# The Road Vehicles (Authorised Weight) and (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations 2017, Introduction: Introductory text


Road Vehicles
Made 6th September 2017
Laid before Parliament 8th September 2017
Coming into force 1st October 2017
The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to the carriage of passengers and goods by road, maritime transport and railways and railway transport.
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and section 41 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (the “1988 Act”).
Representative organisations have been consulted in accordance with section 195(2) of the 1988 Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/881/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/road-vehicles-authorised-weight-and-construction-and-use-amendment-regulations-2017/introduction
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