{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-act-1988/section-13",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-act-1988/section-13.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1988/52",
  "legislation_title": "Road Traffic Act 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-act-1988",
  "path": "section/13",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "13",
  "heading": "Regulation of motoring events on public ways.",
  "text": "(1) A person who promotes or takes part in a competition or trial (other than a race or trial of speed) involving the use of motor vehicles on a public way is guilty of an offence unless the competition or trial—\n(a) is authorised, and\n(b) is conducted in accordance with any conditions imposed,\nby or under regulations under this section.\n(2) The Secretary of State may by regulations authorise, or provide for authorising, the holding of competitions or trials (other than races or trials of speed) involving the use of motor vehicles on public ways either—\n(a) generally, or\n(b) as regards any area, or as regards any class or description of competition or trial or any particular competition or trial,\nsubject to such conditions, including conditions requiring the payment of fees, as may be imposed by or under the regulations.\n(3) Regulations under this section may—\n(a) prescribe the procedure to be followed, and the particulars to be given, in connection with applications for authorisation under the regulations, and\n(b) make different provision for different classes or descriptions of competition or trial.\n(4) In this section “public way” means, in England and Wales, a highway and, in Scotland, a public road.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Word in s. 13(4) substituted (1.7.1992) by Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40, SIF 107:1), s. 48, Sch. 4 para. 46; S.I. 1992/1286, art. 2,Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 13(2): transfer of functions (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, arts. 1, 2, Sch. 1S. 13(2): transfer of certain functions (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/1750, arts. 1(1), 2, Sch. 1 (with art. 7); S.I. 1998/3178, art. 3"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/52/section/13",
    "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."
}