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The Road Traffic Act 1974 (Commencement No. 3) Order 1975

S.I. 1975/489 · Made 21 March 1975

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ROAD TRAFFIC

Made 21st March 1975

The Secretary of State for the Environment in exercise of the powers conferred by section 24(4) of the Road Traffic Act 1974 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. Signature
  4. Schedule PROVISIONS COMING INTO OPERATION ON 1ST APRIL 1975
  5. Explanatory note

1

This Order may be cited as the Road Traffic Act 1974 (Commencement No. 3) Order 1975.

2

The provisions of the Road Traffic Act 1974 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) specified in column (1) of the Schedule to this Order and which relate to the matters respectively specified in relation to those provisions in column (2) of that Schedule shall come into operation on the 1st April 1975 to the extent and for the purposes specified in that Schedule.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

Fred Mulley

Minister for Transport

Department of the Environment

21st March 1975

PROVISIONS COMING INTO OPERATION ON 1ST APRIL 1975

(1)(2)
Provisions of the Act Subject matter of the provisions
Section 13(1) (so far as that subsection relates to the provisions of Schedule 3 to the Act specified below in this Schedule).Amendments relating to the licensing of drivers of vehicles.
Section 24(2) (so far as that subsection relates to the provisions of Schedule 6 to the Act specified below in this Schedule) and (3) (so far as that subsection relates to the provisions of Schedule 7 to the Act specified below in this Schedule).Amendments and repeals.

In Schedule 3—

paragraph 2(6).

paragraph 3 (for the purposes of inserting after section 87 of the Road Traffic Act 1972, subsections (2) to (7) of the new section 87A save in so far as those provisions relate to prospective disabilities as defined in the said section 87A).

paragraph 4(2) (save in so far as it relates to prospective disabilities).

Amendments to Part III of the Road Traffic Act 1972.

In Schedule 6—

paragraphs 16 and 23.

Amendments to Part II of the Road Traffic Act 1972.

In Schedule 7—

the entries relating to section 65 and Part I of Schedule 4 to the Road Traffic Act 1972.

Repeals.

Explanatory note

This Order brings into operation certain of the provisions of the Road Traffic Act 1974 on 1st April 1975 (see Schedule to the Order which specifies those provisions and states their subject matter).