Introductory text

Exiting The European Union

Road Traffic

Sift requirements satisfied 8th December 2020

Made 9th December 2020

Laid before Parliament 10th December 2020

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) and 1(3)

The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 (“the 1972 Act”)^f1 and by sections 8(1) and 8C of, and paragraph 21(b) of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018^f2, makes the following Regulations.

The requirements of paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (relating to the appropriate Parliamentary procedure for these Regulations) have been satisfied.

The Secretary of State is designated^f3 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the 1972 Act in relation to the regulation of the type, description, construction or equipment of vehicles, and of components of vehicles.

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Footnotes

f1: 1972 c. 68. The European Communities Act 1972 was repealed by section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) with effect from exit day, but saved with modifications until IP completion day by section 1A of that Act (as inserted by section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1)). Section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 was amended by section 27(1) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and by section 3(3) of, and Part 1 of the Schedule to, the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7).
f2: 2018 c. 16. Section 8C was inserted by section 21 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1).
f3: S.I. 1972/1811.