The Traffic Management Act 2004 (c. 18) is an
Act of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, and may also legislate for the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. It meets at the Palace ...
. It sets out how road networks should be managed by local authorities and includes regulations for roadworks. The Act has been implemented from 1 April 2008 across the United Kingdom.
Part 2 - Network Management
This section sets out the network management duty to "secure the expeditious movement of traffic", which is defined as pedestrians as well as vehicles.
Parts 3 and 4 - Permits and Street Works
All the parties interested in occupying streets/highways need to follow the specified guidelines. The main highlights are as follows:
*Effective communication between highway authorities and parties interested in carrying out street work
*Powers given to highway authorities to impose fixed charges in case of any failure to follow the guidelines
*Disciplined approach and advance communication to plan the street works
*Introduction of
web service
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* a service offered by an electronic device to another electronic device, communicating with each other via the Internet, or
* a server running on a computer device, listening for requests at a particular port over a n ...
s for communication
*Introduction of Level 3
National Street Gazetteer data
*Explicit provision of cancelling/correcting or reverting the work status.
The second wave of the Traffic Management Act 2004 aims to implement permit regulation. As part of this regulation work undertakers have to apply for a permit to work on a street. Undertaker have to discuss and agree the restriction on work timing, apparatus etc. with highway authorities. The highway authorities should approve/reject the application after verifying the permit conditions.
Part 5
This allows
Transport for London
Transport for London (TfL) is a local government body responsible for most of the transport network in London, United Kingdom.
TfL is the successor organization of the London Passenger Transport Board, which was established in 1933, and His ...
to designate a strategic road network in Greater London, and covers other matters.
Part 6 - Civil enforcement of traffic contraventions
This part covers contraventions such as vehicles parking incorrectly or using bus lanes. These are enforced by
Penalty Charge Notices.
[Hackney Council https://hackney.gov.uk/pcn-challenge]
Part 7
Section 99 - Commencement, transitionals and savings
The following orders have been made under this section:
The Traffic Management Act 2004 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provision) (England) Order 2004(S.I. 2004/2380 (C. 102))
The Traffic Management Act 2004 (Commencement No. 2) (England) Order 2004(S.I. 2004/3110 (C. 130))
The Traffic Management Act 2004 (Commencement No. 3) (England) Order 2006(S.I. 2006/1736 (C. 60))
The Traffic Management Act 2004 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional Provisions) (England) Order 2007(S.I. 2007/1890 (C. 71))
The Traffic Management Act 2004 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provisions) (England) Order 2007(S.I. 2007/2053 (C. 78))
The Traffic Management Act 2004 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provisions) (England) (Amendment) Order 2008(S.I. 2008/757 (C. 35))
The Traffic Management Act 2004 (Commencement No. 6) (England) Order 2007(S.I. 2007/3184 (C. 131))
The Traffic Management Act 2004 (Commencement No. 1) (Wales) Order 2006(S.I. 2006/2826 (W. 249) (C. 97))
The Traffic Management Act 2004 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) (Wales) Order 2007(S.I. 2007/3174 (W. 279))
The Traffic Management Act 2004 (Commencement No. 3) (Wales) Order 2009(S.I. 2009/1095 (W. 98))
References
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Halsbury's Statutes
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