{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-miscellaneous-provisions-act-1976/section-54",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-miscellaneous-provisions-act-1976/section-54.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1976/57",
  "legislation_title": "Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-miscellaneous-provisions-act-1976",
  "path": "section/54",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "54",
  "heading": "Issue of drivers’ badges.",
  "text": "(1) When granting a driver’s licence under section 51 of this Act a district council shall issue a driver’s badge in such a form as may from time to time be prescribed by them.\n(2) (a) A driver shall at all times when acting in accordance with the driver’s licence granted to him wear such badge in such position and manner as to be plainly and distinctly visible.\n(b) If any person without reasonable excuse contravenes the provisions of this subsection, he shall be guilty of an offence.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 54: functions of local authority not to be responsibility of an executive of the authority (E.) (16.11.2000) by virtue of S.I. 2000/2853, reg. 2(1), Sch. 1 Table B4"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Ss. 48-54 modified (27.11.2009) by The Local Services (Operation by Licensed Hire Cars) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2863), regs. 1, 4 Table (with reg. 3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1976/57/section/54",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:28:53.162312+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "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."
}