Road Traffic Act 1988

105 Regulations. E+W+S

(1) The Secretary of State may make regulations for any purpose for which regulations may be made under the provisions of this Part of this Act and the relevant provisions of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 and for prescribing anything which may be prescribed under any of those provisions, and otherwise for the purpose of carrying any of those provisions into effect.

(2) In particular, but without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) above, the regulations may make provision with respect to—

[F1 (a) licences under this Part of this Act, Community licences and counterparts of such licences,

(b) making any particulars with respect to any persons—

(i) who are disqualified,

(ii) whose licences are suspended, or

(iii) whose counterparts of licences under this Part of this Act or of Community licences (as the case may be) are endorsed,

available for use by the police,]

(c) preventing a person holding more than one licence,

(d) facilitating identification of holders of licences,

(e) providing for the issue of [F2 F3 . . . licences and counterparts of licences in the place of licences or counterparts of licences]lost or defaced on payment of such fee [F4 , and compliance with such requirements,] as may be prescribed,

[F5 (ea) providing for the issue of new counterparts of Community licences in the place of counterparts of Community licences that are lost or defaced,]

[F6 (ee) the correspondence F7 . . . of one class of motor vehicle with another class of motor vehicle or of one test of competence to drive with another (whatever the law under which the classification is made or the test conducted),]

(f) the effect of a change in the classification of motor vehicles F8 . . . on licences then in force or issued or on the right to or the subsequent granting of licences [F9 or on Community licences then in force], and

(g) enabling a person—

(i) whose entitlement to the grant of a licence to drive a class of motor vehicle is preserved by regulations made by virtue of paragraph (f) above, and

(ii) who satisfies such conditions as may be prescribed,

to drive (and be employed in driving) that class of motor vehicle while he applies for the licence to be granted to him,

and different regulations may be made as respects different classes of vehicles or as respects the same class of vehicles in different circumstances.

(3) The regulations may—

(a) make different provision for different circumstances,

(b) provide for exemptions from any provision of the regulations, and

(c) contain such incidental and supplemental provisions as the Secretary of State considers expedient for the purposes of the regulations,

and nothing in the other provisions of this Part of this Act shall be construed as prejudicing the generality of the preceding provisions of this subsection.

(4) Any fee prescribed under this Part of this Act shall be of an amount approved by the Treasury, and different fees may be prescribed for different circumstances [F10 and (in particular) in relation to licences in different forms].

(5) In subsection (1) above “the relevant provisions of the M1 Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988” means the following provisions of that Act: sections 2, 7, 8, 23 to 26, 27, 31 [F11 , 34 to 48, 91A and 91B].

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 105(2)(a)(b) substituted (23.7.1996) by S.I. 1996/1974, reg. 2, Sch. 1 para. 17(a)

F2 Words substituted by S.I. 1990/144, regs. 2(1), 3, Sch. 1 para. 6(c)

F3 Word in s. 105(2)(e) repealed (1.7.1998) by S.I. 1998/1420, regs. 10(2)(a), 17, Sch.

F4 Words in s. 105(2)(e) inserted (1.7.1998) by S.I. 1998/1420, reg. 10(2)(b)

F5 S. 105(2)(ea) inserted (23.7.1996) by S.I. 1996/1974, reg. 2, Sch. 1 para. 17(b)

F6 S. 105(2)(ee) inserted by Road Traffic (Driver Licensing and Information Systems) Act 1989 (c. 22, SIF 107:1), s. 7, Sch. 3 para. 14

F7 Words in s. 105(2)(ee) 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.

F8 Words in s. 105(2)(f) 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.

F9 Words in s. 105(2)(f) inserted (23.7.1996) by S.I. 1996/1974, reg. 2, Sch. 1 para. 17(c)

F10 Words in s. 105(4) inserted (1.7.1998) by S.I. 1998/1420, reg. 10(3)

F11 Words in s. 105(5) substituted (23.7.1996) by S.I. 1996/1974, reg. 2, Sch. 1 para. 17(3)

Marginal Citations

M1 1988 c. 53.