The Highways (Schools) (Special Extinguishment and Special Diversion Orders) (Wales) Regulations 2005
Sections 118B and 119B of the Highways Act 1980 (“the 1980 Act”) were inserted by paragraphs 8 and 12 of Schedule 6 to the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 respectively. They enable orders to be made to stop up (by a “special extinguishment order”) and divert (by a “special diversion order”) certain highways for the purposes of crime prevention or for the protection of pupils or staff of schools.