Road Traffic Act 1991
Road Traffic Act 1991 (1991 c. 40)
- Road Traffic Act 1991 (1991 c. 40)
- Part I General
- Driving offences
- 1 Offences of dangerous driving.
- 2 Careless, and inconsiderate, driving.
- Drink and drugs
- 3 Causing death by careless driving when under influence of drink or drugs.
- 4 Driving under influence of drink or drugs.
- Motoring events
- 5 Disapplication of sections 1 to 3 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 for authorised motoring events.
- Danger to road-users
- 6 Causing danger to road-users.
- Cycling
- 7 Cycling offences.
- Construction and use
- 8 Construction and use of vehicles.
- 9 Vehicle examiners.
- 10 Testing vehicles on roads.
- 11 Inspection of vehicles.
- 12 Power to prohibit driving of unfit vehicles.
- 13 Power to prohibit driving of overloaded vehicles.
- 14 Unfit and overloaded vehicles: offences.
- 15 Removal of prohibitions.
- 16 Supply of unroadworthy vehicles etc.
- Licensing of drivers
- 17 Requirement of licence.
- 18 Physical fitness.
- 19 Effects of disqualification.
- Insurance
- 20 Exception from requirement of third-party insurance.
- Information
- 21 Information as to identity of driver etc.
- Trial
- 22 Amendment of Schedule 1 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988.
- 23 Speeding offences etc: admissibility of certain evidence.
- 24 Alternative verdicts.
- 25 Interim disqualification.
- Penalties
- 26 Amendment of Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988.
- 27 Penalty points to be attributed to offences.
- 28 Penalty points to be taken into account on conviction.
- 29 Disqualification for certain offences.
- 30 Courses for drink-drive offenders.
- 31 Experimental period for section 30.
- 32 Disqualification until test is passed.
- 33 Short periods of disqualification.
- 34 Conditional offer of fixed penalty.
- Miscellaneous
- 35 Disabled persons’ badges.
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- 39 Disqualification in Scotland where vehicle used to commit offence.
- 40 Power to install equipment for detection of traffic offences.
- 41 Variation of charges at off-street parking places.
- 42 Variation of charges at designated parking places.
- 43 Permitted and special parking areas outside London.
- 44 Parking attendants.
- 45 Variable speed limits.
- 46 Tramcars and trolley vehicles.
- 47 Applications for licences to drive hackney carriages etc.
- 48 Minor and consequential amendments.
- 49 Omission of enactments not brought into force.
- Part II Traffic In London
- Priority routes
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- 52 The Traffic Director for London.
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- Local plans and trunk road local plans
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- 59 Variation of local plans.
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- Parking in London
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- 64 Charges at designated parking places.
- 65 Contravention of certain orders relating to parking places in London not to be criminal offence.
- 66 Parking penalties in London.
- 67 Recovery of vehicles or of proceeds of disposal.
- 68 Charges for removal, storage and disposal of vehicles.
- 69 Immobilisation of vehicles in parking places.
- 70 Exemptions from section 69.
- 71 Representations in relation to removal or immobilisation of vehicles.
- 72 Appeals to parking adjudicator in relation to decisions under section 71.
- 73 Appointment of parking adjudicators by joint committee of the appointing authorities.
- 74 Fixing of certain parking and other charges for London.
- 74A Additional parking charges: reserve powers of Secretary of State.
- 75 Immobilisation of vehicles in London by police.
- 76 Special parking areas.
- 76A Variation of special parking areas by Mayor of London.
- 77 Application of provisions in relation to special parking areas.
- Miscellaneous
- 78 Enforcement.
- 79 Application to Crown and visiting forces.
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- 81 Minor and consequential amendments.
- 82 Interpretation of Part II.
- Part III Supplementary
- 83 Repeals.
- 84 Commencement.
- 85 Expenses.
- 86 Extent.
- 87 Short title.
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Amendment of Schedule 1 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988
- SCHEDULE 2 Amendment of Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988
- SCHEDULE 3 Permitted and special parking areas outside London
- Permitted parking areas
- Special parking areas
- Control of parking in permitted and special parking areas
- Orders under this Schedule
- SCHEDULE 4 Minor and consequential amendments
- The Transport Act 1968 (c.73)
- The Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 (c.44)
- The Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971 (c.10)
- The Road Traffic (Foreign Vehicles) Act 1972 (c.27)
- The International Road Haulage Permits Act 1975 (c.46)
- The Highways Act 1980 (c. 66)
- The Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 (c.14)
- The Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c.48)
- The Transport Act 1982 (c.49)
- The Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c.27)
- The Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 54)
- The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c.60)
- The Coroners Act 1988 (c.13)
- The Road Traffic Act 1988 (c.52)
- The Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (c.53)
- The Road Traffic (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988 (c. 54)
- Status
- Tenure of office
- Remuneration etc
- Staff
- Financial provisions
- Accounts
- Annual report etc
- Evidence
- Public records
- The Parliamentary Commissioner
- Parliamentary disqualification
- SCHEDULE 6 Parking Penalties
- The notice to owner
- Representations against notice to owner
- Cancellation of notice to owner
- Rejection of representations against notice to owner
- Adjudication by parking adjudicator
- Charge certificates
- Enforcement of charge certificate
- Invalid notices
- Offence of giving false information
- Service by post
- SCHEDULE 7 Minor and Consequential Amendments in Relation to London
- The Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971 (c. 62)
- The Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1974 (c. xxiv)
- The Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c. 27)
- The Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51)
- The New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (c. 22)
- SCHEDULE 8 Repeals
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