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ROAD TRAFFIC

Made 1st September 1994

Laid before Parliament 9th September 1994

Coming into force

For all purposes other than those of regulation 6 1st October 1994

For the purposes of regulation 6 1st April 1995

The Secretary of State for Transport,—

  1. (a)

    in exercise of the powers conferred by section 41(1), (2) and (5) of the Road Traffic Act 1988f1 (“the 1988 Act”), as read with section 43 of that Act, and after consultation with representative organisations in accordance with section 195(2) of the 1988 Act; and

  2. (b)

    being a Minister designatedf2 for the purposes of subsection (2) of section 2 of the European Communities Act 1972f3 in relation to the construction and equipment of vehicles and of components of vehicles, in exercise of the powers conferred by that section;

and in exercise of all other powers enabling him in that behalf hereby makes the following Regulations:—

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

1988 c. 52; section 41 was amended by paragraph 50 of Schedule 4 to the Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40) and by Schedule 8 to that Act.

f2

S.I. 1988/735 as amended by S.I. 1992/1217.

f3

1972.68. The definition of “the Treaties” in section 1 of the Act was amended by section 1 of both the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993 (c. 32) and the European Economic Area Act 1993 (c. 51).