# Road Traffic Act 1988, Section 197: Short title, commencement and extent.


(1) This Act may be cited as the Road Traffic Act 1988.
(2) This Act shall come into force, subject to the transitory provisions in Schedule 5 to the Road Traffic (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988, at the end of the period of six months beginning with the day on which it is passed.
(3) This Act, except section 80 and except as provided by section 184, does not extend to Northern Ireland.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/52/section/197 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-act-1988/section-197
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