{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-act-1988/section-141",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-act-1988/section-141.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1988/52",
  "legislation_title": "Road Traffic Act 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-act-1988",
  "path": "section/141",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "141",
  "heading": "Regulations.",
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State may make regulations for any purpose for which provision is by this Part of this Act authorised to be made by regulations and for prescribing anything which may be prescribed under this Part of this Act , and in this Part of this Act “regulations” means regulations made under this section.\n(2) Regulations under this section—\n(a) may be expressed to apply generally or only in particular circumstances,\n(b) may make different provision in relation to different cases or other circumstances or otherwise for different purposes, and\n(c) may make incidental, supplementary, consequential or transitional provision or savings.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 141(1): s. 141 renumbered as s. 141(1) (21.5.2012) by Road Safety Act 2006 (c. 49), s. 61(1)(10), Sch. 6 para. 24(1); S.I. 2012/1357, art. 2(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 141(1) inserted (21.5.2012) by Road Safety Act 2006 (c. 49), s. 61(1)(10), Sch. 6 para. 24(2); S.I. 2012/1357, art. 2(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "S. 141(2) inserted (21.5.2012) by Road Safety Act 2006 (c. 49), s. 61(1)(10), Sch. 6 para. 24(3); S.I. 2012/1357, art. 2(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 141 excluded (23.6.1999) by S.I. 1999/1736, art. 8(1)(b)(2)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "P",
      "label": "P1",
      "text": "S. 141: s. 125(3)(with ss. 127(2), 132(1)(a)(2)(b), 134 and 141) power exercised by S.I.1991/1129"
    },
    {
      "type": "P",
      "label": "P2",
      "text": "S. 141: power previously exercised by S.I. 1989/1373, 1989/2057, 1990/1113."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/52/section/141",
    "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."
}