STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
2023 No. 1112
RAILWAYS
The Private Crossings (Signs and Barriers) Regulations 2023
| Made | 23rd October 2023 |
| Laid before Parliament | 26th October 2023 |
| Coming into Force | 18th November 2023 |
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 52(1)(a), (3) and (5) of the Transport and Works Act 1992[1].
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Private Crossings (Signs and Barriers) Regulations 2023.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 18th November 2023.
(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland.
2. Interpretation
“the 2016 Regulations” means the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016[2];
“crossing” means a place where a railway or tramway is crossed by a relevant road;
“crossing operator” means the operator of a railway or tramway that is crossed in any place
by a relevant road; “relevant road” means—
(a) a private road;
(b) a private path; or
(c) both a private road and a private path;
“retroreflecting material” means material which reflects a ray of light back towards the source of that light;
