# Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, Paragraph 8

Extent: E+W+S

The national authority shall not give any direction under paragraph 2 above or, subject to paragraph 9 below, make any order under paragraph 7 above unless the national authority is satisfied, having regard to any matters appearing to the national authority to be relevant, that the duty under section 122(1) of this Act of . . . the authorised authority concerned is not being satisfactorily discharged by the authorised . . . authority, and that the giving of the direction or the making of the order is necessary to secure compliance with that duty.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/27/schedule/9/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-regulation-act-1984/schedule-9/paragraph-8
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