EXPLANATORY NOTE  (This note is not part of the Order)  Part III of the Transport Act 2000 authorises the Secretary of State to make, amend or revoke a  trunk road charging scheme in respect of roads for which a strategic highways company is the  traffic authority, and which are carried by a bridge, or pass through a tunnel, of at least 600 metres  in length. Subject to the exceptions outlined in the Appointment of a Strategic Highways  Company Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/376), Highways England Company Limited (company number  9346363) was appointed as the highway authority for all highways within England for which the  Secretary of State was the highway authority immediately before that Order, which includes the  A282. Highways England Company Limited is also the traffic authority for these roads by virtue  of section 121A(1AB) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c. 27).  The A282 Trunk Road (Dartford-Thurrock Crossing Charging Scheme) Order 2013 (“the 2013  Order”) introduced the current charging scheme in respect of the roads carried by the Dartford  Crossing. The 2013 Order, by virtue of article 1(2), was to cease to have effect at the end of the  period of seven years from 1st October 2013. Article 3 of this Order removes that provision and,  instead, provides that the 2013 Order will remain in force indefinitely.  A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it amends provision relating  to a charge and so, by virtue of section 22(4)(a) of the Small Business, Enterprise and  Employment Act 2015 (c. 26), is not a “regulatory provision” for the purpose of the Business  Impact Target pursuant to sections 21 and 23 to 25 of that Act. The impact assessment that  accompanied the 2013 Order is available on www.legislation.gov.uk, or a hard copy can be  obtained from Peter Steele at the Road Investment Strategy Futures Division, Department for  Transport, Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Rd, London, SW1P 4DR.  This instrument is available on www.legislation.gov.uk.  © Crown copyright 2020  Printed and published in the UK by The Stationery Office Limited under the authority and superintendence of Jeff James,  Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office and Queen’s Printer of Acts of Parliament.  £4.90  UK202002061010 02/2020 19585  http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/126  ISBN 978-0-11-119299-3