# The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2012, Introduction: Introductory text


Road Traffic
Made 27th March 2012
Laid before Parliament 30th March 2012
Coming into force
Regulations 2 and 4 19th January 2013
Remainder 20th April 2012
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and sections 89(3)(a) and (c), (4)(a) and (5), 97(3), 98(4), 99(7ZA), 99A(6), 101(2) and (3) and 105(1), (2)(a), (ee), (f) and (g) and (3) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and, in the case of regulation 2 to the extent that it gives effect to paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 and regulation 4 to the extent that it gives effect to paragraphs 17, 19, 47, 48 and 49 of Schedule 3, with the approval of the Treasury under section 105(4) of the 1988 Act.
The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of the 1972 Act in relation to the licensing of drivers.
In accordance with section 195(2) of the 1988 Act the Secretary of State has consulted with representative organisations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/977/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-driving-licences-amendment-regulations-2012/introduction
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