LegalizeThe Whitney-on-Wye Bridge (Revision of Tolls) Order 2015
Made: 22nd June 2015
Coming into force: 29th June 2015
The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 6 of the Transport Charges &c. (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1954[^f00001] makes the following Order.
1
This Order may be cited as the Whitney-on-Wye Bridge (Revision of Tolls) Order 2015 and comes into force on 29th June 2015.
2
In this Order—
- “the Act of 1780” means the Act 20 Geo. III Cap. XXVII entitled “An Act for building a Bridge across the River Wye, between Whitney and Clifford, in the County of Hereford”,
- “the bridge” means the Whitney-on-Wye bridge the construction of which was authorised by the Act of 1780,
- “the bridge undertakers” means the undertakers for the time being for the building, supporting and maintaining of the bridge appointed by the Act of 1780, and
- “passenger vehicle”, “goods vehicle”, “motor vehicle”, “motor cycle” and “maximum gross weight” have the same meanings as in regulation 3(2) of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986[^f00002].
3
The maximum tolls that the bridge undertakers may demand and take for the use of the bridge are revised in accordance with the table in the Schedule to this Order.
4
The Whitney-on-Wye Bridge (Revision of Tolls) Order 2009[^f00003] is revoked.
SCHEDULE
| Classification of Vehicles | Toll |
|---|---|
| 1. Cycle which is not a motor vehicle | Nil |
| 2. Motor Cycle, with or without a sidecar | Nil |
| 3. Goods Vehicle | £1 |
| 4. Car or other passenger vehicle | £1 |
Signed
Signed on authority of the Secretary of State
Cathy Miller — Senior Civil Servant — Department for Transport — 22nd June 2015
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Order revises the maximum tolls which may be charged by the bridge undertakers for use of the Whitney-on-Wye bridge and revokes the Whitney-on-Wye (Revision of Tolls) Order 2009.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 1954 c.64.
[^f00002]: S.I. 1986/1078. There are amendments to this instrument, but none is relevant.
[^f00003]: S.I. 2009/2817.
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