Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984
- ️Tue Jan 01 1985
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82 What roads are restricted roads.E+W+S
(1) Subject to the provisions of this section and of section 84(3) of this Act, a road is a restricted road for the purposes of section 81 of this Act[F1if—
(a)in England and Wales, there is provided on it a system of street lighting furnished by means of lamps placed not more than 200 yards apart;
( b )in Scotland, there is provided on it a system of carriageway lighting furnished by means of lamps placed not more than 185 metres apart and the road is of a classification or type specified for the purposes of this subsection in regulations made by the [F2Scottish Ministers] .]
(2)[F3The traffic authority for a road may direct]
(a)that [F3the road] which is a restricted road for the purposes of section 81 of this Act shall cease to be a restricted road for those purposes, or
(b)that [F3the road]which is not a restricted road for those purposes shall become a restricted road for those purposes.
[F4( 3 )A special road is not a restricted road for the purposes of section 81 on or after the date declared by the traffic authority, by notice published in the [F5manner prescribed in regulations made by the national authority] , to be the date on which the special road, or the relevant part of the special road, is open for use as a special road.]
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