
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Motorways Traffic (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 1984 and shall come into operation on 17th October 1984.
2 
In sub-paragraph (1)(b) of Regulation 3 of the Motorways Traffic (England and Wales) Regulations 1982 for the definition of “carriageway” there shall be substituted—
 “carriageway” means that part of a motorway which—

(i) is provided for the regular passage of vehicular motor traffic along the motorway; and
(ii) where a hard shoulder is provided, has the approximate position of its left-hand or near-side edge marked with a traffic sign of the type shown in diagram 1012.1 in Schedule 2 to the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 1981.
Nicholas Ridley
Secretary of State for Transport
10th September 1984Nicholas Edwards
Secretary of State for Wales
13th September 1984