Section 93 — Provision of information about traffic regulation measures

(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision requiring a traffic regulation authority to provide prescribed information about a relevant traffic regulation measure for an area in England.

(2) The Welsh Ministers may by regulations make provision requiring a traffic regulation authority to provide prescribed information about a relevant traffic regulation measure for an area in Wales.

(3) In this section— “traffic regulation authority” means a person who has the power to make a traffic regulation measure; “traffic regulation measure” means an order or notice under any of the following provisions of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984— (a) section 1 (traffic regulation orders), (b) section 6 (orders regulating traffic in Greater London), (c) section 9 (experimental traffic orders), (d) section 14 (temporary orders and notices), (e) section 16A (special events), or (f) section 84 (speed limits).

(4) For the purposes of this section, a traffic regulation measure is a “relevant traffic regulation measure”, in relation to a traffic regulation authority, if it—

(a) is made by that authority, or

(b) otherwise has effect in the area for which that authority has the power to make a traffic regulation measure of that type.

(5) Regulations under this section may be made only if the person making them considers that the provision of information in accordance with the regulations will help to enable information about the effects of traffic regulation measures to be communicated to or acted upon by—

(a) authorised automated vehicles, or

(b) electronic equipment designed to undertake or facilitate the driving of other vehicles on roads.

(6) In relation to regulations under this section that amend previous regulations under this section (see section 14 of the Interpretation Act 1978), subsection (5) applies as if the second reference to regulations were a reference to the previous regulations as they would be amended by the new regulations.

(7) Regulations under this section must make provision about—

(a) to whom the information is to be provided,

(b) when it is to be provided, and

(c) the manner and form in which it is to be provided.

(8) Provision made under subsection (7)(c) may, in particular, provide that information is to be provided in accordance with a specified model, standard or set of specifications as it exists from time to time.

(9) Regulations under this section may apply in respect of traffic regulation measures made before the regulations come into force (including those made before this Act is passed).