{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-tests-regulations-1981/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-tests-regulations-1981/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1981/1694",
  "legislation_title": "The Motor Vehicles (Tests) Regulations 1981",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-tests-regulations-1981",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ROAD TRAFFIC\nMade 25th November 1981\nLaid before Parliament 10th December 1981\nComing into Operation 31st December 1981\nThe Secretary of State for Transport (in these Regulations referred to as “the Secretary of State”) in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 43(1), (2) and (6) and 44(4), (6) and (7) of the Road Traffic Act 1972 and now vested in him and of all enabling powers, and after consultation with representative organisations in accordance with the provisions of section 199(2) of the said Act of 1972, hereby makes the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "So far as 1972 c.20 is concerned, by S.I. 1979/571 and 1981/238."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1981/1694/introduction",
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  },
  "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."
}