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Part IVU.K. Miscellaneous and General

SupplementalU.K.

89 Duty to give effect to Minister’s directions. U.K.

(1)It shall be the duty of the Boards or of any other person to whom the Minister [F1or, as the case may be, the Scottish Ministers]or any other authority gives directions under this Act to give effect to those directions.

(2)Any direction given by the Minister [F2or, as the case may be, the Scottish Ministers]under this Act shall be in writing.

Textual Amendments

F1Words in s. 89(1) inserted (1.4.2001) by S.I. 2000/3251, arts. 1(2)(b), 2, Sch. 2 para. 2(25) (with transitional provisions and savings in art. 4)

F2Words in s. 89(2) inserted (1.4.2001) by S.I. 2000/3251, arts. 1(2)(b), 2, Sch. 2 para. 2(26) (with transitional provisions and savings in art. 4)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

F390Inquiries.U.K.

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Textual Amendments

91 Repeal of local enactments.E+W+S

(1)The Minister [F4or, in the case of the British Waterways Board in respect of any local enactment in Scotland, the Scottish Ministers]may by order repeal any local enactment which in his [F5or, as the case may be, their] opinion has ceased to have effect in consequence of the provisions of the M1Transport Act 1947, or this Act.

(2)An order under this section shall be made by statutory instrument which shall be subject to annulment [F6in the case of an order made by the Minister,] in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament [F7and in the case of an order made by the Scottish Ministers, in pursuance of a resolution of the Scottish Parliament.].

Textual Amendments

F4Words in s. 91(1) inserted (1.4.2001) by S.I. 2000/3251, arts. 1(2)(b), 2, Sch. 2 para. 2(30)(a) (with transitional provisions and savings in art. 4)

F5Words in s. 91(1) inserted (1.4.2001) by S.I. 2000/3251, arts. 1(2)(b), 2, Sch. 2 para. 2(30)(b) (with transitional provisions and savings in art. 4)

F6Words in s. 91(2) inserted (1.4.2001) by S.I. 2000/3251, arts. 1(2)(b), 2, Sch. 2 para. 2(31)(a) (with transitional provisions and savings in art. 4)

F7Words in s. 91(2) inserted (1.4.2001) by S.I. 2000/3251, arts. 1(2)(b), 2, Sch. 2 para. 2(32)(b) (with transitional provisions and savings in art. 4)

Marginal Citations

92 Interpretation.U.K.

(1)In this Act, except so far as the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meanings herein respectively assigned to them,—

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(2)Any reference in this Act to any provision of the M6Railways Clauses Consolidation Act 1845, or of any other Act which is expressed only to have effect as incorporated in another enactment, shall include a reference to that provision as incorporated in any statutory provision passed or made whether before or after the passing of this Act.

(3)Except so far as the context otherwise requires, any reference in this Act to any other enactment shall be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended, extended or applied by any other enactment including this Act.

Textual Amendments

F8Definitions of “contract carriage”, “express carriage” and “stage carriage” repealed by Transport Act 1985 (c. 67, SIF 126), s. 139(3), Sch. 8

F10Words substituted by virtue of S.I. 1981/238, arts. 2(2), 3(2)(3)

F12Words repealed by Companies Act 1989 (c. 40, SIF 27), s. 144(4), Sch. 18 para. 4 and expressed to be repealed (1.4.1994) by 1993 c. 43, s. 152(3), Sch.14; S.I. 1994/571, art. 5.

Marginal Citations

M41884 c. clxi.

93 Application to Northern Ireland.U.K.

(1)The provisions of this Act set out in Part I of the Eleventh Schedule to this Act shall extend to Northern Ireland subject to the modifications set out in Part II of that Schedule, and save as aforesaid this Act shall not extend to Northern Ireland.

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Textual Amendments

94Minister’s expenses.U.K.

Any expenses incurred by the Minister under or in consequence of the provisions of this Act shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament.

95Repeal and savings.U.K.

(1), (2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F14

(3)Nothing in the repeals in Part I of the Twelfth Schedule to this Act which relate to the Transport Tribunal shall affect any appointment made, any judgment or order given, any document issued or any other thing done before the date on which the repeals take effect; and the provision of this Act corresponding to the enactment under which it was done shall have effect as if it had been done under that provision.

Any reference in any instrument or other document to such an enactment shall be taken as regards anything done after that date as a reference to the corresponding provision of this Act.

(4)The foregoing provisions of this section shall be without prejudice to so much of [F15the M7Interpretation Act 1978], as relates to the effect of repeals.

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Textual Amendments

F15Words substituted by virtue of Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30), s. 25(2)

Marginal Citations

96Short title and commencement.U.K.

(1)This Act may be cited as the Transport Act 1962.

(2)Subject to any other provision of this Act, this Act shall come into force on such date as the Minister may by order contained in a statutory instrument appoint, and the Minister may under this subsection appoint different dates for different provisions of this Act.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C2Power of appointment conferred by s. 96(2) fully exercised see S.I. 1962/1788, 2634, 1964/2025