The M20 Motorway (Junctions 7 to 11) (Temporary Restriction and Prohibition of Traffic) Regulations 2023

UK Statutory Instrument 2023 No. 1077 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created

0recorded in force

0revoked

Made: 9 October 2023
In force from: 7 November 2023
Extent: Not stated
Subject: Road traffic and vehicles
Made under: Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

These Regulations permit temporary carriageway, speed and vehicle-width restrictions, as indicated by traffic signs, on lengths of the M20 motorway (Junctions 7 to 11). This is to assist with delays when there is traffic at the Channel Tunnel at Folkestone or the Port of Dover. Regulation 2 requires the Secretary of State to review the regulatory provision contained in these Regulations and publish a report setting out the conclusions of the review. The first report must be published before 7th November 2028 and subsequent reports must be published at intervals not exceeding 5 years. Contravention of these Regulations is an offence under section 17(4) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. An impact assessment has not been prepared for these Regulations as no significant impact on the cost of business or the voluntary sector is foreseen. An Explanatory Memorandum is published alongside the Regulations at www.legislation.gov.uk.

Offences created by this instrument

Contravention of The M20 Motorway (Junctions 7 to 11) (Temporary Restriction and Prohibition of Traffic) Regulations… the instrument as a whole · Status not determined · Strict liability

What Parliament said about it

Hansard was searched for this instrument by name and returned nothing. That is the ordinary outcome: an instrument laid under the negative procedure is usually never debated, and becomes law without a word said about it in either House.

How Parliament handled it

This instrument became law without a debate or a vote. Under the negative procedure it took effect unless a motion to stop it succeeded, and none was tabled.

Procedure: Made negative — law unless a motion to stop it succeeded
Could either House amend it?: No. A statutory instrument is put to each House as a whole thing, to be approved or not. Neither House can change a word of it.

Procedural history

Instrument created 9 October 2023
Instrument made (signed into law) 9 October 2023
Laid before the House of Commons 16 October 2023 · Commons
Laid before the House of Lords 16 October 2023 · Lords
Instrument comes into force as law 7 November 2023
Considered by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) 7 November 2023 · Lords
No comment by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) 7 November 2023 · Lords
Considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI) 15 November 2023 · Commons, Lords
Not drawn to the special attention of the Houses by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI) 15 November 2023 · Commons, Lords
Objection period ends 5 December 2023
Instrument remains law 5 December 2023
Procedure concluded in the House of Commons and the House of Lords 5 December 2023 · Commons, Lords

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