1974
Made: 6th March 1974
The Secretary of State for the Environment in exercise of the powers conferred by section 47 of the Transport (London) Act 1969, and now vested in him[^f00001] and of all other enabling powers hereby makes the following Order:—
1
This Order may be cited as the Transport (London) Act 1969 (Commencement No. 5) Order 1974.
2
The provisions of the Transport (London) Act 1969 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) which are specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order and which relate to the matters respectively specified in relation to those provisions in column 2 of that Schedule, and also the provisions of the Act which are specified in the Appendix to that Schedule, shall come into operation on the 1st April 1974.
THE SCHEDULE — Provisions coming into force on the 1st April 1974
| Provisions of the Act | Subject matter |
|---|---|
| Section 29(1) to (3), (5) and (6) | Amendments as to metropolitan roads |
| Section 30 | Planning permission for development affecting metropolitan roads |
| Section 47(2) (so far as it relates to those provisions of Schedule 6 to the Act specified in the Appendix to this Schedule) | Repeals |
Appendix to the Schedule
Repeals taking effect on the 1st April 1974
In Schedule 6, the following repeals:—
| Chapter | Short Title | Extent of Repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 c.25. | The Highways Act 1959 | In section 295(1), the definition of “metropolitan road”. |
| 1963 c.33. | The London Government Act 1963 | In section 17, subsections (1) to (3), in subsection (4) the words from “(otherwise” to “section”), and subsection (6). In section 89(1), the definition of “metropolitan road”. In Schedule 6, paragraph 68(d). Schedule 7. |
| 1967 c.76 | The Road Traffic Regulation Act 1967 | In section 104(1), the definition of “metropolitan road”. |
Signed
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State.
F. J. Ward — An Under Secretary in the Department of the Environment — 6th March 1974
Explanatory note
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Order brings into operation on the 1st April 1974 the provisions of the Transport (London) Act 1969 under which all principal roads in Greater London become metropolitan roads and under which metropolitan roads and proposed metropolitan roads can be divided into different categories for the purposes of the control of development affecting such roads or proposed roads.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: S.I. 1970/1681 (1970 III, p.5551).
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