Introductory text

Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under paragraphs 2(1) to (3) and 5(1) of Schedule 5 to the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (c. 28), for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

ROAD TRAFFIC

RETAINED EU LAW REFORM

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Coming into force

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 41 (1), (2) and (5), 45 (1), (2) and (7), 46 (7), 47 (5), 49 (1) and (2) and 51 (1) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (“the 1988 Act”)^f1 and section 14 (3) of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (“the 2023 Act”)^f2.

The Secretary of State has consulted with representative organisations in accordance with section 195 (2) of the 1988 Act.

The Secretary of State is a relevant national authority for the purposes of section 14 (3) of the 2023 Act^f3.

In accordance with paragraphs 2 (1)to (3) and 5 (1) of Schedule 5 to the 2023 Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

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Footnotes

f1: 1988 c. 52; section 41(1) was amended by paragraphs 50 (2)to (4) of Schedule 4, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 8, to the Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40) (“the 1991 Act”) and section 43 of the Scotland Act 2016 (c. 11); section 45 was amended by paragraphs 52 (2) and (3) of Schedule 4 to the 1991 Act, section 1 of the Road Traffic (Vehicle Testing) Act 1999 (c. 12) (“the 1999 Act”), paragraph 10 (a) of Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988 (c. 54) and S.I. 2016/248; section 46 was amended by section 2 of the 1999 Act and paragraphs 26 (2) to (5) of Part 6 of Schedule 10 to the Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20) (“the 2015 Act”); section 47 was amended by paragraph 24 (2) of Schedule 3 to the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 (c. 22) and paragraph 25 of Schedule 2 to the Finance Act 1994 (c. 9); section 49 was amended by paragraphs 54 (2) to (4) of Schedule 4 to the 1991 Act and by S.I. 2016/248; section 51 was amended by paragraph 1 of Schedule 8 to the 1991 Act and paragraphs 27 (2) to (4) of Part 6 of Schedule 10 to the 2015 Act.
f2: 2023 c. 28.
f3: The term “relevant national authority” is defined in section 21 (1) of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023.