1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the London Borough of Merton, pursuant to an agreement with Transport for London under section 101(5) of the Local Government Act 1972, on 6 January 2021, made the above-named Order under sections 9 and 10 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended.

2. The general effect of the Order will be to prohibit any motorised vehicle from entering the road listed in column 3 of the Schedule to this notice, during the corresponding periods specified in column 4 of the Schedule to this notice, with the usual exemptions e.g. authorised vehicles which are specified on a whitelist held and maintained by the Council.

3. The Order has provided that in pursuance of section 10(2) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, the Council’s Head of futureMerton or some person authorised in that behalf by him may, if it appears to him or that person essential in the interests of the expeditious, convenient and safe movement of traffic, in the interests of providing suitable and adequate on-street parking facilities, or for preserving or improving the amenities of the area through which any road affected by the Order runs, modify or suspend the Order or any provision thereof.

4. A copy of the Order, which will come into operation on 18 January 2021 and may remain in force for up to 18 months, of a plan of the relevant area and of the Council’s statement of reasons for making the Order can be inspected on-line at: https://www.merton.gov.uk/streets-parking-transport/traffic-management/school-streets-programme or during normal office hours on Mondays to Fridays inclusive at: Merton Link, Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden, SM4 5DX, until the Order ceases to have effect.

5. Any person desiring to question the validity of the Order or of any provision contained therein on the grounds that it is not within the relevant powers of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, or that any of the relevant requirements thereof or of any relevant regulations made thereunder has not been complied with in relation to the Order may, within 6 weeks of the date on which the Order was made, make application for the purpose to the High Court.

6. The Council of the London Borough of Merton will consider in due course whether the provisions of the Order should be reproduced and continued in force indefinitely by means of an Order made under section 6 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. Persons desiring to object to the making of the Order under section 6 of the said Act of 1984 for the purpose of such reproduction and continuation in force may, within a period of 6 months beginning with the day on which the experimental Order came into force, or if the experimental Order is varied by another Order or modified pursuant to section 10(2) of the said Act of 1984, within a period of 6 months beginning with the date on which the variation or modification or the latest variation or modification came into force, visit https://www.merton.gov.uk/streets-parking-transport/traffic-management/school-streets-programme and do so, or send a statement in writing of their objection and the grounds thereof to the Head of futureMerton, Environment and Regeneration, Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden, SM4 5DX quoting reference: ES/SCHOOLSTREET/SOUTHGARDENS.

Dated 6 January 2021.

Paul McGarry, Head of futureMerton, London Borough of Merton, Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden, Surrey SM4 5DX