Transport Act 1982

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I The National Bus Company

   1. 1. Bus Company's powers of disposal

   2. 2. Provisions supplementary to section 1

   3. 3. Powers of Secretary of State to give directions

   4. 4. Provision of services for related companies

   5. 5. Pensions for employees of related companies

   6. 6. Stamp duty on certain transactions

   7. 7. Interpretation of Part I

3. PART II Testing, Marking and Approval of Vehicles

   1. Provision for private-sector plating and testing

      1. 8. Private-sector vehicle testing

      2. 9. The testing and surveillance functions

      3. 10. Provisions supplementary to section 8

      4. 11. Approval of public service vehicles as type vehicles by prescribed testing authority

      5. 12. Inspections by authorised inspectors in connection with international conventions

      6. 13. Investment by the Secretary of State in Government controlled company interested in former Government testing stations

      7. 14. Exclusion of security of tenure in case of premises used for vehicle testing business

      8. 15. Consultation with representative bodies

   2. Miscellaneous and supplemental

      1. 16. Special provision with respect to periodical tests of certain public service vehicles

      2. 17. Determination of plated weights by prescribed testing authority for vehicles subject to type approval

      3. 18. Alteration of plated weights for goods vehicles without examination

      4. 19. Prohibitions under section 57 of the 1972 Act

      5. 20. Substitution of new section for section 58 of the 1972 Act

      6. 21. Amendments with respect to appeals

      7. 22. Fees on notification of alterations notifiable under section 45 or 48 of the 1972 Act

      8. 23. Forgery and misuse of documents etc.

      9. 24. Falsification of documents

      10. 25. Impersonation of authorised inspector

      11. 26. Interpretation of Part II

4. PART III Fixed Penalties

   1. Fixed penalty offences and fixed penalty notices

      1. 27. Fixed penalty offences and fixed penalty notices

      2. 28. Fixed penalty notices given at a police station

      3. 29. Further provisions with respect to fixed penalty offences and notices

      4. 30. Effect where fixed penalty notice is given to the alleged offender

      5. 31. Effect where fixed penalty notice is affixed to the vehicle

      6. 32. Punishment without prosecution in cases within section 31

      7. 33. Payment of fixed penalties, effect of payment and supplementary provisions

      8. 34. Endorsement of licences without hearings

      9. 35. Licence receipts

      10. 36. Registration of sums payable in default for enforcement as fines

      11. 37. Registration and endorsement invalid in certain circumstances

      12. 38. Provisions supplementary to section 37

      13. 39. Notification of court and date of trial

      14. 40. Court procedure in fixed penalty cases in Scotland

      15. 41. Provision for exclusion of fixed penalty procedures where fixed penalty notice mistakenly given

   2. Conditional offer of fixed penalty by procurator fiscal

      1. 42. Fixed penalties offered by procurator fiscal

      2. 43. Endorsement of licences without hearings where conditional offer accepted

   3. Miscellaneous and supplemental

      1. 44. Treatment of other offences committed on the same occasion

      2. 45. Hired vehicles

      3. 46. False statements in response to notices to owner

      4. 47. Evidence in fixed penalty notice cases

      5. 48. Jurisdiction of the district court in Scotland

      6. 49. Supplementary provisions

      7. 50. Interpretation of Part III

      8. 51. Guidance on application of Part III

5. PART IV Miscellaneous and Supplemental

   1. Environmental control of goods vehicle operating centres

      1. 52. Control of operating centres for goods vehicles on environmental grounds

   2. Immobilisation of vehicles illegally parked

      1. 53. Immobilisation of vehicles illegally parked

      2. 54. Exemptions from section 53

      3. 55. Initial experimental period for immobilisation of vehicles

   3. Miscellaneous

      1. 56. Definition of heavy commercial vehicle

      2. 57. Authorisation of head-worn appliances for use on motor cycles

      3. 58. Penalty points for accessories to traffic offences

      4. 59. Specimens of breath for breath tests, etc.

      5. 60. Alteration of procedure governing the Highway Code

      6. 61. Speed limits

      7. 62. Approval of radar speed measuring devices

      8. 63. Amendment of certain penalties in the 1972 Act

      9. 64. Proceedings in respect of offences in connection with Crown vehicles

      10. 65. Marking of builders' skips

      11. 66. Powers exercisable in relation to harbour authorities in the interests of national defence

      12. 67. Extended pension provision for members of transport Boards

      13. 68. Refusal or withdrawal of disabled person's badges

      14. 69. Evidence in certain proceedings in Scotland

      15. 70. Payments in respect of applicants for exemption from wearing seat belts

      16. 71. Northern Ireland

   4. Supplemental

      1. 72. Application to Crown

      2. 73. Regulations and orders

      3. 74. Minor and consequential amendments and repeals

      4. 75. General interpretation

      5. 76. Citation, commencement and extent

6. SCHEDULES

   1. SCHEDULE 1

      FIXED PENALTY OFFENCES

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      Fixed Penalty Offences confined to Scotland

   3. SCHEDULE 3

      Statutory Statements

      1. PART I Statutory Statement of Ownership or Hiring

         1. 1. (1) For the purposes of Part III of this Act,...

         2. 2. (1) For the purposes of Part III of this Act,...

      2. PART II Statutory Statement of Facts

         1. 3. (1) For the purposes of Part III of this Act,...

   4. SCHEDULE 4

      Amendments of Transport Act 1968 relating to Operators' Licences

      1. PART I Provisions inserted after section 69 of Transport Act 1968

         1. Control of operating centres for goods vehicles on environmental grounds

      2. PART II Other Amendments of Transport Act 1968

         1. Amendments consequential on Part I

            1. 1. In section 63 of the Transport Act 1968 (objections to...

            2. 2. In section 64 of that Act (grounds for objection to...

            3. 3. In section 68 of that Act (variation of operators' licences)—...

            4. 4. In section 70(1)(a) of that Act (right of appeal for...

            5. 5. In section 87(3) of that Act (inquiries by licensing authorities...

            6. 6. In section 91 of that Act (regulations and orders for...

            7. 7. In section 92 of that Act— (a) in subsection (1)...

         2. Extension of right to object

            1. 8. In section 63 of that Act (objections to grant of...

   5. SCHEDULE 5

      Minor and Consequential Amendments

      1. Road Traffic Regulation Act 1967 (c. 76)

         1. 1. In section 85 of the 1967 Act (duty to give...

         2. 2. In section 88 of the 1967 Act (penalty for aiding,...

         3. 3. In section 93 of the 1967 Act (inclusion in indictment...

         4. 4. In section 95 of the 1967 Act (general power to...

      2. Transport Act 1968 (c. 73)

         1. 5. (1) The powers of the National Bus Company under section...

         2. 6. The provisions of the Transport Act 1968 requiring transport managers...

      3. Road Traffic Act 1972 (c. 20)

         1. 7. In section 33(2) of the 1972 Act (offence of selling...

         2. 8. In section 43(6) of the 1972 Act (regulations as to...

         3. 9. In section 45(6) of the 1972 Act (regulations as to...

         4. 10. In section 50(1) of the 1972 Act (regulations for purposes...

         5. 11. (1) In section 82 of the 1972 Act (Interpretation of...

         6. 12. In section 83(5) of the 1972 Act (sums to be...

         7. 13. (1) In section 93(4) of the 1972 Act (extended period...

         8. 14. In section 182(1) of the 1972 Act (admissibility of records...

         9. 15. In section 188(4) of the 1972 Act (restriction on application...

         10. 16. In section 196(1) of the 1972 Act (general interpretation provisions),...

      4. Road Traffic (Foreign Vehicles) Act 1972 (c. 27)

         1. 17. (1) In section 2(3B) of the Road Traffic (Foreign Vehicles)...

      5. Road Traffic Act 1974 (c. 50)

         1. 18. In section 5 of the Road Traffic Act 1974 (supplementary...

         2. 19. In Schedule 1 to the Road Traffic Act 1974 (statutory...

      6. House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)

         1. 20. In Part III of Schedule 1 to the House of...

      7. Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 (c. 14)

         1. 21. In section 9 of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981...

         2. 22. In section 52(1)(a) of that Act (fees for grant of...

         3. 23. In section 82 of that Act (general interpretation provisions)—

         4. 24. The power conferred by section 87 of that Act to...

      8. Transport Act 1981 (c. 56)

         1. 25. In section 30(2) of the Transport Act 1981 (construction of...

         2. 26. During any period when Schedule 7 to the Transport Act...

   6. SCHEDULE 6

      Repeals