{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/serious-organised-crime-and-police-act-2005/section-155",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2005/15",
  "legislation_title": "Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/serious-organised-crime-and-police-act-2005",
  "path": "section/155",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "155",
  "heading": "Payments by Secretary of State to local policing body in relation to the prevention, detection and enforcement of certain traffic offences",
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State may make payments in respect of the whole or any part of the expenditure of a local policing body in relation to—\n(a) the prevention and detection of offences to which subsection (3) applies, or\n(b) any enforcement action or proceedings in respect of such offences or any alleged such offences.\n(2) Payments under this section shall be made at such times, in such manner and subject to such conditions as the Secretary of State may determine.\n(3) This subsection applies to offences committed in England and Wales under the following provisions—\nRoad Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52)\nsection 14 (requirements regarding seat belts: adults);\nsection 15(2) and (4) (restriction on carrying children not wearing seat belts in motor vehicles);\nsection 42 (motor vehicles and trailers: other construction and use requirements) in relation to the construction and use requirements imposed by the following regulations—\n(a) regulations 54, 57, 104 and 110 of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 (S.I. 1986/1078);\n(b) regulations 11(1) and 25 of the Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989 (S.I. 1989/1796);\nsection 87(1) (drivers of motor vehicles to have driving licences);\nsection 47 (obligatory test certificates for motor vehicles);\nsection 143 (users of motor vehicles to be insured ...);\nsection 163 (power of police to stop vehicles);\nsection 172 (duty to give information as to the identity of driver etc. in certain circumstances);\nVehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 (c. 22)\nsection 33 (not exhibiting vehicle licence);\nsection 42 (not fixing registration mark);\nsection 43 (obscured registration mark);\nsection 43C (using an incorrectly registered vehicle);\nsection 59 (regulations: offences) in relation to the requirements imposed by regulation 11 of the Road Vehicles (Display of Registration Marks) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/561).\n(4) The Secretary of State may by order amend the list of offences in subsection (3) so as to add, modify or omit any entry.\n(5) In subsection (3) “construction and use requirements” has the meaning given by section 41(7) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52).",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 155(1) substituted (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 16 para. 349(3); S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 155(3) omitted (1.11.2019) by virtue of The Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1047), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 34 (with reg. 5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 155 title substituted (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 16 para. 349(2); S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 155 in force at 1.7.2005 by S.I. 2005/1521, art. 3(1)(u)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/15/section/155",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-06T03:35:19.224345+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."
}