This document establishes the legal framework for the detrunking of the A3 London-Portsmouth Trunk Road between Liphook and Petersfield. The order is issued by the government of Great Britain under the authority of the Highways Act 1980, specifically sections 10 and 12, to reclassify the status of this specific road segment. It serves as a formal administrative instrument to transfer responsibility and classification of the infrastructure.

This document is a standard administrative instrument used by legal professionals and government officials to track infrastructure classification changes. Experts categorize this as a primary source document for historical administrative records regarding the United Kingdom road network.