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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-reduction-act-1997/section-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-reduction-act-1997/section-4.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1997/54",
  "legislation_title": "Road Traffic Reduction Act 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-reduction-act-1997",
  "path": "section/4",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Citation, extent and commencement.",
  "text": "(1) This Act may be cited as the Road Traffic Reduction Act 1997.\n(2) This Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.\n(3) This Act shall come into force on such day as may be appointed by order made by statutory instrument by the Secretary of State; and different days may be appointed for different purposes or different areas.\n(4) Before making an order under subsection (3), the Secretary of State shall consult such associations of local authorities as appear to him to be concerned.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 4 wholly in force at 21.4.2000; s. 4 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 4(3); s. 4 in force at 10.3.2000 as regards to England and Wales by S.I. 2000/735, art. 2; s. 4 in force at 21.4.2000 as regards to Scotland by S.S.I. 2000/101, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "P",
      "label": "P1",
      "text": "S. 4(3) power partly exercised: 10.3.2000 appointed for Act as regards to England and Wales by S.I. 2000/735, art. 2S. 4(3) power partly exercised: 21.4.2000 appointed for Act as regards to Scotland by S.S.I. 2000/101, art. 2"
    }
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/54/section/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:24:13.594336+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."
}