HC Deb 26 June 1984 vol 62 cc915-6

Amendment of Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984

  1. 1. The Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 shall be amended in accordance with this Schedule.
  2. 2. In section 82(1) (restricted roads)—
    1. (a) after the word "if' there shall be inserted "—(a)";
    2. (b) for the word "street" there shall be substituted the word "carriageway";
    3. (c) for the words "200 yards" there shall be substituted the words "185 metres"; and
    4. (d) at the end there shall be inserted the following words—"; and
    1. (b) the road is of a classification or type specified for the purposes of this subsection in regulations made by the Secretary of State.".
  3. 3. In section 85 (traffic signs for indicating speed restrictions)—
    1. (a) in subsection (4), for the word "street" there shall be substituted the word "carriageway", and for the words "200 yards" there shall be substituted the words "185 metres";
    2. (b) in subsection (5), for the word "street" there shall be substituted the word "carriageway"; and
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    4. (c) after subsection (5) there shall be inserted the following subsection—
      • "(5A) In any proceedings for a contravention of section 81 of this Act, a certificate of an officer of the Secretary of State that a road is of a specified classification or type shall be sufficient evidence of the facts certified; and a document purporting to be such a certificate and to be signed by such an officer shall be deemed to be such certificate unless the contrary is shown"
    5. 4. In section 134(2) (provisions as to regulations), after the word "sections" there shall be inserted the words "82(1),".

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