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This order designates new highway segments along the A470 trunk road between Pen-Isa'r-Waen and the Brecon By-pass as trunk roads, effective February 25, 1988, with specific route details shown on deposited plan HA 10/2, WO7.

This is infrastructure construction and designation - deleting it would halt planned road improvements that reduce travel times, improve safety, and enable economic activity in rural Wales. The unseen cost of not building this infrastructure would be reduced connectivity and economic opportunity for Welsh communities.

Designates specific A64 road segments at Copmanthorpe as trunk roads, effective 29 Jan 1988.

Deletion would create legal uncertainty about trunk road status, risking maintenance and funding of critical transport infrastructure; the order's specific statutory designation is a robust mechanism that would be hard to replace.

A 1987 statutory instrument authorising Severn-Trent Water Authority to maintain an existing borehole and construct additional wells on specific land at Shelton for augmenting water supply, incorporating provisions of the Water Act 1945 with modifications.

Deleting this site-specific infrastructure authorisation would create legal uncertainty for essential water supply works, potentially disrupting regional water security. Natural monopoly utilities require clear statutory authority for operational infrastructure, and this narrow instrument provides necessary legal certainty without imposing burdensome requirements.

Ecclesiastical law amendment governing faculty jurisdiction procedures for church-related applications, including notice requirements, objection processes, and hearing procedures.

Preserves religious heritage through proper consultation with statutory amenity societies and ensures due process in church-related matters.

This 1987 Order designates specific highways (A435 and B4090) as trunk roads, transferring them from local to national government control and maintenance upon completion of construction.

A national trunk road network ensures consistent standards for long-distance commerce, reducing transaction costs and fragmentation that would impede Britain's free-trading objectives if roads were managed by disparate local authorities.

De-trunking order transfers three A439 road segments from central government trunk road status to local authority classified/principal roads upon opening of new bypasses, shifting maintenance responsibility.

Deletion creates legal uncertainty about road classification and maintenance funding, disrupting local authority planning. The order implements a routine infrastructure adjustment with no economic distortion.

Authorises construction of new trunk roads along specified routes near Alcester, transferring maintenance responsibilities for intersecting highways to local authorities or making the Secretary of State exempt from maintenance duties until specified opening dates.

This is infrastructure development enabling economic growth through improved transportation. Deleting it would prevent the construction of bypasses that reduce congestion, improve safety, and facilitate commerce. The maintenance provisions ensure clear responsibilities without creating regulatory burdens.

Authorization to construct special roads connecting the M6 motorway to another highway at Catthorpe Interchange, with these roads becoming trunk roads upon commencement.

Infrastructure that improves connectivity reduces transport costs and facilitates trade. Without these connecting roads, the interchange would be less efficient, increasing journey times and reducing economic productivity. Such coordinated infrastructure is a legitimate government function that markets cannot efficiently provide due to land assembly and coordination challenges.

A 1987 statutory instrument authorizing the construction of connecting roads for the M1 motorway at Catthorpe Interchange. The Scheme defines the specific routes, converts them to trunk roads upon implementation, and specifies an effective date of February 5, 1988. It is a location-specific infrastructure authorization, not a general regulatory framework.

Repealing this obsolete 1987 scheme would create legal uncertainty about the status of existing roads that have been in use for 38 years while achieving no meaningful deregulatory benefit. Roads are legitimate public goods; this particular instrument is a executed one-time authorization, not an ongoing regulatory burden that distorts markets or suppresses competition.

Amends rule 17 of the Public Trustee Rules 1912 to update investment powers: allows investment per trust instrument or law, court deposits under the 1982 Act, retention of pre-existing investments, but prohibits liability-exposing investments without indemnity.

Deletion would strip the Public Trustee of clear statutory authority to invest trust funds flexibly and prudently, creating legal uncertainty and potentially harming vulnerable beneficiaries who rely on this state-appointed trustee; the rule balances necessary investment freedom with liability protection in a way that simple common law duties would not reliably ensure.

Commencement order bringing specified provisions of the Diplomatic and Consular Premises Act 1987 into force on 1 January 1988.

Provides legal certainty for the international treaty framework governing diplomatic and consular premises, which underpins Britain's global diplomatic and trade infrastructure; deleting it would undermine decades of established legal continuity.

A 1987 Order adjusting local government boundaries between Blaby district, Glen Parva parish, and the City of Leicestershire, including transitional provisions for local plans and a formula to protect existing property taxpayers from sudden rate increases.

Deleting this nearly 40-year-old boundary order would create legal and administrative chaos, destabilizing local government boundaries, tax jurisdictions, voting districts, and planning areas that have functioned for decades. The regulation itself imposes no ongoing economic burden and merely codifies an established administrative arrangement.

Procedural regulations governing how the Secretary of State makes traffic orders in Scotland. Sets requirements for public notice, consultation with police, objection periods (21-28 days), public inquiries, and notification. Applies to reserve power orders, trunk road orders, and orders on non-trunk roads under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

These minimal procedural requirements ensure transparency, public participation, and accountability in traffic regulation-making. Deleting them would enable arbitrary and unannounced traffic restrictions, harming businesses and motorists who rely on predictable, consultative rule-making. The administrative burden is necessary to maintain rule of law and prevent abuse of executive power.

Amends Slaughterhouses (Hygiene) Regulations 1977: changes 'fresh air intake or ventilation pipe' to 'opening of any ventilation pipe' (Reg 13); revises sheep/goat skinning rules (Reg 37(b)) by adding exceptions for heads not for consumption and ears for certification; extends rules to goats.

Hygiene standards in slaughterhouses address information asymmetry and public health externalities; this amendment clarifies requirements and adds reasonable exceptions, imposing minimal additional burden while maintaining essential safeguards. Deleting would revert to less precise 1977 wording and lose beneficial exemptions.

Establishes Noranside Prison with specific appointing authorities and member numbers for regional councils and districts

Prison governance requires clear institutional structure to ensure proper oversight, accountability, and safety standards for inmates and staff. Removing this framework would create regulatory vacuum in prison administration.