Trunk Roads Act, 1936 [1 Edw. 8. & 1 Geo 6. Ch. 5.]

By the United Kingdom Parliament

In this publication, you can find out about the legislation of 1936 that re-classified many of Britain's roads. The Act was "An Act to provide that the Minister of Transport shall be the highway authority for the principal roads in Great Britain which constitute the national system of routes for through traffic; to make consequential amendments in the law relating to highways and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid. [18th December 1936]" Before the birth of motorways major through routes were named Trunk Roads and a numbering system was introduced.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Good Press
• Release date: Dec 8, 2020
• ISBN: 4064066418908

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the United Kingdom Parliament

Trunk Roads Act, 1936 [1 Edw. 8. & 1 Geo 6. Ch. 5.]

Published by Good Press, 2022

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EAN 4064066418908

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Section 1: Transfer of trunk roads to Minister of Transport

Section 2: Exclusion of county of London and of county boroughs

Section 3: General provisions as to functions with respect to trunk roads

Section 4: Modification of 25 and 26 Geo. 5. c. 47

Section 5: Delegation of road functions to local authorities

Section 6: Miscellaneous provisions as to functions in connection with trunk roads

Section 7: Transfer of property and liabilities

Section 8: Exemption from stamp duty

Section 9: Expenses

Section 10: Power to hold inquiries and obtain information

Section 11: Transitional provisions

Section 12: Application to Scotland

Section 13: Interpretation

Section 14: Short title, citation and extent

First Schedule: Roads which become Trunk Roads by virtue of this Act

Second Schedule

Third Schedule

Fourth Schedule

Fifth Schedule

CHAPTER 5.

An Act to provide that the Minister of Transport shall be the highway authority for the principal roads in Great Britain which constitute the national system of routes for through traffic; to make consequential amendments in the law relating to highways; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid. [18th December 1936]

Be it enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Section 1: Transfer of trunk roads to Minister of Transport

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1.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the principal roads in Great Britain constituting the national system of routes for through traffic which by virtue of this Act become trunk roads shall be known by that name and as from the date upon which any road becomes a trunk road the Minister of Transport (hereinafter referred to as the Minister) shall be the highway authority for the road.

(2) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the roads specified in the First Schedule to this Act shall by virtue of this Act become trunk roads as from the first day of April nineteen hundred and thirty-seven.

(3) If the Minister is satisfied that it is expedient to construct a new road