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Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972 and section 101(3A) of the Transport Act 1968, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Road Traffic

Made 2011

Coming into force 2011

The Secretary of State for Transport makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972^f1 and section 95(1) of the Transport Act 1968^f2.

The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to matters relating to the testing of the roadworthiness of motor vehicles and their trailers^f3; the regulation of the type, description, construction or equipment of vehicles, and of components of vehicles, and in particular any vehicle type approval scheme^f4; the regulation and supervision of qualifications and working conditions of persons engaged in road transport^f5; and the carriage of passengers and goods by road^f6.

In accordance with section 101(6) of the Transport Act 1968 the Secretary of State has consulted with such representative organisations as he thinks fit.

A draft of this instrument has been laid before Parliament in accordance with paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972 and section 101(3A) of the Transport Act 1968 and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

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Footnotes

f1: 1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51), section 27(1) and the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7), section 3(3), Schedule, Part 1.
f2: 1968 c.73. Sections 95 and 101 were amended by the Road Traffic (Drivers’ Ages and Hours of Work) Act 1976 (c.3), section 2(1); section 95 was also amended by S.I. 2007/1819, regulations 5, 6.
f3: S.I. 1977/1718.
f4: S.I. 1972/1811.
f5: S.I. 1975/1707.
f6: S.I. 1996/266.