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Road Traffic Act 1988
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Changes on 2014-12-05
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
- (1) Subject to subsection (2) below, of any two specimens of breath provided by any person in pursuance of section 7 of this Act that with the lower proportion of alcohol in the breath shall be used and the other shall be disregarded.
- (2) If the specimen with the lower proportion of alcohol contains no more than 50 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, the person who provided it may claim that it should be replaced by such specimen as may be required under section 7(4) of this Act and, if he then provides such a specimen, neither specimen of breath shall be used.
- (2) If the specimen with the lower proportion of alcohol contains no more than 50 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath 31 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, the person who provided it may claim that it should be replaced by such specimen as may be required under section 7(4) of this Act and, if he then provides such a specimen, neither specimen of breath shall be used.
- (2A) If the person who makes a claim under subsection (2) above was required to provide specimens of breath under section 7 of this Act at or near a place mentioned in subsection (2)(c) of that section, a constable may arrest him without warrant.
@@ -2720,7 +2720,7 @@
##### 89
- (1) A licence authorising the driving of motor vehicles of any class shall not be granted to any person unless he meets the relevant residence requirement and satisfies the Secretary of State—
- (1) A licence authorising the driving of motor vehicles of any class shall not be granted to any person unless he ... satisfies the Secretary of State—
- (a) that at some time during the period of two years ending with the date the application is made but not earlier than the appointed day he has passed—
@@ -2746,17 +2746,11 @@
- (e) that at some time during the period of two years ending with the date the application is made he has passed a test of competence to drive vehicles of that or a corresponding class conducted under the law . . . of Gibraltar . . .; or
- (ea) that either at the time of the application for the licence he holds a Community licence authorising the driving of vehicles of that or a corresponding class or at some time he has held such a community licence; or
- (ea) that either at the time of the application for the licence he holds a Community licence authorising the driving of vehicles of that or a corresponding class or at some time he has held such a Community licence; or
- (f) that, at the time of the application for the licence, he holds an exchangeable licence authorising the driving of vehicles of that or a corresponding class.
- (1A) An applicant meets the relevant residence requirement referred to in subsection (1) above if on the date the application for the licence is made—
- (a) in a case where he satisfies the Secretary of State in respect of paragraph (ea) of that subsection, he is normally resident in the United Kingdom or has been attending a course of study in the United Kingdom during the period of six months ending on that date;
- (b) in a case where he satisfies the Secretary of State in respect of paragraph (f) of that subsection, he is normally resident in Great Britain but has not been so resident for more than the prescribed period; and
- (c) in any other case, he is normally resident in Great Britain.
- (1A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- (2) For the purposes of subsection (1) above—
@@ -2792,7 +2786,7 @@
- (a) for requiring a person submitting himself for a test to provide a safe and suitable vehicle for the purposes of the test and for requiring that, if the vehicle is a vehicle of a prescribed description, it has been certified in the prescribed manner after a prescribed inspection as satisfying such requirements as may be prescribed,
- (aa) for requiring a person submitting himself for a test to have been normally resident in Great Britain or the United Kingdom for such period ending on the date of his appointment for the test as may be prescribed,
- (aa) for requiring a person submitting himself for a test to have been normally and lawfully resident in Great Britain or the United Kingdom (within the meaning of section 97A) for such period ending on the date of his appointment for the test as may be prescribed,
- (b) for the charging (whether on the making of an appointment for a test or otherwise) of reasonable fees for or in connection with the test and any inspection of a vehicle required by regulations under paragraph (a) above in relation to the test,
@@ -2850,7 +2844,7 @@
- (b) vehicles of all classes included in another such group, if a person passing a test of competence authorising the granting of a licence to drive vehicles of a class included in the group mentioned in paragraph (a) above is treated by virtue of regulations as competent also to drive vehicles of a class included in that other group.
- (10) A full Northern Ireland licence, a full British external licence, a full British Forces licence , a community licence or an exchangeable licence shall be treated for the purposes of paragraphs (b)(ii), (d) , (ea) or (f) (as the case may be) of subsection (1) above as authorising the driving of—
- (10) A full Northern Ireland licence, a full British external licence, a full British Forces licence , a Community licence or an exchangeable licence shall be treated for the purposes of paragraphs (b)(ii), (d) , (ea) or (f) (as the case may be) of subsection (1) above as authorising the driving of—
- (a) (except where regulations otherwise provide) vehicles of all classes designated by regulations as a group for the purposes of subsection (1)(b) above, if the licence authorises the driving of vehicles of any class included in the group, or any class corresponding to a class included in the group, and
@@ -3138,7 +3132,7 @@
##### 97
- (1) Subject to the following provisions of this section and section 92 of this Act and, in the case of licences to drive large goods vehicles or passenger-carrying vehicles, to Part IV of this Act, the Secretary of State must . . . grant a licence to a person who—
- (1) Subject to the following provisions of this section and section 92 of this Act and, in the case of licences to drive large goods vehicles or passenger-carrying vehicles, to Part IV of this Act, the Secretary of State must . . . grant a licence to a person who meets the relevant residence requirement (see section 97A) and —
- (a) makes an application for it in such manner and containing such particulars as the Secretary of State may specify and pays the fee (if any) which is prescribed,
@@ -3158,7 +3152,9 @@
- (d) is not , ...
- (i) in accordance with section 88(1B) of this Act, subject to a current disqualification which is relevant to the licence he applies for or
- (i) in accordance with section 88(1B) of this Act, subject to a current disqualification which is relevant to the licence he applies for
or
- (ii) subject to a current disqualification under the law of an EEA State (other than the United Kingdom) which relates to vehicles of the class, or of a class corresponding to the class, to which the application relates and was imposed while the person was the holder of a licence granted under the law of that State; and
@@ -3184,9 +3180,9 @@
- (d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- (e) except as provided under subsection (3B) below, shall not authorise a person, before he has passed a test of competence to drive, to drive on a road a motor bicycle or moped except where he has successfully completed an approved training course for motor cyclists or is undergoing training on such a course and is driving the motor bicycle or moped on the road as part of the training.
- (3A) Regulations may make provision as respects the training in the driving of motor bicycles and mopeds of persons wishing to obtain licences authorising the driving of such motor bicycles and mopeds by means of courses of training provided in accordance with the regulations; and the regulations may in particular make provision with respect to—
- (e) except as provided under subsection (3B) below, shall not authorise a person, before he has passed a test of competence to drive, to drive on a road a motor bicycle or moped except where he has successfully completed an approved training course for motor cyclists or is undergoing training on such a course and is driving the motor bicycleor moped on the road as part of the training.
- (3A) Regulations may make provision as respects the training in the driving of motor bicycles and mopeds of persons wishing to obtain licences authorising the driving of such motor bicyclesand mopeds by means of courses of training provided in accordance with the regulations; and the regulations may in particular make provision with respect to—
- (a) the nature of the courses of training;
@@ -3198,7 +3194,7 @@
- (e) the making, in connection with the supply of forms of certificates, of reasonable charges for the discharge of the functions of the Secretary of State under the regulations;
and different provision may be made for training in different classes of motor bicycles and mopeds.
and different provision may be made for training in different classes of motor bicyclesand mopeds.
- (3B) Regulations may prescribe cases in which persons holding a provisional licence are exempt from the restriction imposed by subsection (3)(e) above on their driving under the licence; and the regulations may—
@@ -3210,9 +3206,9 @@
- (d) regulate applications for, and the issue and form of, certificates evidencing the holder’s exemption from the restriction.
- (4) Regulations may authorise or require the Secretary of State to refuse a provisional licence authorising the driving of a motor bicycle or moped of a prescribed class if the applicant has held such a provisional licence and the licence applied for would come into force within the prescribed period—
- (a) beginning at the end of the period for which the previous licence authorised (or would, if not surrendered or revoked, have authorised) the driving of such a motor bicycle or moped, or
- (4) Regulations may authorise or require the Secretary of State to refuse a provisional licence authorising the driving of a motor bicycleor moped of a prescribed class if the applicant has held such a provisional licence and the licence applied for would come into force within the prescribed period—
- (a) beginning at the end of the period for which the previous licence authorised (or would, if not surrendered or revoked, have authorised) the driving of such a motor bicycleor moped, or
- (b) beginning at such other time as may be prescribed.
@@ -3286,13 +3282,13 @@
and any such period shall begin with the date on which the licence in question is expressed to come into force.
- (2) To the extent that a provisional licence authorises the driving of a motor bicycle or mopedof a prescribed class it shall, unless previously surrendered or revoked, remain in force—
- (2) To the extent that a provisional licence authorises the driving of a motor bicycleor mopedof a prescribed class it shall, unless previously surrendered or revoked, remain in force—
- (a) for such period as may be prescribed, or
- (b) if the licence is granted to the holder of a previous licence which was surrendered, revoked or treated as being revoked—
- (i) for the remainder of the period for which the previous licence would have authorised the driving of such a motor bicycle or moped, or
- (i) for the remainder of the period for which the previous licence would have authorised the driving of such a motor bicycleor moped, or
- (ii) in such circumstances as may be prescribed, for a period equal to that remainder at the time of surrender or revocation.
@@ -3344,6 +3340,10 @@
the Secretary of State may serve notice in writing on that person revoking the licence and requiring him to surrender the licence and its counterpart forthwith to the Secretary of State and it shall be the duty of that person to comply with the requirement.
- (3ZA) Where it appears to the Secretary of State that a licence holder is not lawfully resident in the United Kingdom, the Secretary of State may serve notice in writing on that person revoking the licence and requiring the person to surrender the licence and its counterpart forthwith to the Secretary of State, and it is the duty of that person to comply with the requirement.
- (3ZB) For the purposes of subsection (3ZA) a person is not lawfully resident in the United Kingdom if the person requires leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom but does not have it.
- (3A) Where—
- (a) the Secretary of State is sent under a provision of Northern Ireland law corresponding to section 97(1AA) of this Act a licence granted under this Part of this Act to a person to drive a motor vehicle of any class, and
@@ -3354,9 +3354,9 @@
- (4) Where the name or address of the licence holder as specified in a licence ceases to be correct, its holder must forthwith surrender the licence and its counterpart to the Secretary of State . . ..
- (5) A person who without reasonable causefails to comply with the duty under subsection (2A),(3) or(4) above is guilty of an offence.
- (6) Where a person who has a duty under this section to surrender his licence and its counterpart is not in possession of them in consequence of the fact that he has surrendered them to a constable or authorised person (within the meaning of Part III of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988) on receiving a fixed penalty notice given to him under section 54 of that Act, he does not fail to comply with the duty if he surrenders the licence and its counterpart to the Secretary of State immediately on their return.
- (5) A person who without reasonable causefails to comply with the duty under subsection (2A),(3) , (3ZA) or(4) above is guilty of an offence.
- (6) Where a person who has a duty under this section to surrender his licence and its counterpart is not in possession of themin consequence of the fact that he has surrendered them to a constable or authorised person (within the meaning of Part III of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988) on receiving a fixed penalty notice given to him under section 54 of that Act, he does not fail to comply with the duty if he surrenders the licence and its counterpart to the Secretary of State immediately on their return.
- (6A) In subsection (7ZZA)—
@@ -3366,7 +3366,7 @@
- (7) On the surrender of a licence and its counterpart by a person in pursuance of subsection (2A), (3) or (4) above, the Secretary of State must (subject to the following provisions of this section) grant a new licence to that person . . . .
- (7ZZA) Where a person is required to surrender a licence and its counterpart in pursuance of subsection (2A), (3) or (4) but provides the Secretary of State with an explanation for not doing so which the Secretary of State considers adequate, the Secretary of State may (subject to the following provisions of this section) treat the licence and its counterpart as surrendered in accordance with the requirements of those subsections and may grant a new licence and counterpart to that person.
- (7ZZA) Where a person is required to surrender a licence and its counterpart in pursuance of subsection (2A), (3) , (3ZA) or (4) but provides the Secretary of State with an explanation for not doing so which the Secretary of State considers adequate, the Secretary of State may (subject to the following provisions of this section) treat the licence and its counterpart as surrendered in accordance with the requirements of those subsections and , except in the case of a licence and counterpart surrendered in pursuance of subsection (3ZA), may grant a new licence and counterpart to that person.
- (7ZA) The Secretary of State is not required by subsection (7) above to grant a new licence on the surrender of a licence and its counterpart by a person in pursuance of subsection (2A) above , or in pursuance of subsection (3) or (4) where an election is made under subsection (2D)(b), unless the person has paid the fee (if any) which is prescribed; but any other licence under subsection (7) is to be granted free of charge.
@@ -3390,7 +3390,7 @@
the person must provide such evidence or further evidence as the Secretary of State may require for the purpose of satisfying the Secretary of State that the person is not suffering from a relevant or prospective disability.
- (8) A replacement licence granted pursuant to subsection (7), (7ZZA) or (7A) above shall expire on the date on which the surrendered licence would have expired had it not been surrendered except that, where the period for which the surrendered licence was granted was based on an error with respect to the licence holder’s date of birth such that (if that error had not been made) that licence would have been expressed to expire on a different date, the replacement licence shall expire on that different date.
- (8) A replacement licence granted pursuant to subsection (7) , (7ZZA) or (7A) above shall expire on the date on which the surrendered licence would have expired had it not been surrendered except that, where the period for which the surrendered licence was granted was based on an error with respect to the licence holder’s date of birth such that (if that error had not been made) that licence would have been expressed to expire on a different date, the replacement licence shall expire on that different date.
### Appeals
@@ -3404,13 +3404,19 @@
- (b) determination under section 99(1)(b) of this Act to grant a licence for three years or less, or
- (c) revocation of a licence in pursuance of section 99(3) or (3A) of this Act,
- (c) revocation of a licence in pursuance of section 99(3) , (3ZA) or (3A) of this Act,
or by a notice served on him in pursuance of section 92(5) , 99C or 109B of this Act may, after giving to the Secretary of State notice of his intention to do so, appeal to a magistrates’ court . . . or, in Scotland, to the sheriff within whose jurisdiction he resides.
- (2) On any such appeal the court or sheriff may make such order as it or he thinks fit and the order shall be binding on the Secretary of State.
- (3) It is hereby declared that, without prejudice to section 90 of this Act, in any proceedings under this section the court or sheriff is not entitled to entertain any question as to whether the appellant passed a test of competence to drive if he was declared by the person who conducted it to have failed it.
- (4) In any proceedings under this section about the revocation of a licence in pursuance of section 99(3ZA) (revocation on grounds of immigration status), the court or sheriff is not entitled to entertain any question as to whether—
- (a) the appellant should be, or should have been, granted leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom, or
- (b) the appellant has, after the date that the Secretary of State served notice under section 99(3ZA), been granted leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom.
### Disqualification (otherwise than on conviction)
@@ -3490,7 +3496,7 @@
##### 104
- (1) Any proceedings by or against the Secretary of State in a magistrates’ court or before the registrar of a county court under this Part of this Act or Part II of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 may be conducted on behalf of the Secretary of State by a person authorised by him for the purposes of this subsection.
- (1) Any proceedings by or against the Secretary of State in a magistrates’ court or the county court under this Part of this Act or Part II of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 may , except in the county court if rules of court provide otherwise, be conducted on behalf of the Secretary of State by a person authorised by him for the purposes of this subsection.
- (2) Any proceedings in any court in Scotland, other than the High Court of Justiciary or the Court of Session, against the Secretary of State under this Part of this Act or Part II of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 may be conducted on behalf of the Secretary of State by any person authorised by him for the purposes of this subsection.
@@ -3712,7 +3718,7 @@
##### 113
- (1) Any question arising under section 112 of this Act relating to the conduct of an applicant for a licence may be referred by the Secretary of State to a traffic commissioner.
- (1) Any question arising under section 112 of this Act relating to the conduct of an applicant for a licence may be referred by the Secretary of State to a traffic commissioner .
- (2) On any reference under subsection (1) above, a traffic commissioner shall determine whether the applicant for the licence is or is not, having regard to his conduct, a fit person to hold a licence to drive large goods vehicles or passenger-carrying vehicles, as the case may be.
@@ -3984,9 +3990,9 @@
- (1) Section 123(1) and (2) of this Act does not apply to the giving of instruction by a police instructor in pursuance of arrangements made by a chief officer of police or, under the authority of a chief officer of police, in pursuance of arrangements made by a local authority.
- (1A) Section 123(1) and (2) also does not apply to the giving of instruction by a SOCA instructor in pursuance of arrangements made by the Director General of the Serious Organised Crime Agency.
In this subsection “*SOCA instructor*” means a member of the staff of the Serious Organised Crime Agency whose duties consist of or include the giving instruction in the driving of motor cars to other members of the Agency's staff.
- (1A) Section 123(1) and (2) also does not apply to the giving of instruction by a NCA instructor in pursuance of arrangements made by the Director General of the National Crime Agency .
In this subsection “*NCA instructor*” means an NCA officer whose duties consist of or include the giving instruction in the driving of motor cars to other NCA officers .
- (2) In this section—
@@ -3996,7 +4002,7 @@
- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- “*police instructor*” means a person who is—a member of a police force whose duties consist of or include, or have consisted of or included, the giving of instruction in the driving of motor cars to persons being members of a police force, ora civilian employed by a chief officer of police in England or Wales (other than the Commissioner of Police for the City of London), the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as police authority, or a police authority for the purpose of giving such instruction to such persons, and
- “*police instructor*” means a person who is—a member of a police force whose duties consist of or include, or have consisted of or included, the giving of instruction in the driving of motor cars to persons being members of a police force, ora civilian employed by a police authority for the purpose of giving such instruction to such persons, and
- “*local authority*” means—in relation to England and Wales, the council of a county, metropolitan district, or London borough or the Common Council of the City of London,in relation to Scotland, a regional or islands council.
@@ -6480,7 +6486,7 @@
#### Causing death by dangerous driving.
#### Causing serious injury by dangerous driving
#### Dangerous driving.
#### Meaning of dangerous driving.
@@ -6498,13 +6504,13 @@
- (4) In determining for the purposes of subsection (2) above the state of a vehicle, regard may be had to anything attached to or carried on or in it and to the manner in which it is attached or carried.
#### Careless, and inconsiderate, driving.
#### Causing death by careless, or inconsiderate, driving
##### 2B
A person who causes the death of another person by driving a mechanically propelled vehicle on a road or other public place without due care and attention, or without reasonable consideration for other persons using the road or place, is guilty of an offence.
#### Causing death by driving: unlicensed, disqualified or uninsured drivers
#### Meaning of careless, or inconsiderate, driving
##### 3ZA
@@ -6544,7 +6550,7 @@
- (3) Subsection (1)(b) , (c) and (d) above shall not apply in relation to a person driving a mechanically propelled vehicle other than a motor vehicle.
#### Driving or being in charge of a motor vehicle with alcohol concentration above prescribed limit.
#### Driving, or being in charge, when under influence of drink or drugs.
##### 6A
@@ -6700,7 +6706,7 @@
- (e) make different provisions for different cases.
#### Restriction on carrying children not wearing seat belts in motor vehicles.
#### Seat belts: adults.
##### 15A
@@ -6824,7 +6830,7 @@
### Using vehicle in dangerous condition
#### Cycling when under influence of drink or drugs.
#### Careless, and inconsiderate, cycling.
##### 40A
@@ -6850,7 +6856,7 @@
is guilty of an offence.
#### Regulation of construction, weight, equipment and use of vehicles.
#### Using vehicle in dangerous condition etc.
##### 41B
@@ -6952,9 +6958,9 @@
- (5) Nothing in subsection (4) above limits to civil proceedings the reference to proceedings in subsection (1) above.
#### Breach of requirements as to control of vehicle, mobile telephones etc.
#### Authorisation of use on roads of special vehicles not complying with regulations under section 41.
#### Breach of requirement as to speed assessment equipment detection devices
#### Temporary exemption from application of regulations under section 41.
##### 49A
@@ -7108,7 +7114,7 @@
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
#### Supplementary provisions about test certificates.
#### Obligatory test certificates.
### Prohibition of unfit vehicles
@@ -9337,8 +9343,6 @@
[^c13980211]: S. 89(1)(f) substituted (23.7.1996 for specified purposes and otherwise 1.1.1997) by [S.I. 1996/1974](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1974), [reg. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1974/regulation/2), [Sch. 1 para. 2(2)(e)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1974/schedule/1/paragraph/2/2/e)
[^c13980221]: S. 89(1A) inserted (23.7.1996 for specified purposes and otherwise 1.1.1997) by [S.I. 1996/1974](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1974), [reg. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1974/regulation/2), [Sch. 1 para. 2(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1974/schedule/1/paragraph/2/3)
[^c13980231]: S. 89(2) substituted by [Road Traffic (Driver Licensing and Information Systems) Act 1989 (c. 22, SIF 107:1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/22), [s. 4(1)(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/22/section/4/1/3)
[^c13980241]: S. 89(2)(a) substituted (23.7.1996 for specified purposes and otherwise 1.1.1997) by [S.I. 1996/1974](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1974), [reg. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1974/regulation/2), [Sch. 1 para. 2(4)(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1974/schedule/1/paragraph/2/4/a)
@@ -11011,7 +11015,43 @@
[^key-fee3895225b1493946247ee2c48fbbeb]: Words in s. 164(3)(b) substituted (3.7.2013) by [The Local Transport Act 2008 (Traffic Commissioners) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1644)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1644), [art. 1(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1644/article/1/1), [Sch. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1644/schedule/1) (with [arts. 1(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1644/article/1/3), [2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1644/article/2), [7](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1644/article/7))
[^M_F_87f94886-f95e-40d5-8d1a-cedbcc262a5b]: S. 124(2): by [Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/13), [s. 157(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/13/section/157/1), [Sch. 16 para. 196](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/13/schedule/16/paragraph/196); [S.I. 2011/3019](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/3019), [art. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/3019/article/3), [Sch. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/3019/schedule/1), it is provided that in paragraph (b) of the definition of "civilian instructor", the words "a chief officer of police in England or Wales (other than the Commissioner of Police for the City of London), the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as police authority, or a police authority" are substituted (16.1.2012) for the words "a police authority"
[^key-8f9a0528102fca2b19048871bed6a050]: Words in s. 124(1A) substituted (7.10.2013) by [Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/22), [s. 61(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/22/section/61/2), [Sch. 8 para. 32(2)(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/22/schedule/8/paragraph/32/2/a); [S.I. 2013/1682](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1682), [art. 3(v)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1682/article/3/v)
[^key-c87eb661cd01828e734841842010174f]: Words in s. 124(1A) substituted (7.10.2013) by [Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/22), [s. 61(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/22/section/61/2), [Sch. 8 para. 32(2)(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/22/schedule/8/paragraph/32/2/b); [S.I. 2013/1682](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1682), [art. 3(v)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1682/article/3/v)
[^key-77bd359dffafab7d32ddfdef5fa492cd]: Word in s. 124(1A) substituted (7.10.2013) by [Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/22), [s. 61(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/22/section/61/2), [Sch. 8 para. 32(3)(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/22/schedule/8/paragraph/32/3/a); [S.I. 2013/1682](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1682), [art. 3(v)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1682/article/3/v)
[^key-b4985472bd6eb195b68cfb66b2fecb2c]: Words in s. 124(1A) substituted (7.10.2013) by [Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/22), [s. 61(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/22/section/61/2), [Sch. 8 para. 32(3)(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/22/schedule/8/paragraph/32/3/b); [S.I. 2013/1682](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1682), [art. 3(v)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1682/article/3/v)
[^key-d34a2a8bfa2179abdb94d4552ac47d0c]: Words in s. 124(1A) substituted (7.10.2013) by [Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/22), [s. 61(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/22/section/61/2), [Sch. 8 para. 32(3)(c)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/22/schedule/8/paragraph/32/3/c); [S.I. 2013/1682](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1682), [art. 3(v)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1682/article/3/v)
[^key-31e453e06b30bb4062117587dff94d0e]: Word in s. 104(1) substituted (22.4.2014) by [Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/22), [s. 61(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/22/section/61/3), [Sch. 9 para. 126(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/22/schedule/9/paragraph/126/a); [S.I. 2014/954](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/954), [art. 2(c)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/954/article/2/c) (with [art. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/954/article/3)) (with transitional provisions and savings in [S.I. 2014/956](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/956), arts. 3-11)
[^key-3b8f7fcadd4db97ae5377a8b958c462f]: Words in s. 104(1) inserted (22.4.2014) by [Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/22), [s. 61(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/22/section/61/3), [Sch. 9 para. 126(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/22/schedule/9/paragraph/126/b); [S.I. 2014/954](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/954), [art. 2(c)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/954/article/2/c) (with [art. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/954/article/3)) (with transitional provisions and savings in [S.I. 2014/956](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/956), arts. 3-11)
[^key-84175c8df7fc87cd6087acea32074eb7]: Words in s. 89(1) omitted (14.7.2014) by virtue of [Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22), [s. 75(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22/section/75/3), [Sch. 9 para. 63(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22/schedule/9/paragraph/63/a); [S.I. 2014/1820](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1820), [art. 2(g)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1820/article/2/g)
[^key-ab5b3f764e04afc9de37da7acf588ce7]: Words in s. 89(4)(aa) substituted (14.7.2014) by [Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22), [s. 75(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22/section/75/3), [Sch. 9 para. 63(c)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22/schedule/9/paragraph/63/c); [S.I. 2014/1820](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1820), [art. 2(g)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1820/article/2/g)
[^key-40699a42e7c8aa3fc9060040eb89caa6]: S. 89(1A) omitted (14.7.2014) by virtue of [Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22), [s. 75(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22/section/75/3), [Sch. 9 para. 63(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22/schedule/9/paragraph/63/b); [S.I. 2014/1820](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1820), [art. 2(g)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1820/article/2/g)
[^key-1fd3bb20e4357129f4c66ec94ddf0728]: S. 97A inserted (14.7.2014) by [Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22), [ss. 46(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22/section/46/2), [75(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22/section/75/3); [S.I. 2014/1820](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1820), [art. 2(d)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1820/article/2/d)
[^key-4dbf4acbb1302bafdab54010adfbcbb8]: Words in s. 97(1) inserted (14.7.2014) by [Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22), [ss. 46(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22/section/46/1), [75(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22/section/75/3); [S.I. 2014/1820](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1820), [art. 2(d)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1820/article/2/d)
[^key-60211c2d55912382a6fa486cf4417405]: S. 99(3ZA)(3ZB) inserted (14.7.2014) by [Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22), [ss. 47(1)(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22/section/47/1/a), [75(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22/section/75/3); [S.I. 2014/1820](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1820), [art. 2(e)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1820/article/2/e)
[^key-d1b5c8b19110dc0ab38c36ef14c44ae8]: Word in s. 99(5) inserted (14.7.2014) by [Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22), [ss. 47(1)(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22/section/47/1/b), [75(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22/section/75/3); [S.I. 2014/1820](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1820), [art. 2(e)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1820/article/2/e)
[^key-47eaa901fda6fb77cab5ed457cd3ac8f]: Word in s. 99(7ZZA) inserted (14.7.2014) by [Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22), [ss. 47(1)(c)(i)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22/section/47/1/c/i), [75(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22/section/75/3); [S.I. 2014/1820](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1820), [art. 2(e)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1820/article/2/e)
[^key-fa2e3b05bad3acae106d82f29541b4de]: Words in s. 99(7ZZA) inserted (14.7.2014) by [Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22), [ss. 47(1)(c)(ii)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22/section/47/1/c/ii), [75(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22/section/75/3); [S.I. 2014/1820](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1820), [art. 2(e)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1820/article/2/e)
[^key-edea701c735ca5fdf037b54635ed86d9]: S. 100(4) inserted (14.7.2014) by [Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22), [ss. 47(2)(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22/section/47/2/b), [75(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22/section/75/3); [S.I. 2014/1820](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1820), [art. 2(e)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1820/article/2/e)
[^key-b05d00a7182eba9a7c0b64c73925f866]: Word in s. 100(1)(c) inserted (14.7.2014) by [Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22), [ss. 47(2)(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22/section/47/2/a), [75(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22/section/75/3); [S.I. 2014/1820](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1820), [art. 2(e)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1820/article/2/e)
[^key-f0066a16bd0166c59168364717460f8e]: Words in [s. 8(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/52/section/8/2) substituted (S.) (5.12.2014) by [The Road Traffic Act 1988 (Prescribed Limit) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (S.S.I. 2014/328)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2014/328), [regs. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2014/328/regulation/1), [3(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2014/328/regulation/3/1) (with [reg. 3(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2014/328/regulation/3/2))
[^key-700dc55eb20fcbac8de34348ad2bfa98]: S. 41C excluded (17.4.2019) by [The Motor Sport on Public Roads (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/138)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2019/138), [regs. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2019/138/regulation/1), [6](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2019/138/regulation/6), [sch. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2019/138/schedule/2)
@@ -11019,7 +11059,7 @@
[^M_C_c824ea72-ece3-4ba0-b00c-87d375347db2]: S. 11(2): definition of “the prescribed limit” modified (S.) (5.12.2014) by virtue of [The Road Traffic Act 1988 (Prescribed Limit) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (S.S.I. 2014/328)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2014/328), [regs. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2014/328/regulation/1), [2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2014/328/regulation/2)
#### Tests to check whether defects have been remedied.
#### Remedying defects discovered on roadside test.
#### Driving instruction for payment to be given only by registered or licensed persons.
@@ -11033,9 +11073,9 @@
#### Section 144A offence: supplementary
#### Driving with uncorrected defective eyesight.
#### Power to prohibit driving of overloaded goods vehicles.
#### Notification of refusal of insurance on grounds of health.
#### Prohibitions conditional on inspection etc.
#### Removal of prohibitions.
@@ -11045,15 +11085,15 @@
#### Exemption of police instructors from prohibition imposed by section 123.
#### Exceptions.
#### Review of conduct of test.
#### Drivers of motor vehicles to have driving licences.
#### The alternative requirements to those in section 89.
#### Revocation of authorisation conferred by Community licence because of disability or prospective disability.
#### Information relating to disabilities etc.
#### Use of records of goods vehicle examinations, etc.
#### Tests of satisfactory condition of goods vehicles and determination of plated weights, etc.
#### Power to prohibit driving of unfit vehicles.
@@ -11071,170 +11111,192 @@
#### Users of motor vehicles to be insured or secured against third-party risks.
#### Revocation of authorisation conferred by Community licence because of disability or prospective disability.
#### Information relating to disabilities etc.
#### Wearing of protective headgear.
#### Supplementary provisions about test certificates.
#### Index to Part II.
#### Power to prohibit driving of unfit vehicles.
#### Official testing stations.
#### Compulsory driver training courses.
#### Return of Community licences delivered to Secretary of State.
#### Provisions supplementary to sections 69 to 72.
#### Appointment of stopping officers
#### Index to Part II.
#### Appeals relating to licences.
#### Tramcars and other guided vehicles: drink and drugs.
#### Provisions as to Northern Ireland drivers’ licences.
#### Revocation of authorisation conferred by Community licence because of disability or prospective disability.
#### Information relating to disabilities etc
#### Disqualification of persons under age.
#### Provisions as to Northern Ireland drivers’ licences.
#### Information relating to disabilities etc
#### Obtaining licence, or driving, while disqualified.
#### General index.
#### Avoidance of certain exceptions to policies or securities.
#### Exceptions to section 151.
#### Bankruptcy, etc., of insured or secured persons not to affect claims by third parties.
#### Requirements in respect of securities.
#### Avoidance of certain exceptions to policies or securities.
#### Exceptions to section 151.
#### Bankruptcy, etc., of insured or secured persons not to affect claims by third parties.
#### False statements and withholding material information.
#### General index.
### Stopping officers
##### 66B
- (1) The Secretary of State shall appoint such officers as the Secretary of State considers necessary for the purpose of exercising the powers conferred on them by—
- (a) this Part of this Act;
- (b) the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995;
- (c) the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981;
- (d) the Transport Act 1968;
- (e) any other enactment.
- (2) An officer appointed under this section shall act under the general directions of the Secretary of State.
- (3) The Secretary of State must not appoint a person under this section unless the Secretary of State is satisfied that—
- (a) the person is a suitable person to exercise the powers of a stopping officer;
- (b) the person is capable of effectively exercising those powers; and
- (c) the person has received adequate training for the exercise of those powers.
- (4) A power exercisable by virtue of an appointment under this section is exercisable only by a person wearing such uniform as may be determined or approved for the purposes of this section by the Secretary of State.
- (5) In this Part “stopping officer” means an officer appointed under this section.
##### 66C
- (1) A person commits an offence if the person, with intent to deceive, impersonates a stopping officer or makes any statement or does any act calculated falsely to suggest that the person is a stopping officer.
- (2) A person commits an offence if the person resists or wilfully obstructs a stopping officer who is exercising the powers of a stopping officer.
#### Functions of traffic commissioners.
#### Exemption of police instructors from prohibition imposed by section 123.
#### Exceptions from requirement of third-party insurance or security.
#### Exceptions to section 144A offence
#### Section 144A offence: supplementary
#### Requirements in respect of securities.
#### Exceptions to section 151.
#### Bankruptcy, etc., of insured or secured persons not to affect claims by third parties.
#### Regulations.
#### Regulations.
#### Approved test assistants
#### Power of constables to obtain names and addresses of drivers and others, and to require production of evidence of insurance or security and test certificates.
#### Index to Part VI.
#### Approved test assistants
#### Power of constables to obtain names and addresses of drivers and others, and to require production of evidence of insurance or security and test certificates.
#### Bankruptcy, etc., of insured or secured persons not to affect claims by third parties.
#### Regulations.
#### Index to Part VI.
#### Index to Part VI.
#### Power of constables to obtain names and addresses of drivers and others, and to require production of evidence of insurance or security and test certificates.
#### Tramcars and other guided vehicles: drink and drugs.
#### General index.
##### 1A
- (1) A person who causes serious injury to another person by driving a mechanically propelled vehicle dangerously on a road or other public place is guilty of an offence.
- (2) In this section “*serious injury*” means—
- (a) in England and Wales, physical harm which amounts to grievous bodily harm for the purposes of the Offences against the Person Act 1861, and
- (b) in Scotland, severe physical injury.
#### Functions of traffic commissioners.
#### Users of motor vehicles to be insured or secured against third-party risks.
#### Offence of keeping vehicle which does not meet insurance requirements
#### Return of Community licences delivered to Secretary of State.
#### Protective helmets for motor cyclists.
#### Supplementary provisions about test certificates.
#### Index to Part II.
#### Power to prohibit driving of unfit vehicles.
#### Provisions supplementary to sections 69 to 72.
#### Issue of false documents.
#### Appeals relating to licences.
#### Provisions supplementary to sections 69 to 72.
#### Stopping officers: offences
#### Index to Part II.
#### Disqualification to prevent duplication of licences.
#### Fixed penalty notices
#### Avoidance of certain exceptions to policies or securities.
#### Interpretation.
#### . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
#### Tramcars and other guided vehicles: drink and drugs.
#### Revocation of authorisation conferred by Northern Ireland licence because of disability or prospective disability
#### Revocation of authorisation conferred by Community licence because of disability or prospective disability.
#### Information relating to disabilities etc
#### Conduct of proceedings in certain courts by or against the Secretary of State.
#### Provisions as to Northern Ireland drivers’ licences.
#### Revocation of authorisation conferred by Northern Ireland licence because of disability or prospective disability
##### 97A
- (1) For the purposes of an application under section 97, a person meets the relevant residence requirement if, on the date the application is made—
- (a) in the case of an application that is made by virtue of section 89(1)(ea) (application by holder of Community licence), the applicant is lawfully resident in the United Kingdom and—
- (i) is also normally resident in the United Kingdom, or
- (ii) has been attending a course of study in the United Kingdom during the period of six months ending on that date;
- (b) in the case of an application that is made by virtue of section 89(1)(f) (application by holder of exchangeable licence), the applicant is normally and lawfully resident in Great Britain but has not been so resident for more than the prescribed period;
- (c) in the case of an application that is made by virtue of section 97(2) (application for provisional licence), the applicant is lawfully resident in Great Britain and the Secretary of State is satisfied that the applicant will remain so for not less than 185 days; and
- (d) in any other case, the applicant is normally and lawfully resident in Great Britain.
- (2) For the purposes of subsection (1) a person is not lawfully resident in Great Britain or the United Kingdom if the person requires leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom but does not have it.
#### False statements and withholding material information.
#### General index.
#### Avoidance of certain exceptions to policies or securities.
#### Exceptions to section 151.
#### Bankruptcy, etc., of insured or secured persons not to affect claims by third parties.
#### Requirements in respect of securities.
#### Exceptions to section 151.
#### Duty to give information as to insurance or security where claim made.
#### Power of constables to obtain names and addresses of drivers and others, and to require production of evidence of insurance or security and test certificates.
#### False statements and withholding material information.
#### General index.
### Stopping officers
##### 66B
- (1) The Secretary of State shall appoint such officers as the Secretary of State considers necessary for the purpose of exercising the powers conferred on them by—
- (a) this Part of this Act;
- (b) the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995;
- (c) the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981;
- (d) the Transport Act 1968;
- (e) any other enactment.
- (2) An officer appointed under this section shall act under the general directions of the Secretary of State.
- (3) The Secretary of State must not appoint a person under this section unless the Secretary of State is satisfied that—
- (a) the person is a suitable person to exercise the powers of a stopping officer;
- (b) the person is capable of effectively exercising those powers; and
- (c) the person has received adequate training for the exercise of those powers.
- (4) A power exercisable by virtue of an appointment under this section is exercisable only by a person wearing such uniform as may be determined or approved for the purposes of this section by the Secretary of State.
- (5) In this Part “stopping officer” means an officer appointed under this section.
##### 66C
- (1) A person commits an offence if the person, with intent to deceive, impersonates a stopping officer or makes any statement or does any act calculated falsely to suggest that the person is a stopping officer.
- (2) A person commits an offence if the person resists or wilfully obstructs a stopping officer who is exercising the powers of a stopping officer.
#### Driving instruction for payment to be given only by registered or licensed persons.
#### Driving instruction for payment to be given only by registered or licensed persons.
#### Users of motor vehicles to be insured or secured against third-party risks.
#### Offence of keeping vehicle which does not meet insurance requirements
#### Fixed penalty notices
#### Issue and surrender of certificates of insurance and of security.
#### Exceptions to section 151.
#### Bankruptcy, etc., of insured or secured persons not to affect claims by third parties.
#### Regulations.
#### Index to Part VI.
#### Approved test assistants
#### Power of constables to obtain names and addresses of drivers and others, and to require production of evidence of insurance or security and test certificates.
#### Index to Part VI.
#### Power to seize vehicles driven without licence or insurance
#### False statements and withholding material information.
#### Bankruptcy, etc., of insured or secured persons not to affect claims by third parties.
#### Regulations.
#### Index to Part VI.
#### Approved test assistants
#### Power of constables to obtain names and addresses of drivers and others, and to require production of evidence of insurance or security and test certificates.
#### Tramcars and other guided vehicles: drink and drugs.
#### General index.
##### 1A
- (1) A person who causes serious injury to another person by driving a mechanically propelled vehicle dangerously on a road or other public place is guilty of an offence.
- (2) In this section “*serious injury*” means—
- (a) in England and Wales, physical harm which amounts to grievous bodily harm for the purposes of the Offences against the Person Act 1861, and
- (b) in Scotland, severe physical injury.
#### Functions of traffic commissioners.
#### Users of motor vehicles to be insured or secured against third-party risks.
#### Offence of keeping vehicle which does not meet insurance requirements
#### Fixed penalty notices
#### Avoidance of certain exceptions to policies or securities.
#### Interpretation.
#### . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
#### Provisions as to regulations.
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