Statutory Instruments
1999 No. 2701

ROAD TRAFFIC
The A205 Trunk Road (Lewisham) Red Route (Prohibited Turns) (No. 3) Traffic Order 1999

Made
28th September 1999

Coming into force
8th October 1999

The Traffic Director for London, in accordance with a direction given to him by the Secretary of State under section 58(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1991(1) and in exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by section 6 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984(2), and of all other enabling powers, hereby makes the following Order:—

Commencement and citation

1.  This Order may be cited as The A205 Trunk Road (Lewisham) Red Route (Prohibited Turns) (No. 3) Traffic Order 1999, and shall come into force on 8th October 1999.

Interpretation

2.  In this Order—

(a)causing includes permitting;

(b)“vehicle” includes part of a vehicle;

(c)“bus” has the meaning given by regulation 22(2) of the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 1994(3);

(d)“Local bus” and “Local Service” have the meanings given by regulation 4 of the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 1994(3);

(e)“The trunk road” means the A205 Trunk Road in the London Borough of Lewisham.

Prohibition

3.  Except as provided in article 4 below, no person shall cause or permit any vehicle proceeding westwards in that length of the trunk road known as St Mildreds Road to turn right into Hither Green Lane.

Exemptions

4.  None of the controls specified in article 3 apply to—

(a)anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or a traffic warden; or

(b)in respect of a vehicle being used for ambulance, fire brigade or police purposes.

Revocation or variation of existing Orders

5.  The Lewisham (Prescribed Routes) (No.3) Traffic Order 1972 and the A205 Trunk Road (Lewisham) Red Route (Prohibited Turns) Experimental Traffic Order 1998(4) are hereby revoked.

Signed in accordance with a direction from the Secretary of State.

Derek Turner
Traffic Director for London
28th September 1999

(1)
1991 c. 40.

(2)
1984 c. 27.

(3)
S.I. 1994/1519.

(4)
S.I. 1998/2456.