
2014 No. 3552
Road Traffic, England And Wales
The Motor Vehicles (Variation of Speed Limits) (England and Wales) Regulations 2014
Approved by both Houses of Parliament
Made 30th November 2014
Laid before Parliament 3rd December 2014
Coming into force 6th April 2015
The Secretary of State for Transport makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 86(2) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 after consultation with representative organisations in accordance with section 134(2) of that Act.
Citation, commencement and extent
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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Variation of Speed Limits) (England and Wales) Regulations 2014 and come into force on whichever is the later of—
(a) the 21st day after the day on which they are approved by resolution of the second House of Parliament to approve them; and
(b) 6th April 2015.
(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.
Variation of HGV speed limit
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(1) Schedule 6 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 is varied as follows.
(2) In Part 1, item 5, paragraph (2)(b)—
(a) for the figure “50” in column 3(b) (dual carriageway road), substitute “60”; and
(b) for the figure “40” in column 3(c) (other road), substitute “50”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
Claire Perry
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Transport
30th November 2014