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Various Roads in Scottish Borders - 50 MPH Speed Limit Order
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THE ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984
THE SCOTTISH BORDERS COUNCIL
(VARIOUS ROADS 50MPH SPEED LIMIT))
(EXPERIMENTAL TRAFFIC REGULATION) ORDER 2026
The Scottish Borders Council made the above Order on 25 September 2026 in exercise of the powers conferred on them by Sections 9 and 10 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and of all other enabling powers and after consultation with the Chief Officer of Police in accordance with Part III of Schedule 9 to said Act and having complied with the statutory requirements of The Local Authorities’ Traffic Orders (Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 1999, as amended. The Order will be experimental and will remain in operation for a period of no less than eighteen months.
The effect of the Order, which comes into operation on 8 October 2026, will be to introduce 50 miles per hour speed limits in lengths of various road in the interests of public and road safety and traffic management.
A copy of the Experimental Order as made, together with a map showing said lengths of road and a Statement of the Council’s Reasons for making the Experimental Order may be examined at Traffic and Road Safety, Network, Environment and Infrastructure, The Scottish Borders Council, Newtown St Boswells, Melrose, from Mondays to Thursdays between 9:00am and 5:00pm and on Fridays between 9.00am and 4.00pm and also at the Council’s Contact Centres at Paton Street, Galashiels, TD1 3AS and High Street, Hawick from Mondays to Fridays between 10am and 12 Noon and 2pm to 4pm. The Scottish Borders Council will be considering in due course whether the provisions of the Experimental Order should be made permanent. Any person wishing to object to the making of a permanent Order should send details of the grounds of objection in writing to the Director of Corporate Governance, Council Headquarters, Newtown St Boswells, Melrose, TD6 0SA by 7 April 2027.
Nuala McKinlay, Director of Corporate Governance, Council Headquarters NEWTOWN ST BOSWELLS
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