The Road Traffic Act 1991 (Commencement No. 8 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1993

Statutory Instruments

1993 No. 2803 (C. 59)

ROAD TRAFFIC

The Road Traffic Act 1991 (Commencement No. 8 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1993

Made

13th November 1993

The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 84 of the Road Traffic Act 1991(1), hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Road Traffic Act 1991 (Commencement No.8 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1993.

(2) In this Order—

“the 1991 Act” means the Road Traffic Act 1991; and

“vehicle” has the meaning given by section 99(5) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984(2).

Commencement and transitional provisions

2.  The following provisions of the 1991 Act shall come into force on 6th December 1993 in respect of the London boroughs of Camden, Hackney and Hounslow—

(a) section 64, to the extent that it is not already in force;

(b) section 65;

(c) section 66, to the extent that it is not already in force;

(d) section 69;

(e) section 81, to the extent necessary for bringing into force the provisions of Schedule 7 brought into force by this article; and

(f) paragraph 5 of Schedule 7, to the extent that that paragraph is not already in force.

3.  Subsections (4) and (6) of section 67 of the 1991 Act shall come into force on 6th December 1993 for the purpose of the application of the subsections thereby inserted in relation to vehicles found in the London boroughs of Camden, Hackney and Hounslow.

4.  Subsection (2)(b) of section 68 of the 1991 Act shall come into force on 6th December 1993 for the purpose of the application of the subsection thereby inserted in relation to the councils of the London boroughs of Camden, Hackney and Hounslow.

5.—(1) In relation to a vehicle that is stationary in a designated parking place in the London borough of Camden, Hackney or Hounslow immediately before 6th December 1993, section 66(2) of the 1991 Act shall have effect for so long as it remains in that parking place as if the words “on or after 6th December 1993” were inserted after—

(a) the word “left” in paragraph (a) of section 66(2),

(b) the word “payable” in paragraph (b) of that subsection, and

(c) the word “has” in paragraph (c) of that subsection.

(2) Where a vehicle found in the London borough of Camden, Hackney or Hounslow has pursuant to any enactment been removed before 6th December 1993, sections 67 and 68 of the 1991 Act shall not apply in relation to that removal or to any storage or disposal of the vehicle as a consequence of that removal.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

Steven Norris

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,

Department of Transport

13th November 1993

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force in the London boroughs of Camden, Hackney and Hounslow provisions relating to the enforcement of certain parking restrictions.

Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

(This note is not part of the Order)

Provision	Date of commencement	S.I. No
ss.1 to 34	1st July 1992	1992/1286 as amended by 1992/1410
s.35	1st October 1991	1991/2054
	2nd March 1992	1992/199
ss.36 to 40	1st July 1992	1992/1286 as amended by 1992/1410
ss.41 and 42	5th July 1993	1993/1461 as amended by 1993/2229
s.43 (except Scotland)	1st October 1991	1991/2054
s.44	1st October 1991	1991/2054
ss.45 and 46	1st July 1992	1992/1286 as amended by 1992/1410
s.47	1st April 1992	1992/421
s.48 (partially)	1st October 1991	1991/2054
	1st April 1992	1992/199
	1st April 1992	1992/421
	1st July 1992	1992/1286 as amended by 1992/1410
s.49	1st July 1992	1992/1286 as amended by 1992/1410
ss.50 to 63	1st October 1991	1991/2054
s.64(1)–
London borough of Wandsworth	5th July 1993	1993/1461 as amended by 1993/2229
London boroughs of Bromley, Hammersmith and Fulham and Lewisham	4th October 1993	1993/2229
s.64(2)	1st October 1991	1991/2054
s.65–
London borough of Wandsworth	5th July 1993	1993/1461 as amended by 1993/2229
London boroughs of Bromley, Hammersmith and Fulham and Lewisham	4th October 1993	1993/2229
ss.66(1) to (6)–
London borough of Wandsworth	5th July 1993	1993/1461 as amended by 1993/2229
London boroughs of Bromley, Hammersmith and Fulham and Lewisham	4th October 1993	1993/2229
s.66(7)	5th July 1993	1993/1461 as amended by 1993/2229
s.67(1) to (3), (5) and	5th July 1993	1993/1461 as amended (7)by 1993/2229
s.67(4) and (6)–
London borough of Wandsworth	5th July 1993	1993/1461 as amended by 1993/2229
London boroughs of Bromley, Hammersmith and Fulham and Lewisham	4th October 1993	1993/2229
s.68 (except
s.68(2)(b))	5th July 1993	1993/1461 as amended by 1993/2229
s.68(2)(b)
London borough of Wandsworth	5th July 1993	1993/1461 as amended by 1993/2229
London boroughs of Bromley, Hammersmith and Fulham and Lewisham	4th October 1993	1993/2229
s.69–
London borough of Wandsworth	5th July 1993	1993/1461 as amended by 1993/2229
London boroughs of Bromley, Hammersmith and Fulham and Lewisham	4th October 1993	1993/2229
ss.70 to 72	5th July 1993	1993/1461 as amended by 1993/2229
ss.73 to 78	1st October 1991	1991/2054
s.79	5th July 1993	1993/1461 as amended by 1993/2229
s.80	1st October 1991	1991/2054
s.81 (partially)	1st October 1991	1991/2054
	1st July 1992	1992/1286 as amended by 1992/1410
London borough of Wandsworth	5th July 1993	1993/1461 as amended by 1993/2229
London boroughs of Bromley, Hammersmith and Fulham and Lewisham	4th October 1993	1993/2229
s.82	1st October 1991	1991/2054
s.83 (partially)	1st October 1991	1991/2054
	1st April 1992	1992/421
	1st July 1992	1992/1286 as amended by 1992/1410
	5th July 1993	1993/1461 as amended by 1993/2229
Schedule 1	1st July 1992	1992/1286 as amended by 1992/1410
Schedule 2	1st July 1992	1992/1286 as amended by 1992/1410
Schedule 3 (except Scotland)	1st October 1991	1991/2054
Schedule 4 (partially)	1st October 1991	1991/2054
	1st April 1992	1992/199
	1st April 1992	1992/421
	1st July 1992	1992/1286 as amended by 1992/1410
Schedule 5	1st October 1991	1991/2054
Schedule 6	5th July 1993	1993/1461 as amended by 1993/2229
Schedule 7 (partially)	1st October 1991	1991/2054
	1st April 1992	1992/421
	1st July 1992	1992/1286 as amended by 1992/1410
London borough of Wandsworth	5th July 1993	1993/1461 as amended by 1993/2229
London boroughs of Bromley, Hammersmith and Fulham and Lewisham	4th October 1993	1993/2229
Schedule 8 (partially)	1st October 1991	1991/2054
	1st April 1992	1992/421
	1st July 1992	1992/1286 as amended by 1992/1410
	5th July 1993	1993/1461 as amended by 1993/2229

(1)

1991 c. 40.

(2)

1984 c. 27.