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Road Traffic Act 1988

Type Public General Act
Publication 1988-11-15
Last updated 2026-10-05
State In force
Department Statute Law Database
Source legislation.gov.uk
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An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to road traffic with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission.

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1574

S. 55(1A)-(1C) inserted (temp.) (31.12.2020 for a period of two years at the end of which this amending provision will expire) by virtue of The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/648), regs. 1(b)(ii), 2(2)(a) (with reg. 11) (as amended by S.I. 2020/818, Sch. 6 para. 39(2)(a)(i) (with Sch. 4 paras. 16, 17) and S.I. 2020/1393, regs. 1(2), 2(2)(a)(12)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

1576

S. 57(1ZA)(1ZB) inserted (temp.) (31.12.2020 for a period of two years at the end of which this amending provision will expire) by virtue of The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/648), regs. 1(b)(ii), 2(3)(a) (with reg. 11) (as amended by S.I. 2020/818, reg. 1(b), Sch. 6 para. 39(2)(b)(i)(ii) (with Sch. 4 paras. 16, 17) and S.I. 2020/1393, regs. 1(2), 2(2)(b)(12)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

1584

Definition in s. 85 inserted (1.7.1992) (after the definition of "prescribed") by Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40, SIF 107:1), s. 48, Sch. 4 para. 61(b); S.I. 1992/1286, art. 2, Sch.

1587

S. 53(1)(2) applied in part (31.5.2023) by S.I. 2003/1998, art. 63 (as inserted by The Road Vehicles (Authorisation of Special Types) (General) (Amendment) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/524), arts. 1(1), 4)

1607

S. 25 renumbered as s. 25(1) (1.1.2026) by Automated Vehicles Act 2024 (c. 10), ss. 55(a), 99(1) (with s. 96); S.I. 2025/1339, reg. 2(1)(a)

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