24Short title, amendments, repeals, commencement and extent
(1)This Act may be cited as the Road Traffic Act 1974.
(2)Schedule 6 to this Act, which contains minor amendments and amendments consequential on the provisions of this Act, shall have effect.
(3)The enactments specified in Schedule 7 to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule
(4)Except in its application to Northern Ireland, this Act shall come into operation on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint, and different days may be so appointed for different provisions and for different purposes; and an order bringing into operation any provision of Schedule 7 to this Act may contain such savings from the effect of the repeal concerned as the Secretary of State considers to be appropriate.
(5)This Act, except section 20, does not extend to Northern Ireland, and in its application to Northern Ireland section 20 shall come into operation on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint, and different days may be so appointed for different purposes.