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F2Schs. 2, 3 and 5 repealed by Road Traffic (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988 (c. 54, SIF 107:1), ss. 3, 5, Sch. 1 Pt. I, Sch. 4 paras. 1–3
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F3Sch. 4 repealed (1.1.1996) by 1995 c. 23, s. 60(2), Sch. 8 Pt. I (with ss. 54, 55); S.I. 1995/2181, art. 2
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F4Schs. 2, 3 and 5 repealed by Road Traffic (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988 (c. 54, SIF 107:1), ss. 3, 5, Sch. 1 Pt. I, Sch. 4 paras. 1–3
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10In section 31 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 (powers of Court of Appeal on appeals to that court which are exercisable by a single judge) after subsection (2) there shall be inserted the following subsection:—E+W+S
“(2A)The power of the Court of Appeal to suspend a person’s disqualification under section 94A(2) of the Road Traffic Act 1972 may be exercised by a single judge in the same manner as it may be exercised by the Court.”
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C1The text of Sch. 6 paras. 10 and 11 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
11At the end of section 44 of that Act (powers of Court of Appeal on appeals to the House of Lords which are exercisable by a single judge) there shall be added the following subsection:—E+W+S
“(2)The power of the Court of Appeal to suspend a person’s disqualification under section 94A(3) of the Road Traffic Act 1972 may be exercised by a single judge, but where the judge refuses an application to exercise that power the applicant shall be entitled to have the application determined by the Court of Appeal.”
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C2The text of Sch. 6 paras. 10 and 11 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
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Section 24(3).
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C3The text of Sch. 7 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and, except as specified, does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
| Chapter | Short Title | Extent of Repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 8 & 9 Eliz. 2. c. 16. | The Road Traffic Act 1960. | Section 130. |
| . . . F10 | ||
| In section 133, in subsection (1) the proviso and in subsection (4) the words “remove the suspension”, in the last place where they occur. | ||
| 10 & 11 Eliz. 2. c. 59. | The Road Traffic Act 1962. | In Schedule 1, in Part III paragraphs 49 and 51. |
| In Schedule 4, the amendment of section 130 of the Road Traffic Act 1960. | ||
| 1967 c. 76. | The Road Traffic Regulation Act 1967. | Section 9(10). |
| In section 31, in subsection (3) the words from “or to imprisonment” to the end of the subsection. | ||
| In section 42, in subsection (4) the words from “or to imprisonment” to the end of the subsection. | ||
| Section 80(10). | ||
| In section 85(1) the word “9(9)”. | ||
| 1967 c. 80. | The Criminal Justice Act 1967. | In Schedule 3, in Part I the entry relating to section 147(2) of the Road Traffic Act 1960. |
| 1972 c. 20. | The Road Traffic Act 1972. | In section 40(7) the words “or by or under sections 68 to 79 of this Act”. |
| In section 47, in subsections (1), (2), (4), (5), (8), (12) and (13), as originally enacted, the word “goods”, in each place where it occurs. | ||
| In section 48(3) the word “goods”. | ||
| In section 50, in subsections (3) and (4) the word “goods”, in each place where it occurs, and in subsection (6) the word “goods”, in the second and third places where it occurs. | ||
| In section 51, in subsections (1), (3) and (5)(a) the word “goods”, in each place where it occurs. | ||
| In section 53(2) the word “and”, in the last place where it occurs. | ||
| In section 62(2)(c) the words “46(5) or”. | ||
| In section 64, in subsections (2) and (4) the word “goods”. | ||
| Section 65. | ||
| Sections 68 to 80. | ||
| Section 81(1). | ||
| In section 82 the definitions of “hours of darkness” and “public passenger vehicle”. | ||
| In section 88(5) the words “or any other licence of a description prescribed for the purposes of this subsection”. | ||
| In section 104, in subsection (1) the words from “orders”, in the first place where it occurs, to “this Act and”, in subsection (2) the words from “orders”, in the first place where it occurs, to “section 103(1) and”, in subsection (3) the words from “in consequence” to the end of the subsection and in subsection (6)(a) the words “orders his licence to be endorsed and”. | ||
| In section 105, in subsection (2) the words from “but where” to the end of the subsection. | ||
| In section 162(1)(iii) the words from “or one or more” to “section 47 of this Act” and the words “or 51(1)”. | ||
| In section 188, in subsection (4), the word “goods”, in both places where it occurs, and subsection (5). | ||
| In Schedule 4, in Part I the entry relating to section 65(5) of that Act. | ||
| In Schedule 8, paragraph 3. | ||
| 1972 c. 27. | The Road Traffic (Foreign Vehicles) Act 1972. | Section 5. |
| Section 7(7). |
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F10Entry repealed by Transport Act 1980 (c. 34, SIF 126), Sch. 9 Pt. I
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