{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-act-1988/schedule-2A/paragraph-9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-act-1988/schedule-2A/paragraph-9.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1988/52",
  "legislation_title": "Road Traffic Act 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-act-1988",
  "path": "schedule/2A/paragraph/9",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The regulations may make provision as to the meaning in the regulations of “authorised person”.\n(2) In particular, the regulations may provide that—\n(a) references to an authorised person are to a person authorised by the Secretary of State for the purposes of the regulations,\n(b) an authorised person may be a local authority or an employee of a local authority or a member of a police force or some other person, and\n(c) different persons may be authorised for the purposes of different provisions of the regulations.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 2A inserted (4.2.2011) by Road Safety Act 2006 (c. 49), ss. 22(3), 61(1)(10), Sch. 5; S.I. 2011/19, art. 2(b)"
    }
  ],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/52/schedule/2A/paragraph/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:47:34.565959+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."
}