Statutory Instruments
Road Traffic
Made
7th July 2014
Laid before Parliament
23rd July 2014
Coming into force
20th August 2014
The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 89(3), (4), (5) and (5ZA), 105(1), (3) and (4), 132 and 141 of the Road Traffic Act 1988(1), section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) and section 56(1) and (2) of the Finance Act 1973(3), by virtue of the Department of Transport (Fees) Order 1988(4) and, in the case of section 89 of the 1988 Act and section 56 of the 1973 Act, with the approval of the Treasury, makes the following Regulations.
The Secretary of State for Transport is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(5) in relation to the regulation and supervision of the qualifications and working conditions of persons engaged in road transport.
The Secretary of State for Transport has consulted with representative organisations in accordance with section 195(2) of the Road Traffic Act 1988.
1988 c. 52. Section 89(3) was amended by the Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40), Schedule 4, paragraph 63. Section 89(3), (4), (5) and (5ZA) was amended by the Road Safety Act 2006 (c. 49), section 36(1) to (5). Section 105(4) was amended by S.I. 1998/1420. Section 132 was amended by the Transport Act 2000 (c. 38), Schedule 29, paragraph 9. Section 141 was amended by the Road Safety Act 2006, Schedule 6, paragraph 24.
1972 c. 68. Section 2(2) was amended by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51), section 27(1)(a) and by the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7), Schedule, Part 1.
1973 c. 51; section 56(1) was amended by S.I. 2011/1043.
S.I. 1988/643; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1995/1684, 1996/1961, 2003/1094 and 2009/1885. The relevant functions and matters for the purposes of section 102 of the Finance (No. 2) Act 1987 (c. 51) are specified in columns (2) and (3) of items 5 and 12 in Table III (Road Traffic Act 1988) of Schedule 1 and in Schedule 2 to the Order.