The Edinburgh City Bypass (Sighthill, Colinton, Burdiehouse, Gilmerton and Millerhill Sections and Connecting Roads) (Speed Limit) Regulations 1989

Made: 15th November 1989

Laid before Parliament: 23rd November 1989

Coming into force

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 17(2)(a) and (3) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984([^f00001]), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, having consulted such representative organisations as he thinks fit in accordance with section 134(2) of the said Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:

1

In these Regulations—

• “the 1981 Confirmation Instrument” means the Edinburgh City Bypass (Colinton Section and Connecting Roads) Special Roads Scheme 1980 Confirmation Instrument 1981([^f00002]);

• “the 1989 Confirmation Instrument” means the Edinburgh City Bypass (Sighthill, Burdiehouse, Gilmerton and Millerhill Sections and Connecting Roads) Special Roads Scheme 1988 and the Edinburgh City Bypass (Sighthill, Burdiehouse, Gilmerton and Millerhill Sections and Connecting Roads) Special Roads (Appropriation) Order 1988 Confirmation Instrument 1989([^f00003]).

2

These Regulations may be cited as the Edinburgh City Bypass (Sighthill, Colinton, Burdiehouse, Gilmerton and Millerhill Sections and Connecting Roads) (Speed Limit) Regulations 1989 and shall come into force on such date as may be declared by a notice published as mentioned in section 1(4) of the said Act to be the date on which the special roads described in the Schedule to the 1989 Confirmation Instrument are open for use as a special road.

3

No person shall drive any motor vehicle on the special roads described in the Schedules to the 1981 Confirmation Instrument and the 1989 Confirmation Instrument at a speed greater than 70 m.p.h.

4

The Edinburgh City Bypass (Colinton Section and Connecting Roads) (Speed Limit) Regulations 1983([^f00004]) are hereby revoked.

Signed

James Douglas-Hamilton — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office — 15th November 1989

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations impose a maximum speed limit of 70mph on motor vehicles using the special roads described in the Schedules to the Edinburgh City Bypass (Colinton Section and Connecting Roads) Special Roads Scheme 1980 Confirmation Instrument 1981 and the Edinburgh City Bypass (Sighthill, Burdiehouse, Gilmerton and Millerhill Sections and Connecting Roads) Special Roads Scheme 1988 and the Edinburgh City Bypass (Sighthill, Burdiehouse, Gilmerton and Millerhill Sections and Connecting Roads) Special Roads (Appropriation) Order 1988 Confirmation Instrument 1989 and revoke the Edinburgh City Bypass (Colinton Section and Connecting Roads) (Speed Limit) Regulations 1983.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1984 c. 27

[^f00002]: S.I. 1981/709

[^f00003]: S.I. 1989/2126

[^f00004]: S.I. 1983/995