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Local Government Act 1974

Roads (other than regional roads), service lanes, and access ways - Formation, alteration, stopping, and closing of roads

342: Stopping and closing of roads

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"Councils can temporarily close roads to some or all traffic, and may charge a fee to use them."

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The council can stop any road or part of a road in your area. They can do this in the way set out in the Schedule 10. They can also close a road to traffic, or to a specific type of traffic, for a short time.

The council can close a road to pedestrians or to cars, for example, as long as they follow the rules in Schedule 10. When they close a road, they can charge people to use it, as set out in Schedule 10. This means you might have to pay to use the road.

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Part 21Roads (other than regional roads), service lanes, and access ways
Formation, alteration, stopping, and closing of roads

342Stopping and closing of roads

  1. The council may, in the manner provided in Schedule 10,—

  2. stop any road or part thereof in the district:
    1. close any road to traffic or any specified type of traffic (including pedestrian traffic) on a temporary basis in accordance with that schedule and impose or permit the imposition of charges as provided for in that schedule.

      1. Repealed
      Notes
      • Section 342: inserted, on , by section 2 of the Local Government Amendment Act 1978 (1978 No 43).
      • Section 342(1)(a) proviso: amended, on , by section 4 of the Local Government Act 1974 Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 20).
      • Section 342(1)(b): replaced, on , by section 9(1) of the Local Government Amendment Act (No 3) 1986 (1986 No 50).
      • Section 342(2): repealed, on , by section 9(2) of the Local Government Amendment Act (No 3) 1986 (1986 No 50).