Section 349 Exemption from tolls and chargesI1 I2

United Kingdom

(1)

No toll or charge within subsection (2) is payable in respect of a vehicle which—

C1(a)

belongs to any of Her Majesty's forces; or

(b)

is in use for the purposes of any of those forces.

(2)

A toll or charge is within this subsection if it is payable—

(a)

for passing over a road or bridge, or through a tunnel, in the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man; or

(b)

under a scheme for imposing charges in respect of the keeping or use of vehicles on particular roads in the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man.

Annotations

C1: S. 349(1)(a) modified by S.I. 1999/1736, Sch. 6 (as amended (31.10.2009) by The Armed Forces Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/2054), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 21(4)(b))

I1: S. 349 in force at 28.3.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2009/812, art. 3(a)(b) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059)
I2: S. 349 in force at 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4

F1: Act expires on 15.12.2022 by virtue of s. 382 (as substituted (15.12.2021) by Armed Forces Act 2021 (c. 35), ss. 1(1), 24(2)(a)) (subject to power to continue in s. 382(2)(3) as so substituted)