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Road Traffic And Vehicles

Made 8th April 2020

Coming into operation 10th April 2020

The Department for Infrastructure^f1 makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972^f2 and sections 13(3) and (5), 20, 56(1) and (2) and 57(1) of the Taxis Act (Northern Ireland) 2008^f3 and now vested in it^f4.

The Department for Infrastructure is designated^f5 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the testing of the roadworthiness of motor vehicles and measures relating to the carriage of passengers and goods by road.

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f1: Formerly the Department for Regional Development; see section 1(6) and (11) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (2016 c. 5 (N.I.)). Pursuant to section 1(9) of that Act, the Department of the Environment is dissolved
f2: 1972 c. 68. The European Communities Act 1972 was repealed by section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) with effect from exit day, but saved with modifications until IP completion day by section 1A of that Act (as inserted by section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1)). Section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 was amended by section 27(1) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and by section 3(3) of, and Part 1 of the Schedule to, the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7).
f3: 2008 c. 4 (N.I.)
f4: See Article 8(1)(b) of, and Part 2 of Schedule 5 to, the Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016 No. 76)
f5: S.I. 1977/1718 and S.I. 1996/266