Kent County Council (Filming on Highways)

The Bill (as originally introduced) confers powers on Kent County Council relating to filming on highways. It would:

• give Kent County Council the power to prohibit or restrict traffic on roads to enable the making of a film to take place. It would also enable the council to close roads to allow members of the public to watch the making of the film, without notice of these closures if the council see fit. This would modify section 16A of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.
• amend section 16B of the Road Traffic Act 1984 to say that orders granted for film-making purposes should not be in place for longer than seven days and notices for no longer than 24 hours. No more than six film orders should be issued in one calendar year without the consent of the Secretary of State
• allow permission to be given to film makers to place anything they need for the making of the film on to the highway