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A30 London Road Bagshot - Bus Lanes and Clearway Revocation Order

The Surrey County Council London Road (A30) Bagshot (Bus Lanes) (N0.1) Order 2004
and the Borough of Surrey Heath (London Road (A30) Camberley) (Clearway) Order 1982) Revocation Order 2004

1.On 23 April 2004 Surrey County Council made -

(a)The Surrey County Council London Road (A30) Bagshot (Bus Lanes) (No. 1) Order 2004 under Sections 1(1), 2(1) to (3) and 4(1) and Part IV of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (the Act); and
(b)The Borough of Surrey Heath (London Road (A30) Camberley)(Clearway) Order 1982) Revocation Order 2004 under Sections 1 and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Act.

2. The purpose and effect of The Surrey County Council London Road (A30) Bagshot (Bus Lanes) (No. 1) Order 2004 is to prohibit all vehicles from entering or proceeding or waiting in any area of carriageway (to be known as a 'bus lanes') lying within or adjacent to the lengths of London Road (A30) specified in Schedules 1 and 2 to this Notice and between the western kerb-line of that road and a longitudinal single white line marked on the carriageway of that road between 7am to 9.30am and 4.00pm to 7.00pm Mondays to Fridays inclusive.

3. The prohibition referred to in paragraphs 2 above will not apply to: -
(a) a bus; or
(b) a pedal cycle; or
(c) a hackney carriage licensed under section 37 of the Town Police Clauses Act 1847 and Part II of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 or any similar local enactment; or
(d) a vehicle being used for ambulance, fire brigade or police purposes if it is reasonably necessary for that vehicle to enter or proceed or wait in a bus lane; or
(e) any vehicle being used in connection with the removal of any obstruction in a
bus lane; or
(f) any heavy goods vehicle above 7.5 tonnes
(g) a vehicle being used for purposes in connection with the statutory powers or duties of a local authority or the supply of gas, water or electricity, or in connection with any building operation, demolition or excavation in or adjacent to a bus lane, provided that in all the circumstances it is reasonably necessary for the vehicle to enter a bus lane; or
(h)a vehicle -
(i) while postal packets addressed to premises adjacent to a bus lane are
being unloaded from that vehicle or, having been unloaded there from, are
being delivered; or
(ii) while postal packets are being collected for loading on the vehicle from
premises or posting boxes adjacent to a bus lane or, having been so
collected, are being loaded thereon; or

(i)any vehicle which enters a bus lane for the sole purpose of waiting for as long
as may reasonably be necessary to enable a person suffering from any disability
or injury (including blindness) which seriously impairs his ability to walk to
board or alight from that vehicle; or

(j) any vehicle, which enters or proceeds in a bus lane: -
(i) from any road if that vehicle forthwith leaves a bus lane through the
break in the longitudinal single white line situated opposite and adjacent to
the junction of that road with that bus lane; or
(ii)from the exit from Osnaburgh Hill (also known as 'Osnaburgh Parade') into the A30 London Road if that vehicle forthwith leaves a bus lane at a point opposite and adjacent to the junction of that exit with the A30 London Road;
(iii) from any part of London Road (A30) which does not comprise a bus lane through any break in the longitudinal single white line if that vehicle forthwith enters the road which lies opposite or adjacent to that break; or
(iv) from the two entry points into Osnaburgh Hill (also known as 'Osnaburgh Parade') from the A30 London Road if that vehicle crosses a bus lane at a point opposite and adjacent to the junction of that entry with the A30 London Road;
(v) from any vehicular access way or crossing over the footway adjoining a
bus lane if that vehicle forthwith leaves that bus lane at a point opposite
that vehicular access way or crossing; or
(vi)from any part of London Road (A30) which does not comprise a bus lane at a point opposite any vehicular access way or crossing over the footway adjoining that bus lane if that vehicle forthwith enters that vehicular access way or crossing; or
(vii)from the lay-by lying on the south-east side of London Road (A30) and fronting Nos. 423 to 429 London Road and which is designated for the time being as a free on-street parking place by The Borough of Surrey Heath (London Road (A30) , Camberley) On-Street Parking Places) (Without Charge) Order (No. 1) 1995 (hereinafter called "the lay-by") if that vehicle forthwith leaves the bus lane to be situated immediately adjacent to the lay-by at a point opposite or adjacent to the lay-by; or
(viii)from any part of London Road (A30) which does not comprise the bus lane lying immediately adjacent to the lay-by if that vehicle forthwith enters the lay-by; or

(k) any vehicle if the driver thereof is obliged to enter or proceed in a bus lane in order to avoid an accident and forthwith causes that vehicle to leave the bus lane; or

(l) any vehicle if the driver thereof is required by law to stop and as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter causes that vehicle to leave a bus lane; or

(m) anything done: -
(i) with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform; or
(ii) in accordance with any restriction or requirement indicated by traffic signs placed on the highway by or on behalf of the Surrey Police.

4. The purpose and effect of The Borough of Surrey Heath (London Road (A30) Camberley)(Clearway) Order 1982) Revocation Order 2004 under Sections 1 and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Act is to revoke The Borough of Surrey Heath (London Road A. 30, Camberley) (Clearway) Order 1982 so that that length of the A30 London Road, which runs from the Blackwater Bridge (i.e. near the County Boundary) in an easterly direction to a point 86 metres east of its junction with Kings Ride (northern carriageway) and 86 metres east of its junction with Knoll Road (southern carriageway) will no longer be designated as an Urban Clearway (i.e., no stopping between 7.00 am and 9.30 am, and 4.00 pm and 7 p.m. on Mondays to Fridays inclusive except for so long as may be necessary to pick up or set down passengers).

5. A copy of both of the made Orders, which will come into force on 1 May 2004, Order revoked, the above-mentioned Order of 1995, together with the plans showing the lengths of roads to which those Orders relate, a Statement of the Council's reasons for making the Orders may be inspected, free of charge, at the -
(a) Legal Services, County Hall, Penrhyn Road, Kingston upon Thames between 10am and 4pm from Mondays to Fridays
(b) at Surrey Heath Local Transportation Service, 2 London Road, Bagshot, at Surrey Heath Borough Council Offices, Surrey Heath House, Knoll Road, Camberley during normal office hours and
(c) Camberley Library, Knoll Road, Camberley Surrey between 10am-8pm Mondays, 10am and 5pm Tuesdays, 10am and 5pm Wednesdays, 10am and 5pm Thursdays, 10am and 8pm Fridays, 9.30am and 4pm Saturdays.

6. If you wish to question the validity of the Order or any provision contained in it on the grounds that it is not within the powers conferred by the Act, or on the grounds that any requirement of the Act or of any Instrument made under it has not been complied with in relation to the Order, you may, within six weeks from 23 April 2004.

FIRST SCHEDULE
London Road (A30) from the western kerb-line of Park Street (D3514) in a south westerly direction to a point 162 metres north east of the north east kerb-line of Frimley Road (B3411), a distance of approximately 760 metres.

SECOND SCHEDULE
London Road (A30) from a point 40 metres west of the south-western kerb-line of Frimley Road (B3411) westwards for a distance of 220 metres.

Dated: 29 APRIL 2004
C M Findlay
Head of Transportation
Surrey Heath LTS
2 London Road
Bagshot GU19 5HN

Source: Surrey County Council 23.04.04