Road Traffic Act 1972
Road Traffic Act 1972 (1972 c. 20)
- Road Traffic Act 1972 (1972 c. 20)
- PART I Principal Road Safety Provisions
- Offences connected with driving of motor vehicles
- 1 Causing death by reckless or dangerous driving
- 2 Reckless, and dangerous, driving generally
- 3 Careless, and inconsiderate, driving
- 4 Driving under age
- 5 Driving, or being in charge, when under influence of drink or drugs
- 6 Driving, or being in charge, with blood-alcohol concentration above the prescribed limit
- 7 Evidence on charge of unfitness to drive
- 8 Breath tests
- 9 Laboratory tests
- 10 Ancillary provisions as to evidence in proceedings for an offence under s.5 or 6
- 11 Detention of persons while affected by alcohol
- 12 Interpretation of ss.6 to 11
- 13 Person liable to be charged with offence under ss.5, 6 or 9 not liable to be charged with certain other offences
- 14 Motor racing on highways
- 15 Regulation of motoring events on highways
- 16 Restriction on carriage of persons on motorcycles
- Offences connected with riding of pedal cycles
- 17 Reckless, and dangerous, cycling
- 18 Careless, and inconsiderate, cycling
- 19 Cycling when under influence of drink or drugs
- 20 Regulation of cycle racing on highways
- 21 Restriction on carriage of persons on bicycles
- Offences connected with traffic generally
- 22 Drivers to comply with traffic directions
- 23 Pedestrians to comply with directions to stop given by constables regulating vehicular traffic
- 24 Leaving vehicles in dangerous positions
- Accidents
- 25 Duty to stop, and furnish particulars, in case of accident
- 26 General provisions as to accident inquiries
- 27 Special provisions as to accident inquiries in Greater London
- 28 Inquests on road deaths in Greater London
- Ancillary provisions for preventing, or mitigating effects of, accidents
- 29 Penalisation of tampering with motor vehicles
- 30 Penalisation of holding or getting on to vehicle in order to be towed or carried
- 31 Control of dogs on roads
- 32 Wearing of protective headgear
- 33 Protective helmets for motor cyclists
- Manning of locomotives and trailers
- 34 Requirements as to employment of persons to attend to locomotives and trailers
- Restrictions on use of motor vehicles off roadway
- 35 Control of use of footpaths and bridleways for motor vehicle trials
- 36 Prohibition of driving motor vehicles elsewhere than on roads
- Road safety information and road training
- 37 The Highway Code
- 38 Powers of Secretary of State and local authorities as to giving road safety information and training
- 39 Powers of Secretary of State to subsidise bodies other than local authorities for giving road safety information and training
- PART II Construction and Use of Vehicles and Equipment
- General provisions
- 40 Regulation of construction, weight, equipment and use of vehicles
- 41 Temporary exemption from application of regulations under s.40
- 42 Authorisation of use on roads of special vehicles not complying with regulations under s.40
- 43 Tests of satisfactory condition of vehicles other than goods vehicles to which s.45 applies
- 44 Obligatory test certificates for vehicles other than goods vehicles to which s.45 applies
- 45 Tests of satisfactory condition of certain classes of goods vehicles and determination of plated weights and other particulars therefor
- 46 Obligatory test certificates for goods vehicles to which s.45 applies
- 47 Approval of design, construction, etc., of goods vehicles
- 48 Supplementary provisions as to type approval and other certificates
- 49 Appeals
- 50 Regulations for purposes of ss.47 to 49 and other supplementary provisions
- 51 Obligatory type approval, manufacturers' and Minister's approval, certificates
- 52 Regulations prohibiting the grant of excise licences for certain vehicles except on compliance with certain conditions
- 53 Testing of condition of vehicles on roads
- 54 Remedying of defects discovered on roadside tests
- 55 Tests to check whether defects have been remedied
- 56 Power to inspect goods vehicles to secure proper maintenance
- 57 Power to prohibit the driving of unfit goods vehicles
- 58 Removal of prohibition of driving of unfit goods vehicle
- 59 Operators' duty to inspect, and keep records of inspections of, goods vehicles
- 60 Vehicles not to be sold in unroadworthy condition or altered so as to be unroadworthy
- 61 Testing condition of used vehicles at sale rooms, etc.
- 62 Goods vehicles not to be sold without required manufacturer's or Minister's approval certificate
- 63 Approval marks
- 64 Provisions as to proceedings for certain offences in connection with goods vehicles
- 65 Restriction on number of trailers drawn
- Provisions as to pedal cycles and horse-drawn vehicles
- 66 Regulation of brakes, bells, etc., on pedal cycles
- 67 Regulation of brakes on horse-drawn vehicles
- Provisions as to lighting of vehicles
- 68 Obligatory front and rear lamps and headlamps
- 69 Obligatory reflectors
- 70 Restriction on the nature of the lamps to be carried
- 71 Restriction on movement of lamps
- 72 Multi-purpose lamps and combined lamps and reflectors
- 73 Regulation of position, character, use, etc., of lamps and reflectors
- 74 Bicycles, tricycles and invalid carriages
- 75 Horse-drawn agricultural vehicles
- 76 Vehicles carrying overhanging or projecting loads
- 77 Vehicles towing and being towed
- 78 Power of exemption and variation of requirements
- 79 Power to impose additional requirements for vehicles over prescribed length and trailers
- 80 Application of ss.68 to 79 to reflecting material
- 81 Offences
- Supplementary
- 82 Interpretation of Part II
- 83 Administrative expenses, appointment of officials and destination of fees
- PART III Licensing of drivers of vehicles
- Driving licences
- 84 Drivers of motor vehicles to have driving licences
- 85 Tests of competence to drive
- 86 Repayment of test fees
- 87 Requirements as to physical fitness of drivers
- 88 Grant of licences
- 89 Duration of licences
- 90 Appeals relating to licences
- 91 Driving with uncorrected defective eyesight
- 92 Notification of disease or disability
- Disqualification and endorsement of licences
- 93 Disqualification on conviction of certain offences
- 94 Appeal against disqualification, and rule for determining end of period thereof
- 95 Removal of disqualification
- 96 Disqualification of persons under age
- 97 Disqualification to prevent duplication of licences
- 98 Effect of disqualification
- 99 Offence of obtaining licence, or driving, while disqualified
- 100 Arrest without warrant of persons driving while disqualified
- 101 Endorsement of licences
- 102 Combination of disqualification and endorsement with probation orders and orders for discharge in England or Wales
- 103 Interim disqualification on committal in England or Wales under s.56 of Criminal Justice Act 1967, etc.
- 104 Information as to date of birth and sex
- 105 Supplementary provisions as to disqualifications and endorsements
- Supplementary
- 106 Conduct of proceedings in certain courts by or against the Secretary of State
- 107 Regulations for purposes of Part III
- 108 Destination of fees for licences, etc., under Part III
- 109 Service of notices
- 110 Interpretation of Part III
- 111 Provisions as to Northern Ireland drivers' licences
- PART IV Licensing of drivers of heavy goods vehicles
- 112 Drivers of heavy goods vehicles to be licensed
- 113 Licensing authority, and applications, for heavy goods vehicle driver's licences
- 114 Grant of heavy goods vehicle drivers' licences
- 115 Duration of heavy goods vehicle drivers' licences
- 116 Disqualification on revocation of heavy goods vehicle driver's licence
- 117 Court may determine whether test of competence to drive was properly conducted
- 118 Appeals relating to heavy goods-vehicle drivers' licences
- 119 Regulations for purposes of Part IV
- 120 Fees and expenses
- 121 Common test of competence to drive for the purposes of Parts III and IV
- 122 Transitional provisions as to certain heavy goods vehicle drivers' licences
- 123 Restriction on institution of proceedings for certain offences
- 124 Interpretation of Part IV
- 125 Provisions as to Northern Ireland heavy goods vehicle drivers' licences
- PART V Driving Instruction
- 126 Driving instruction for payment to be given only by registered or licensed persons
- 127 Exemption of police instructors from prohibition imposed by s.126
- 128 The register and registration and duration thereof
- 129 Extension of duration of registration
- 130 Removal of names from register
- 131 Licences
- 132 Appeals
- 133 Examinations and tests of ability to give driving instruction
- 134 Power to alter conditions for entry or retention in, and removal from, register and grant or revocation of licences
- 135 Power to prescribe form of certificate of registration, etc.
- 136 Surrender of certificate and licences
- 137 Production of certificate and licences to constables and authorised persons
- 138 Evidence by certificate as to registration and licences
- 139 Offences by corporations
- 140 Service of notices
- 141 Expenses and receipts
- 142 Regulations for purposes of Part V
- PART VI Third-Party Liabilities
- Compulsory insurance or security against third-party risks
- 143 Users of motor vehicles to be insured or secured against third-party risks
- 144 Exceptions from requirement of third-party insurance or security
- 145 Requirements in respect of policies of insurance
- 146 Requirements in respect of securities
- 147 Issue and surrender of certificates of insurance and of security
- 148 Avoidance of certain exceptions to policies or securities and of certain agreements, etc., as to risks required to be covered thereby
- 149 Duty of insurers or persons giving security to satisfy judgment against persons insured or secured against third-party risks
- 150 Bankruptcy, etc., of insured or secured persons not to affect claims by third parties
- 151 Duty to give information as to insurance or security where claim made
- 152 Deposits
- 153 Power to require evidence of insurance or security on application for vehicle excise licence
- Payments for treatment of traffic casualties
- 154 Payment for hospital treatment of traffic casualties
- 155 Payment for emergency treatment of traffic casualties
- 156 Supplementary provisions as to payments for treatment
- Supplementary
- 157 Regulations for purposes of Part VI
- 158 Interpretation of Part VI
- PART VII Miscellaneous and General
- Furnishing of information and production of documents
- 159 Power of police to stop vehicles
- 160 Weighing of motor vehicles
- 161 Power of constables to require production of driving licences and in certain cases statement of date of birth
- 162 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
- 163 Powers of certifying officers and examiners as respects goods vehicles
- 164 Penalisation of failure to give name and address, and power of arrest, in case of dangerous or careless driving or cycling, etc.
- 165 Pedestrian contravening constable's direction to stop to give name and address
- 166 Duty of driver, in case of accident involving injury to another, to produce evidence of insurance or security or to report accident
- 167 Duty of owner of motor vehicle to give information for verifying compliance with requirement of compulsory insurance or security
- 168 Duty to give information as to identity of driver, etc. in certain cases
- Forgery, false statements, etc.
- 169 Forgery of documents, etc.
- 170 False statements and withholding material information
- 171 Issue of false documents
- 172 Using goods vehicle with unauthorised weights as well as authorised weights marked thereon
- 173 Power to seize articles with respect to which offences under ss.169 to 171 may have been committed
- 174 Personation of, or of person employed by, authorised examiner
- Offences in Scotland
- 175 Taking motor vehicle without authority, etc.
- 176 Penalty for aiding, abetting, etc. commission of offences
- Prosecution and punishment of offences and other provisions relating to legal proceedings, etc.
- 177 Prosecution and punishment of offences
- 178 Penalty for breach of regulations
- 179 Restrictions on prosecutions for certain offences
- 180 Time within which summary proceedings for certain offences must be commenced
- 181 Evidence by certificate
- 182 Admissibility of records as evidence
- 183 Proof, in summary proceedings, of identity of driver of vehicle
- 184 Jurisdiction of courts of summary jurisdiction in Scotland for certain offences
- 185 Destination of fines
- Inquiries
- 186 General power to hold inquiries
- 187 General provisions as to inquiries
- Application to the Crown
- 188 Application to Crown
- 189 Application of ss.6 to 11 to persons subject to service discipline
- Interpretation
- 190 Interpretation of expressions relating to motor vehicles and classes thereof
- 191 Articulated vehicles
- 192 Hover vehicles
- 193 Certain vehicles not to be treated as motor vehicles
- 194 Method of calculating weight of motor vehicles and trailers
- 195 Interpretation of statutory references to carriages
- 196 General interpretation provisions
- 197 Effect of certain references to Scottish local authorities
- Exclusion of application of certain provisions to tramcars, trolley vehicles, etc.
- 198 Exclusion of application of certain provisions to tramcars, trolley vehicles, etc.
- Supplementary
- 199 Exercise of regulation-making powers and Parliamentary control thereover
- 200 Provision, etc. of weighbridges
- 201 Provisions as to Thames embankment
- 202 Protection of public interests
- 203 Consequential and other amendments of other Acts
- 204 Transitory modifications of this Act
- 205 General repeals, revocations, savings and transitional provisions
- 206 Saving for s.38 of Interpretation Act 1889
- 207 Saving for law of nuisance
- 208 Commencement
- 209 Short title and extent
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Supplementary Provisions in connection with Proceedings for Offences under Section 33
- SCHEDULE 2 Travelling, etc., Allowances for Attendance at Road Safety Conferences
- SCHEDULE 3 Deferred Tests of Condition of Vehicles
- SCHEDULE 4 Prosecution and Punishment of Offences
- Offences under this Act
- Other Offence Involving Obligatory Disqualification and Endorsement
- Other Offences Involving Discretionary Disqualification and Obligatory Endorsement
- Supplementary provisions as to prosecution, trial and punishment of offences
- Interpretation
- SCHEDULE 5 Transitional Provisions Relating to Licences to Drive Heavy Goods Vehicles
- SCHEDULE 6 Appeals under Section 132 against Decisions of the Registrar
- SCHEDULE 7 Consequential Amendments of other Acts
- The Roads and Bridges (Scotland) Act 1878
- The Burgh Police (Scotland) Act 1892
- The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947
- The Road Traffic Act 1960
- The Administration of Justice Act 1965
- The Road Traffic Regulation Act 1967
- The Criminal Justice Act 1967
- The Firearms Act 1968
- The Countryside Act 1968
- The Transport Act 1968
- The Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970
- The Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971
- SCHEDULE 8 Transitory Modifications of this Act
- SCHEDULE 9 Repeals and Revocations
- PART I Enactments Repealed
- PART II Orders Revoked
- SCHEDULE 10 Savings and Transitional Provisions
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