Road Works (Embargo Periods and Protected Roads) (Jersey) Regulations 2017

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Road Works (Embargo Periods and Protected Roads) (Jersey) Regulations 2017

Regulation

1             Interpretation. 3

2             Embargo periods. 3

3             Protected roads. 4

4             Citation. 4

Table of Legislation History. 5

Table of Endnote References. 5

Road Works (Embargo Periods and Protected Roads) (Jersey) Regulations 2017

1        Interpretation

In these Regulations –

“carriageway” means either or both of the following –

(a)     the part of a road over which the public have a right of way for the passage of motor vehicles;

(b)     a paved cycle track;

“construction” means the new construction of some or all of the various layers that make up a paved road;

“cycle track” means that part of a road over which the public have a right of way for the passage of pedal cycles, whether or not such part is listed as a cycle track in the Cycle Tracks (Jersey) Order 2000;

“enhanced surfacing” means the construction of a new layer to form the running surface of a paved road where such layer provides enhanced visual amenity or specialist workmanship such as stone paving, cobbles or other specialist features or colours;

“Law” means the Road Works and Events (Jersey) Law 2016;

“paved” means paved with cement, concrete, asphalt or other hard or impermeable material;

“reconstruction” means the removal of some or all of the various layers that make up a paved road and their replacement;

“resurfacing” means the removal of the layer which is the running surface of a paved road and its replacement to restore surface integrity or skid resistance.

2        Embargo periods

The length of time referred to in the definition “embargo period” in Article 28(1) of the Law commencing on the date substantial highway authority works are completed is –

(a)     5 years where the substantial highway authority works comprised construction (including enhanced surfacing) or reconstruction of a carriageway;

(b)     3 years where the substantial highway authority works comprised resurfacing of a carriageway;

(c)     5 years where the substantial highway authority works comprised enhanced surfacing of a paved road other than a carriageway;

(d)     1 year where the substantial highway authority works comprised any of the following –

(i)      construction (excluding enhanced surfacing),

(ii)     reconstruction,

(iii)     resurfacing,

of a paved road other than a carriageway.

3        Protected roads

For the purposes of Article 29(1) of the Law the following roads specified in column 1 of the table, are, to the extent specified in column 2, designated as protected –

4        Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Road Works (Embargo Periods and Protected Roads) (Jersey) Regulations 2017.

Endnotes

Table of Legislation History

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