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F1Schs. 1, 2 and 3 repealed by Road Traffic (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988 (c. 54, SIF 107:1), ss. 3, 5, Sch. 1 Pt.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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F2Sch. 4 repealed (1.1.1996) by 1995 c. 23, s. 60(2), Sch. 8 Pt.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
Section 74.
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[F4The powers of the [F5 Scottish Transport Group] under section 48(2) of the M2Transport Act 1968 shall include power to make premises held by them available for the exercise by authorised inspectors within the meaning of Part II of this Act of their functions; and, accordingly, that power shall be treated for the purposes of section 52 of the Transport Act 1968 as conferred by section 48(2).]
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E1This version of this provision extends to England, Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland only
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F4Sch. 5 para. 5(1) repealed (S.) (7.6.2002) by The Scottish Transport Group (Dissolution) Order 2002 (S.S.I. 2002/263), art. 5(2), Sch.
F5Words in Sch. 5 para. 5 substituted (E.W.S.) (1.4.1991) by S.I. 1991/510, art. 5(3)
F6Sch. 5 para. 5(2) repealed (E.W.S.) (1.4.1991) by S.I. 1991/510, art. 5(4), Sch
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5(1)The powers of the National Bus Company under section 48(2) of the M3Transport Act 1968 shall include power to make premises held by them available for the exercise by authorised inspectors within the meaning of Part II of this Act of their functions; and, accordingly, that power shall be treated for the purposes of section 52 of the Transport Act 1968 as conferred by section 48(2).N.I.
(2)Paragraph (1) above shall apply in relation to the Scottish Transport Group as it applies in relation to the National Bus Company.
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E2Sch. 5 para. 5: amendments in Sch. 5 para. 5 extend to Northern Ireland, see s. 76(6)(7). This version of this provision extends to Northern Ireland only; a separate version has been created for England, Wales and Scotland only
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F7Sch. 5 para. 6 repealed (1.1.1996) by 1995 c. 23, s. 60(2), Sch. 8 Pt.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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(2)In section 7 of that Act (interpretation)—
(a)in subsection (1), at the end of the definition of “official testing station” there shall be added the words “or premises designated by him under section 10(12) of the Transport Act 1982”; and
(b)at the end of that subsection there shall be added the following subsection—
“(1A)References in any provision of this Act to an authorised inspector are references to a person authorised by the Secretary of State under section 8 of the Transport Act 1982 to exercise the function to which that provision relates.”.
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F9Sch. 5 paras. 7–16, 17(1) 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
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1The text of ss. 10(2)–(9), 11, 18, 19(1)(3), 20, 21(3)–(5), 22, 23(3)(4), 24, 65, 67, 68, Sch. 4, Sch. 5 paras. 17(2), 20, 21–23 and Sch. 6 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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20In Part III of Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 the following entry shall be inserted in the appropriate place—E+W+S+N.I.
“Director of any company eligible for loans under section 13 of the Transport Act 1982 (loans to Government-controlled company interested in former Government testing stations).”.
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C2The text of ss. 10(2)–(9), 11, 18, 19(1)(3), 20, 21(3)–(5), 22, 23(3)(4), 24, 65, 67, 68, Sch. 4, Sch. 5 paras. 17(2), 20, 21–23 and Sch. 6 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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F11Sch. 5 para. 21 repealed (1.7.1992) by Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40, SIF 107:1), s. 83, Sch.8; S.I. 1992/1286, art. 2,Sch.
22In section 52(1)(a) of that Act (fees for grant of licence), for sub-paragraph (ii) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph—E+W+S
“(ii)applications for certificates of initial fitness under section 6 of this Act which are required by regulations to be made to the commissioners and the issue of certificates on such applications;”.
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C3The text of ss. 10(2)–(9), 11, 18, 19(1)(3), 20, 21(3)–(5), 22, 23(3)(4), 24, 65, 67, 68, Sch. 4, Sch. 5 paras. 17(2), 20, 21–23 and Sch. 6 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.
23In section 82 of that Act (general interpretation provisions)—E+W+S
(a)in subsection (1), after the definition of “prescribed” there shall be inserted the following definition—
““prescribed testing authority” means such person authorised by the Secretary of State under section 8 of the Transport Act 1982 to carry on a vehicle testing business within the meaning of Part II of that Act as may be prescribed” and
(b)the following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (1)—
“(1A)References in any provision of this Act to an authorised inspector are references to an authorised inspector under section 8 of the Transport Act 1982 and, where the function to which that provision relates is one of those specified in section 9 of that Act (testing and surveillance functions), are limited to an authorised inspector authorised under section 8 to exercise that function.”.
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C4The text of ss. 10(2)–(9), 11, 18, 19(1)(3), 20, 21(3)–(5), 22, 23(3)(4), 24, 65, 67, 68, Sch. 4, Sch. 5 paras. 17(2), 20, 21–23 and Sch. 6 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.
24The power conferred by section 87 of that Act to repeal section 10 of that Act and certain connected provisions by order includes power to make such other amendments in that Act and such amendments in this Act as are required in consequence of the repeal.E+W+S
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Section 74.
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C5The text of ss. 10(2)–(9), 11, 18, 19(1)(3), 20, 21(3)–(5), 22, 23(3)(4), 24, 65, 67, 68, Sch. 4, Sch. 5 paras. 17(2), 20, 21–23 and Sch. 6 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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| 1967 c. 76. | Road Traffic Regulation Act 1967. | Section 72(2) and (4). |
| Section 80. | ||
| Section 81(4). | ||
| In section 87, the word “80”. | ||
| In section 107(2), the words from “This subsection” to the end. | ||
| 1968 c. 73. | Transport Act 1968. | In section 59, in subsection (1) the words “and by Schedule 9 thereto”, and in subsection (2) the words “and the said Schedule”. |
| Section 62(3). | ||
| In section 63, in subsection (1) the words “Subject to subsection (2) of this section” and subsection (2). | ||
| Section 64(2)(b). | ||
| Section 65. | ||
| In section 67(5), the words from “and a licence” to the end. | ||
| In section 68, subsections (1)(c) and (4)(a). | ||
| In section 69, in subsection (1)(a) the words “section 65 of this Act or”, and in subsection (4)(b) the words “or Schedule 9 thereto” in sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii). | ||
| In section 82(6), the words “or Schedule 9 thereto”. | ||
| In section 84, the words “or a transport manager’s licence” in paragraphs (a) and (d). | ||
| In section 87, the words “or Schedule 9 thereto” in subsections (1) and (4) and in paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (5). | ||
| In section 88, the words “or Schedule 9 thereto” in subsections (1) and (3) and the words “and Schedule 9 thereto” in subsection (2). | ||
| In section 89, in subsection (1) the words from “and in respect” to the end and in subsection (2) the words “or Schedule 9 thereto”. | ||
| In section 90, the words “and Schedule 9 thereto” in subsections (1) and (3)(b). | ||
| In section 91, in subsection (7) the words “or Schedule 9 thereto” and in subsection (8) the words “or the said Schedule 9”. | ||
| In section 92, the words “and Schedule 9 thereto” in subsections (1) and (5). | ||
| Section 94(3). | ||
| Section 131(1) to (3). | ||
| Schedule 9. | ||
| 1972 c. 20. | Road Traffic Act 1972. | In section 45— |
| (a) subsection (4); | ||
| (b) in subsections (5), (6)(g), (8) and (9), the words “or (4)”; and | ||
| (c) in subsection (6)(c)(i), the words “and (4)”. | ||
| In section 50(1)(c) the words “and (4)”. | ||
| Section 188(4)(b). | ||
| In Schedule 7, the paragraphs amending, respectively, section 80(1)(a) and (e) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1967. | ||
| 1973 c. 44. | Heavy Commercial Vehicles (Controls and Regulations) Act 1973. | Section 1(7). |
| 1974 c. 50. | Road Traffic Act 1974. | Section 1. |
| In section 3— | ||
| (a) in subsection (1)(a), the words “section 1(6) or”; | ||
| (b) in subsection (2), the words “section 1 or, as the case may be”; | ||
| (c) subsection (3)(a); | ||
| (d) in subsection (4), the words “section 1, or as the case may be”; and | ||
| (e) in subsection (5), the words “section 1(6) or,” in the first place where they occur, and the words “section 1(6) or, as the case may be”. | ||
| In section 4— | ||
| (a) in subsection (1), the words “section 1(8) or”; and | ||
| (b) in subsection (4)— | ||
| (i) the words “with any such offence as is specified in section 1(1)(b) above or”; and | ||
| (ii) in paragraph (a), the words “section 1(6) or”; and | ||
| (c) subsection (5). | ||
| In section 5— | ||
| (a) in subsection (1)— | ||
| (i) in the definition of “appropriate period” the words “section 1(6) or”; | ||
| (ii) paragraph (a) of the definition of “driver”; | ||
| (iii) the definitions of “fixed penalty” and “fixed penalty notice”; and | ||
| (iv) paragraph (a) of the definition of “relevant time”; | ||
| (b) in subsection (5), the words “section 1(6) or”; and | ||
| (c) in subsection (8), the words “1(7) or” and “1(6) or”. | ||
| In Part II of Schedule 2, paragraph 16. | ||
| In Part II of Schedule 5, the entry relating to section 80(8). | ||
| In Part III of Schedule 5, the entry relating to section 44(1). | ||
| In Schedule 6, paragraph 8. | ||
| 1977 c. 45. | Criminal Law Act 1977. | In Schedule 12, paragraph 3 of the entry relating to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1967. |
| 1978 c. 55. | Transport Act 1978. | In Schedule 3, paragraphs 3 and 5. |
| 1979 c. 55. | Justices of the Peace Act 1979. | In Schedule 2, paragraph 15. |
| 1980 c.34. | Transport Act 1980. | In section 66(2), the words from “and” in the second place where it occurs to the end. |
| 1980 c. 62. | Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980. | Section 31. |
| 1981 c. 14. | Public Passengers Vehicles Act 1981. | In section 9(8), the words from “and a person aggrieved” to the end. |
| In Schedule 7, paragraph 13 and, in paragraph 14, the words “58(2)” and “173(2)”. |
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