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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-heavy-commercial-vehicles-in-kent-no-1-amendment-order-2021/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2021/9780348227048",
  "legislation_title": "The Heavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 1) (Amendment) Order 2021",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-heavy-commercial-vehicles-in-kent-no-1-amendment-order-2021",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 90E(4) of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 and section 8(4) of the Traffic Management Act 2004, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nRoad Traffic\nMade ***\nComing into force 31st October 2021\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 90B(2) and 90E(3) of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (“the 1988 Act”) and section 8(1) to (3) of the Traffic Management Act 2004 (“the 2004 Act”).\nThe Secretary of State is satisfied, in accordance with section 8(2) of the 2004 Act, that the further special powers conferred on traffic officers by this Order are necessary for the purpose of facilitating the performance of any duties which may be assigned to them.\nThe Secretary of State has consulted with such representative organisations as appear appropriate in accordance with section 90E(2) of the 1988 Act.\nA draft of this Order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament in accordance with section 90E(4) of the 1988 Act and section 8(4) of the 2004 Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1988 c. 53. Part 3A, which includes sections 90A to 90F, was inserted by section 11 of the Road Safety Act 2006 (c. 49)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2004 c. 18. The power under section 8 is conferred on “the appropriate national authority”, which is defined in section 15 and means, as respects England, the Secretary of State."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "See section 1 (traffic officers: introduction) of the Traffic Management Act 2004."
    }
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  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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