The A956 (Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route) Special Road Scheme 2010

Made: 14th January 2010

Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 15th January 2010

Coming into force: 31st March 2010

This Scheme is made in accordance with the provisions of PartsII and III of Schedule1[^f00006] to that Act.

Citation and commencement

1

This Scheme may be cited as the A956 (Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route) Special Road Scheme 2010 and comes into force on the 28th day after the day on which it is approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

Special road

2

The Scottish Ministers as special road authority are, by means of this Scheme, authorised to provide a special road along the route described in the Schedule and such road shall become trunk road on the date this Scheme comes into force.

Classes of traffic

3

ClassesI andII of the classes of traffic set out in Schedule3 to the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 are prescribed for the purpose of the use of the special road, the route of which is described in the Schedule.

SCHEDULE — SPECIAL ROAD

INTERPRETATION

In this Schedule—

• “the plan” means the plan numbered RYC/G109/13/0702 and entitled “The A956 (Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route) Special Road Scheme 2010”, signed with reference to this Scheme and deposited at the offices of Transport Scotland, Buchanan House, 58Port Dundas Road, Glasgow, G40HF;

• “point1” means the existing access to Clianthus Lodge, Blairs, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, AB125YT at the existing Lochton– Auchlunies– Nigg Road(C5K), Aberdeenshire shown marked “point1” on the plan; and

• “point2” means the junction between the existing A956Wellington Road, Aberdeen and the existing OldWellington Road(C8K), Aberdeen shown marked “point2” on the plan.

THE ROUTE OF THE SPECIAL ROAD

• From a point 680metres or thereby west of point1 in a generally easterly then east, north‑easterly direction for a distance of 6.54kilometres or thereby to a point 750metres or thereby west, south‑west of point2 as shown by a heavy black line between points marked “pointA” and “pointB” on the plan.

Signed

A C McLAUGHLIN — A member of the staff of the Scottish Ministers — 14th January 2010

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Scheme)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Scheme at paragraph 2 authorises the Scottish Ministers, as special road authority, to provide a special road along the route described in the Schedule between Charleston and Cleanhill.

Paragraph3 prescribes which classes of traffic are permitted to use the special road.

Copies of the Environmental Statement prepared for the project, and the plan referred to in this Scheme, may be inspected, free of charge, at the offices of Transport Scotland, Buchanan House, 58Port Dundas Road, Glasgow G4 0HF between 0900 hours-1630 hours (Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays).

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1984 c.54. Section7 was amended by the Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp3), schedule7, paragraph14 and the Transport and Works (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp8), schedule2, paragraph2 and schedule3. Sections8 and10 were amended by the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (c.22), sections45 and 46 respectively. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).

[^f00002]: Section20A was substituted by S.S.I.1999/1 and was amended by S.S.I.2006/614.

[^f00003]: O.J. L175, 5.7.1985, p.40.

[^f00004]: O.J. L73, 14.3.1997, p.5.

[^f00005]: O.J. L156, 25.6.2003, p.17.

[^f00006]: PartII of Schedule1 was relevantly amended by the Local Governmentetc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c.39), Schedule13, paragraph135; the Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp3), schedule7, paragraph14; the Transport and Works (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 8), section24, schedule2, paragraph3 and schedule3 and also by S.S.I.1999/1 and 2006/614.