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Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988
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- Act applied by S.I. 2005/2222 art. 41(16)
- Act applied by S.I. 2011/41 art. 40(17)
- Act modified by S.I. 2006/2167 art. 27
- Act transfer of functions by S.I. 2009/1885 art. 2(1)
- Act words substituted by 2005 c. 4 Sch. 11 para. 4
- Blanket Amendment words substituted by 2005 c. 4 Sch. 11 para. 1(2)
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- s. 30A-30D inserted by 2006 c. 49 s. 34(3)
- s. 30C(5)(f) text amended by S.I. 2009/1885 Sch. 1 para. 15
- s. 34D-34G inserted by 2006 c. 49 s. 15(1)
- s. 34D(1)(d) text amended by 2009 c. 25 Sch. 21 para. 90(5)(a)
- s. 34D(3) text amended by 2009 c. 25 Sch. 21 para. 90(5)(b)
- s. 34D(5A) inserted by 2009 c. 25 Sch. 21 para. 90(5)(c)
- s. 34D(6)(a) text amended by 2009 c. 25 Sch. 21 para. 90(5)(d)(i)
- s. 34D(6)(b) text amended by 2009 c. 25 Sch. 21 para. 90(5)(d)(ii)
- s. 34D(6A) inserted by 2009 c. 25 Sch. 21 para. 90(5)(e)
- s. 34F(5)(f) text amended by S.I. 2009/1885 Sch. 1 para. 17
- s. 34BA(5)(f) text amended by S.I. 2009/1885 Sch. 1 para. 16
- s. 35A 35B inserted by 2009 c. 25 Sch. 16 para. 2(2)
- s. 35A(4)(h) power to modify conferred by 2009 c. 25 Sch. 22 para. 34(2)
- s. 35C 35D inserted by 2009 c. 25 Sch. 16 para. 2(3)
- s. 35C(4)(d) power to modify conferred by 2009 c. 25 Sch. 22 para. 35(2)
- s. 40B(9) text amended by 2006 c. 49 Sch. 2 para. 33
- s. 41B inserted by 2006 c. 49 s. 15(2)
- s. 44A inserted by 2006 c. 49 s. 9(3)
- s. 45A inserted by 2006 c. 49 Sch. 2 para. 10
- s. 45A(3)-(5) substituted by 2006 c. 49 Sch. 3 para. 42
- s. 57A inserted by 2006 c. 49 s. 9(5)
- s. 57A(1) text amended by 2006 c. 49 s. 10(9) Sch. 7(4)
- s. 57A(3) text amended by 2006 c. 49 s. 10(10)
- s. 57A(4) text amended by 2006 c. 49 s. 10(11)
- s. 58A inserted by 2006 c. 49 Sch. 2 para. 17
- s. 61A inserted by 2006 c. 49 Sch. 2 para. 19
- s. 61A heading text amended by 2006 c. 49 Sch. 3 para. 49(4) Sch. 7(4)
- s. 61A(1) text amended by 2006 c. 49 Sch. 3 para. 49(2) Sch. 7(4)
- s. 61A(3) text amended by 2006 c. 49 Sch. 3 para. 49(3)
- s. 77A inserted by 2006 c. 49 Sch. 2 para. 27
- s. 77A(1) text amended by 2006 c. 49 Sch. 3 para. 54(2)(a) Sch. 7(4)
- s. 77A(1) text amended by 2006 c. 49 Sch. 3 para. 54(2)(b)(c)
- s. 77A(2) text amended by 2006 c. 49 Sch. 3 para. 54(3)(a)(c)
- s. 77A(2) text amended by 2006 c. 49 Sch. 3 para. 54(3)(b) Sch. 7(4)
- s. 84A inserted by 2006 c. 49 Sch. 2 para. 30
- s. 90F text amended by 2008 c. 26 s. 128
- s. 91ZA 91ZB inserted by 2003 c. 32 s. 77(2)
- s. 91ZA(1)(b) text amended by 2006 c. 49 Sch. 3 para. 57(2)(a) Sch. 7(4)
- s. 91ZA(1)(d)-(f) repealed by 2006 c. 49 Sch. 3 para. 57(2)(b) Sch. 7(4)
- s. 91ZA(1)(h)-(j) repealed by 2006 c. 49 Sch. 3 para. 57(2)(c) Sch. 7(4)
- s. 91ZA(1)(i) text amended by 2006 c. 49 Sch. 2 para. 31(a)
- s. 91ZA(1)(k) text amended by 2006 c. 49 Sch. 2 para. 31(b)
- s. 91ZA(1)(k) text amended by 2006 c. 49 Sch. 3 para. 57(2)(d) Sch. 7(4)
- s. 91ZA(1)(l) repealed by 2006 c. 49 Sch. 3 para. 57(2)(e) Sch. 7(4)
- s. 91ZA(3)-(6) repealed by 2006 c. 49 Sch. 3 para. 57(3) Sch. 7(4)
- s. 91ZA(7) text amended by 2006 c. 49 Sch. 3 para. 57(4)(a) Sch. 7(4)
- s. 91ZA(7) text amended by 2006 c. 49 Sch. 3 para. 57(4)(b)
- s. 91ZA(8) text amended by 2006 c. 49 Sch. 3 para. 57(5) Sch. 7(4)
- s. 91ZA(9)(a) text amended by 2006 c. 49 Sch. 3 para. 57(6)(a)
- s. 91ZA(9)(b)(i) text amended by 2006 c. 49 Sch. 3 para. 57(6)(b)
- s. 91ZB repealed by 2006 c. 49 Sch. 3 para. 58 Sch. 7(4)
- s. 97A inserted by 2006 c. 49 s. 8
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- S.I. 2003/808 art. 2 commences (2002 c. 30)
- S.I. 2004/81 art. 2-5 commences (2003 c. 44)
- S.I. 2004/827 art. 2-4 commences (2003 c. 20)
- S.I. 2004/1572 art. 2 3 commences (2003 c. 20)
- S.I. 2004/2380 art. 2 commences (2004 c. 18)
- S.I. 2004/2624 art. 2 commences (2003 c. 32)
- S.I. 2004/3338 art. 2 commences (2003 c. 30)
- S.I. 2005/910 art. 3 commences (2003 c. 39)
- S.I. 2005/950 art. 2-4 commences (2003 c. 44)
- S.I. 2005/1521 art. 2-4 commences (2005 c. 15)
- S.I. 2005/1676 art. 2 commences (2005 c. 13)
- S.I. 2005/2122 art. 2 amendment to earlier commencing SI 2005/950 Sch. 2 para. 23
- S.I. 2006/2826 art. 2 commences (2004 c. 18)
- S.I. 2007/237 art. 2 commences (2006 c. 49)
- S.I. 2007/2472 art. 2 commences (2006 c. 49)
- S.I. 2007/3285 art. 2 commences (2005 c. 13)
- S.I. 2008/1918 art. 2 commences (2006 c. 49)
- S.I. 2008/2504 art. 2 commences (2007 c. 27)
- S.I. 2008/3164 art. 2-4 commences (2006 c. 49)
- S.I. 2009/107 art. 2-5 Sch. 1-5 Commencement Order
- S.I. 2009/1095 art. 2 commences (2004 c. 18)
- S.I. 2009/1604 art. 2 commences (2005 c. 4)
- S.I. 2011/19 art. 2 commences (2006 c. 49)
- S.S.I. 2008/42 art. 3 commences (2007 asp 6)
- S.S.I. 2008/192 art. 3 Sch. commences (2007 asp 6)
- S.S.I. 2008/329 art. 3 Sch. commences (2007 asp 6)
- S.S.I. 2008/362 art. 3 Sch. commences (2007 asp 6)
- S.S.I. 2009/116 art. 3 Sch. commences (2007 asp 6)
- S.S.I. 2009/238 art. 1 revocation of earlier commencing SSI 2009/116
- S.S.I. 2009/432 art. 3 Sch. 1 2 commences (2007 asp 6)
- S.S.I. 2010/413 art. 2 Sch. commences (2010 asp 13)
4 Offences for which local authorities in England and Wales may institute proceedings.E+W
(1)The council of a county, metropolitan district or London Borough or the Common Council of the City of London may institute proceedings for an offence under section [F115A of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (safety equipment for children in motor vehicles) or under section 17 or 18 of that Act] (helmets and other head-worn appliances for motor cyclists).
(2)The council of a county, metropolitan district or London Borough or the Common Council of the City of London may institute proceedings for an offence under section 27 of that Act (dogs on roads) relating to a road in their area.
(3)The council of a county, district or London borough or the Common Council of the City of London may institute proceedings for offences under section [F235A(1), (2) or (5)] of the M1Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 which are committed in connection with parking places provided by the council, or provided under any letting arrangements made by the council under section 33(4) of that Act.
(4)The council of a county, metropolitan district or London borough or the Common Council of the City of London may institute proceedings for an offence under section 47 or 52 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 in connection with a designated parking place controlled by the council.
(5)In England, the council of a county or metropolitan district and, in Wales, the council of a county [F3or county borough] may institute proceedings for an offence under section 53 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 in connection with a designated parking place in the council’s area F4. . .
(6)In this section “parking place” means a place where vehicles, or vehicles of any class, may wait and “designated parking place” has the same meaning as in the M2Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.
(7)This section extends to England and Wales only.
[F5(8)In relation to Wales, any reference in subsections (1) to (4) above to a county shall be read as including a reference to a county borough.]
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F1Words in s. 4(1) substituted by Motor Vehicles (Safety Equipment for Children) Act 1991 (c. 14, SIF 107:1), s. 3(1).
F2Words substituted by Parking Act 1989 (c. 16, SIF 107:1), s. 4, Sch. para. 10
F3Words in s. 4(5) substituted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, s. 22(1), Sch. 7 Pt. II, para. 41(2)(a); S.I. 1996/396, art. 3, Sch. 1
F4Words in s. 4(5) repealed (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, ss. 22(1), 66(8), Sch. 7 Pt. II, para. 41(2)(b), Sch. 18; S.I. 1996/396, arts. 3, 4, Sch. 1, Sch. 2
F5S. 4(8) inserted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, s. 22(1), Sch. 7 Pt. II, para. 41(3); S.I. 1996/396, art. 3, Sch. 1
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