10D.—(1) The Minister may issue guidelines relating to the making of special speed limit bye-laws, road works speed limit orders and variable speed limit schemes and may amend or cancel any such guidelines.

(2) Where guidelines under subsection (1) are, for the time being in force, a county council, city council or the National Roads Authority, as the case may be, shall ensure when they are making any special speed limit bye-laws, road works speed limit orders or variable speed limit schemes that such bye-laws, order or schemes are in accordance with such guidelines.

(3) Any guidelines issued by the Minister under section 9(9) that are in force on the day on which this subsection comes into force shall be deemed to have been made under this section.]