Statutory Instrument 1989 No. 522

The M40 London-Oxford-Birmingham Motorway (Waterstock to Wendlebury Section) and Connecting Roads Scheme 1989

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1989 No. 522

HIGHWAYS, ENGLAND AND WALES

The M40 London-Oxford-Birmingham Motorway (Waterstock to Wendlebury Section) and Connecting Roads Scheme 1989

The Secretary of State for Transport makes this Scheme in exercise of powers conferred by sections 16, 17 and 19 of the Highways Act 1980^[1] , and now vested in him,^[2] and of all other enabling powers:

    1.    The Secretary of State is authorised to provide for the use of traffic of Classes I and II of the classes of traffic set out in Schedule 4 to the Highways Act 1980 -
 (a) a special road along the route described in Schedule 1 to this Scheme (this special road being in this Scheme referred to as "the motorway" ), and
 (b) special roads along the routes described in Schedule 2 to this scheme for the purposes of connecting the motorway with other highways at the places stated in that schedule (these special roads being in this Scheme referred to as "the connecting roads" ).

    2.    The centre line of each of the special roads is indicated by a heavy black line on the deposited plan.

    3.    Insofar as the special roads are not trunk roads before the date when this Scheme comes into force they shall become trunk roads on the date when this Scheme comes into force.

    4.    In this Scheme:-

    (1)  all measurements of distance are measured along the route of the relevant highway;

    (2)  
 (i) "the deposited plan" means the plan numbered CSE 440/3/26/03 marked "The M40 London-Oxford-Birmingham Motorway (Waterstock to Wendlebury Section) and Connecting Roads Scheme 1989" , containing 2 maps bound together and lettered, respectively, plan A and plan B, signed by authority of the Secretary of State and deposited at the Department of Transport, Romney House, 43 Marsham Street, London SW1P 3PY; and>
 (ii) "the special roads" means the motorway and the connecting roads.

    5.    This Scheme shall come into force on 5th April 1989 and may be cited as the M40 London-Oxford-Birmingham Motorway (Waterstock to Wendlebury Section) and Connecting Roads Scheme 1989.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

D. Gruffydd Jones

Regional Director South East Region Department of Transport

15th March 1989

[1] 1980 c. 66. back

[2] S.I. 1981/238. back

Explanatory Note