The M1 Motorway (Junction 2) (50 Miles Per Hour Speed Limit) Regulations 2020

• Citation: S.I. 2020/1136
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the M1 Motorway (Junction 2) (50 Miles Per Hour Speed Limit) Regulations 2020 and come into force on 10th November 2020.

Section 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

“A1” means the road known by that name;

“carriageway”, in relation to a motorway, and “motorway” have the same meaning as in the Motorways Traffic (England and Wales) Regulations 1982 ;

“carriageway”, in relation to a road other than a motorway, has the same meaning as in section 329 of the Highways Act 1980 ;

“M1” means the motorway known by that name; and

“the specified roads” means-

that length of the M1 at junction 2 from the southbound carriageway of the M1 to the southbound carriageway of the A1 from a point 309 metres south-east of the centre of Five Ways footbridge to a point 279 metres north-west of the centre of Greenlands Lane footbridge; and

that length of the M1 at junction 2 from the northbound carriageway of the A1 to the northbound carriageway of the M1 from a point 278 metres north-west of the centre of Greenlands Lane footbridge to a point 181 metres south-east of the centre of Five Ways footbridge.

Section 3 50 miles per hour speed limit

No person shall drive a vehicle on either of the specified roads at a speed exceeding 50 miles per hour.