LegalizeThe Road Traffic Act 1991 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1991
Made: 10th September 1991
The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 84 of the Road Traffic Act 1991[^f00001] and of all other enabling powers, hereby makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement
1
This Order may be cited as the Road Traffic Act 1991 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1991.
2
In this Order “the 1991 Act” means the Road Traffic Act 1991.
Commencement of Provisions
3
The provisions of the 1991 Act specified in the first column of the Schedule which relate to the matters specified in the second column of the Schedule shall come into force on 1st October 1991 subject to the limitations (if any) specified in the third column of the Schedule.
SCHEDULE — PROVISIONS BROUGHT INTO FORCE ON 1ST OCTOBER 1991
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Provisions of the Act | Subject matter of provision | Limitations on Commencement |
| Section 35(1), (2) and (5). | Disabled persons’s badges | In relation to subsection (1), to the extent that it relates to subsections (2) and (5) only. |
| Section 43. | Permitted and special parking areas outside London. | Except in respect of Scotland. |
| Section 44. | Parking attendants. | |
| Section 48. | Minor and consequential amendments. | To the extent necessary for the bringing into force of the provisions of Schedule 4 brought into force by this Order. |
| Section 50. | Designation of priority routes. | |
| Section 51. | The Secretary of State’s traffic management guidance. | |
| Section 52. | The Traffic Director for London. | |
| Section 53. | The Director’s network plan. | |
| Sections 54-59. | Local plans. | |
| Section 60. | Proposed action by London authorities likely to affect priority routes. | |
| Section 61. | Intervention powers. | |
| Section 62. | Failure to implement local plans. | |
| Section 63. | The Secretary of State’s parking guidance. | |
| Section 64(2). | Charges at London designated parking places. | |
| Section 73. | Appointment of parking adjudicators. | |
| Section 74. | Fixing of certain parking and other charges for London. | |
| Section 75. | Immobilisation of vehicles in London by police. | |
| Section 76. | Special parking areas in London. | |
| Section 77. | Application of provisions in relation to special parking areas. | |
| Section 78. | Enforcement. | |
| Section 80. | Financial provisions. | |
| Section 81. | Minor and consequential amendments in relation to London. | To the extent necessary for the bringing into force of the provisions of Schedule 7 brought into force by this Order. |
| Section 82. | Interpretation of Part II. | |
| Section 83. | Repeals. | To the extent that it relates to the provisions of Schedule 8 brought into force by this Order. |
| Schedule 3. | Permitted and special parking areas outside London. | Except in respect of Scotland. |
| Schedule 4, paragraphs 27, 28, 31 to 35 and 106. | Minor and consequential amendments. | |
| Schedule 5. | The Traffic Director for London. | |
| Schedule 7, paragraphs 1, 3, 4, 5(1) and (4), 7 and 9-11. | Minor and consequential amendments in relation to London. | In relation to paragraph 5(1), to the extent that it relates to paragraph 5(4) only. |
| Schedule 8. | Repeals. | To the extent that it relates to the repeals set out in the Appendix to this Schedule. |
Signed
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
Christopher Chope — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, — Department of Transport — 10th September 1991
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force on 1st October 1991 the provisions of the Road Traffic Act 1991 listed in the Schedule.
The provisions being brought into force include those relating to—
- (1) the designation of priority routes in London;
- (2) the Secretary of State’s London traffic management guidance;
- (3) the appointment of the Traffic Director for London;
- (4) the Director’s network plan for the priority route network and the local plans for the priority routes;
- (5) proposed action by London authorities likely to affect priority routes;
- (6) the Secretary of State’s London parking guidance;
- (7) the appointment of London parking adjudicators;
- (8) the fixing of parking and other charges in London;
- (9) special parking areas in London;
- (10) parking attendants;
- (11) the Secretary of State’s power to extend by Order the immobilisation of vehicles by the police throughout London;
- (12) applications by English (outside London) and Welsh local authorities for the designation of permitted and special parking areas ; and
- (13) functions of traffic wardens.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 1991 c. 40.
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