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Road Traffic (Drivers' Ages and Hours of Work) Act 1976

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4Citation, commencement and extent.

(1)This Act may be cited as the Road Traffic (Drivers' Ages and Hours of Work) Act 1976.

(2)The provisions of this Act shall come into force as follows—

(a)with the exception of the provisions specified in paragraph (b) below, sections 1, 3 and 4 shall come into force on the passing of this Act;

(b)in Schedule 1, paragraph 8 and (except so far as it has effect for purposes of section 119 of the Road Traffic Act 1972) paragraph 11, and, in Schedule 2, sub-paragraphs (1), (2), (3) and (7) of paragraph 3 shall come into force on the appointed day;

(c)section 2 shall come into force on the appointed day.

(3)The Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint a day for the coming into force of the provisions of this Act falling within paragraph (b) or (c) of subsection (2) above and different days may be appointed under this subsection for different provisions of section 2.

(4)In this Act " appointed day ", in relation to any provision of it, means the day appointed under subsection (3) above for that provision to come into force.

(5)This Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.

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