1. The Secretary of State is authorised to provide for the use of traffic of Classes I and II of the classes of traffic set out in Schedule 4 to the Highways Act 1980 a special road along the route described in the Schedule to this scheme.

2. The centre line of the special road is indicated by a heavy black line on the deposited plan.

3. The special road shall become a trunk road on the date when this scheme comes into operation.

4. In this Scheme:-

(1) all measurements of distance are measured along the route of the special road;

(2) (i) "the deposited plan" means the plan numbered HA16/1 CNW 247 marked "The M53 Motorway (Southern Terminal Roundabout Section) Scheme 1988", signed by authority of the Secretary of State and deposited at the Department of Transport, Romney House, 43 Marsham Street, London SW1P 3PY;

(ii)"the special road" means the special road which the Secretary of State is authorised by this scheme to provide.

5. This Scheme shall come into force on 25th February 1988, and may be cited as the M53 Motorway (Southern Terminal Roundabout Section) Scheme 1988.

SCHEDULEROUTE OF THE SPECIAL ROAD

A route about 0.48 kilometres in length, starting at a point 120 metres north west of the north west carriageway edge of the A56/M53 roundabout at Hoole and proceeding in a generally south easterly direction and ending 230 metres south east of the south east carriageway edge of the A56/M53 roundabout at Hoole.