Transport Legislation
Legislative framework for transportation systems, road safety, public transport, aviation, and maritime matters.
These Regulations empower the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to grant credit towards UK Air Traffic Controller (ATCO) licence requirements for specified training and experience obtained by applicants holding either a third-country ATCO licence or a UK military certificate of competence.
This credit can manifest as a reduction in course duration, the number of lessons, or specific training hours, provided the CAA obtains and assesses a comprehensive credit report from a training organisation confirming the equivalence of the prior training to the UK ATCO training requirements, excluding cases covered by existing international agreements.
The European Registers of Road Transport Undertakings (Disclosure of Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2025
These Regulations, enacted under the European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020, amend several pieces of assimilated legislation concerning the European Registers of Road Transport Undertakings (ERRU) to align UK procedures with post-Brexit requirements established by the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) through SCRT decisions.
The modifications focus on updating data disclosure requirements for road transport operators, specifying new data fields such as risk rating bands and vehicle registration numbers in electronic registers, adjusting timeframes for data access, and refining the classification of serious infringements that could lead to the loss of good repute, ensuring continuity and cooperation between the UK and EU regarding road transport operator licensing and oversight.
The Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (County of East Sussex) (Amendment), Bus Lane Contraventions (Approved Local Authorities) (Amendment) and Moving Traffic Contraventions Designation Order 2025
This Order, made by the Secretary of State under the powers conferred by the Traffic Management Act 2004, serves to amend existing regulations concerning parking contraventions in East Sussex, specifically expanding the designated areas within Hastings and Lewes.
Furthermore, it designates parts of Cambridgeshire County Council's area for bus lane contravention enforcement and designates specific parts of the areas governed by Brighton and Hove City Council, Calderdale, Cornwall Council, Dorset Council, Kirklees Borough Council, Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council, Milton Keynes City Council, and Slough Borough Council as civil enforcement areas for moving traffic contraventions, effective from December 9th, 2025.
The A1 in Northumberland: Morpeth to Ellingham Development Consent (Revocation) Order 2025
This Order formally revokes the A1 in Northumberland: Morpeth to Ellingham Development Consent Order 2024 under the authority granted by the Planning Act 2008, following the Secretary of State determining that exceptional circumstances warranted discontinuation of the development consent without a formal application for revocation being submitted.
The East Sussex County Council (Exceat Bridge Replacement – A259 Eastbourne Road) Bridge Scheme 2023 Confirmation Instrument 2025
This Instrument, enacted by the Secretary of State for Transport, legally confirms, with modifications, the East Sussex County Council’s scheme to replace the existing Exceat Bridge located on the A259 Eastbourne Road over the Cuckmere River; the confirmation authorizes the construction of a new single-span bridge structure adhering to specified dimensions, waterway clearances, and access provisions, and the Instrument comes into force upon the publication of its confirmation notice.
The A122 (Lower Thames Crossing) Development Consent (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2025
The Secretary of State for Transport has issued this Order, following an application for a non-material change, specifically to amend Article 65 of the A122 (Lower Thames Crossing) Development Consent Order 2025, which concerns the financial arrangements provided by National Highways Limited for the benefit of the Kent Downs National Landscape.
The A122 (Lower Thames Crossing) Development Consent (Amendment) Order 2025
This Order amends the A122 (Lower Thames Crossing) Development Consent Order 2025 following an application for a non-material change concerning environmental mitigation measures for the Epping Forest Special Area of Conservation (SAC).
The amendment specifically replaces a commitment in the Code of Construction Practice register regarding air quality effects, mandating the implementation of appropriate technology to enable a 60mph westbound speed limit enforcement zone on the M25 between junctions 26 and 27, coupled with detailed monitoring, reporting, and appropriate funding arrangements to prevent Adverse Effect on Integrity (AEoI) from nitrogen deposition.
The M5 Junction 10 Development Consent (Correction) Order 2025
This statutory instrument, the M5 Junction 10 Development Consent (Correction) Order 2025, formally amends errors found in the preceding 2025 Development Consent Order (DCO).
The Secretary of State made these corrections after receiving written requests from the applicant and National Highways, exercising powers under the Planning Act 2008, specifically to rectify issues concerning time limits, authority designations, and documentation references listed in the attached schedule.