Road Traffic Act 1972

Section 203(1).

SCHEDULE 7 Consequential Amendments of other Acts

The [41 & 42 Vict. c. 51.] Roads and Bridges (Scotland) Act 1878

Schedule (C) shall have effect, in relation to a vehicle to which section 40(5) of this Act applies, as if in section XCVI (penalties for persons committing various nuisances on highways) the words " or more than one foot laterally beyond the wheel of such carriage ", and section CVIII, were omitted.

The [55 & 56 Vict. c. 55.] Burgh Police (Scotland) Act 1892

Paragraph (50) of section 381 (which provides for the labelling of carriages and carts) shall not have effect in relation to vehicles to which section 40(5) of this Act applies.

The [10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 43.] Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947

The following entry shall be added to Schedule 6:—

“Section 200(3) of the Road Traffic Act 1972.

Such period as the Secretary of State may fix.”

The [1960 c. 16.] Road Traffic Act 1960

For section 247(2) there shall be substituted—

“(2) There shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund all fines imposed in respect of offences committed in Scotland under the foregoing provisions of this Act or the regulations thereunder, except offences under section 148(2) or (in a case where the offender has been convicted otherwise than on indictment) section 234”.

The [1965 c. 2.] Administration of Justice Act 1965

In section 14(1) there shall be added at the end of paragraph (g) the words " or sections 144 or 146 of the Road Traffic Act 1972 ;" .

In section 14(5) there shall be added at the end of paragraph (g) the words " or section 152 of the Road Traffic Act 1972."

The [1967 c. 76.] Road Traffic Regulation Act 1967

In section 18(1) for the words "Part I of the Road Traffic Act 1960 " there shall be substituted the words " section 40 of the Road Traffic Act 1972."

In section 54(5) for the words "section 14 of the Road Traffic Act 1960 " there shall be substituted the words " section 22 of the Road Traffic Act 1972."

In section 57 for the words " section 12(3) of the Road Traffic Act 1960" there shall be substituted the words " section 20(4) of the Road Traffic Act 1972."

In section 58(2) for the words "Section 14 of the Road Traffic Act 1960 " there shall be substituted the words " Section 22 of the Road Traffic Act 1972."

In section 65(1) for the words "section 10(1)(c) of the Road Transport Lighting Act 1957 " there shall be substituted the words " section 78(1)(c) of the Road Traffic Act 1972" .

In section 80(1)(a) for the words " (as defined by the Road Transport Lighting Act 1957)" there shall be substituted the words " (as defined by section 82 of the Road Traffic Act 1972)" .

In section 80(1)(e) for the words " section 64(2) of the Road Traffic Act 1960 " there shall be substituted the words " section 40(5) of the Road Traffic Act 1972" and for the words " offence specified in Part II of Schedule 1 to the Road Traffic Act 1962 (which relates to offences involving disqualification)" there shall be substituted the words " offence involving discretionary disqualification within the meaning of Part III of the Road Traffic Act 1972 " .

In section 81(4A)(c) for the words " in the Road Traffic Act 1960 " there shall be substituted the words " in the Road Traffic Act 1972 " and for the words " sections 14 and 15 ", " section 223 ", " section 225(1) and (4)", " sections 226 and 229 " and " section 242 " there shall be substituted the words " sections 22 and 23 ", "section 159 ", "section 161(1) and (4)", "sections 162 and 165" and "section 181 " respectively.

In section 81(4B) for the words "Road Traffic Act 1960, namely sections 223, 225(1) and (4) and 226 " there shall be substituted the words " Road Traffic Act 1972, namely sections 159, 161(1) and (4) and 162 " and for the words "section 226" and " section 223 " there shall be substituted the words " section 162 " and " section 159 " respectively.

In section 89(4) after the words " section 242 of the Road Traffic Act 1960 " there shall be inserted the words " or section 181 of the Road Traffic Act 1972" .

In section 93(1) for the words "section 1, section 2 or section 6 of the Road Traffic Act 1960 " there shall be substituted the words " section 1, section 2 or section 5 of the Road Traffic Act 1972" .

In section 103(1)(b) for the words "section 10(5) of the Road Transport Lighting Act 1957 and of section 254 of the Road Traffic Act 1960" there shall be substituted the words " section 193 of the Road Traffic Act 1972 ".

The [1967 c. 80.] Criminal Justice Act 1967

In section 56(1)(a) after the words "section 5 of the Road Traffic Act 1962 " there shall be inserted the words " or section 93 of the Road Traffic Act 1972" .

In section 56(6) for the words " 5 and 7 of the Road Traffic Act 1962 " there shall be substituted the words " 93 and 101 of the Road Traffic Act 1972" .

In section 56(13) after the words "Part II of the Road Traffic Act 1960 " there shall be inserted the words " or Part III of the Road Traffic Act 1972 ;"

The [1968 c. 27.] Firearms Act 1968

In Schedule 2, for paragraph 17 there shall be substituted—

“17 Offences against section 175 of the Road Traffic Act 1972”.

The [1968 c. 41.] Countryside Act 1968

In section 30(5) for the words "Road Traffic Act 1960" there shall be substituted the words " Road Traffic Act 1972 ".

The [1968 c. 73.] Transport Act 1968

In section 69(4), in paragraph (f) there shall be inserted after the words " 18 of the Road Safety Act 1967 " the words "or section 59 of the Road Traffic Act 1972 ", and in paragraph (h) there shall be inserted after the words " Road Safety Act 1967 " the words "or' section 57 of the Road Traffic Act 1972 ".

In section 82(8) for the words " Part IV of the Act of 1960 " there shall be substituted the words " section 56 of the Road Traffic Act 1972 " .

In section 92(5) for the words "section 259 of the Act of 1960" there shall be substituted the words " section 198 of the Road Traffic Act 1972" .

In section 99(8) for the words " Part IV of that Act" there shall be substituted the words " section 56 of the Road Traffic Act 1972 ".

After section 102 there shall be inserted the following section :—

“102A Exclusion of application to tramcars and trolley vehicles.

(1) This Part of this Act and section 255 of the Road Traffic Act 1960 in its application thereto shall not apply to tramcars or trolley vehicles operated under statutory powers.

(2) In this section ' operated under statutory powers' means, in relation to tramcars or trolley vehicles, that their use is authorised or regulated by special Act of Parliament or by an order having the force of an Act.

(3) Subsection (1) above shall have effect subject to any such Act or order as is mentioned in subsection (2) above, and any such Act or order may apply to the tramcars or trolley vehicles to which it relates any of the provisions excluded by the said subsection (1).”.

In section 159(1), in the definition of " plated weight" there shall be substituted for the words from " section 64 " onwards the words "section 40 of the Road Traffic Act 1972 or required to be so marked by section 47 of that Act; ".

In Schedule 11, in the amendment of section 244 of the Road Traffic Act 1960 for the words '236 thereof there shall be substituted the words ' 235 thereof'.

The [1970 c. 44.] Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970

In section 20(1), in paragraph (b) for the words from " Road Traffic Act 1960 " to " Road Safety Act 1967 " there shall be substituted the words " Road Traffic Regulation Act 1967 and the Road Traffic Act 1972 ", and in paragraph (c) for the words " Road Transport Lighting Act 1957 " there shall be substituted the words " sections 68 to 81 of the said Act of 1972. ".

The [1971 c. 10.] Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971

In section 2(1)(c), for the words " section 64(4) of the Road Traffic Act 1960 " there shall be substituted the words " section 42(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1972" .

In section 5(3), in the definition of " compulsory test " for the words "section 65 of the Road Traffic Act 1960" there shall be substituted the words " section 43 of the Road Traffic Act 1972" , for the words "section 14(9) of the Road Safety Act 1967 " there shall be substituted the words " section 52(2) of that Act ", for the words " section 9 or for the purposes of section 10 " there shall be substituted the words " section 45 or for the purposes of section 47 ", for the words " section 13(1)(a)" there shall be substituted the words " section 50(1)(a)" and for the words " section 12 " there shall be substituted the words " section 49" .

In section 5(3), in the definition of " the relevant certificate", there shall be substituted for the words " section 65 ", "section 9" and "section 10" the words "section 43", "section 45" and " section 47 " respectively.

In section 5(3), in the definition of " authorised person ", there shall be substituted for the words " section 65" the words " section 43 ".

In section 5(3), in the definition of " goods vehicle examiner", there shall be substitued for the words " 183 of the said Act of 1960" the words "56 of the Road Traffic Act 1972" and for the words " that Act " the words " the Road Traffic Act 1960 ".

In section 22(1), in proviso (b), there shall be substituted for the words from " section 4(1) of the Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 1967" to "a test certificate)" the words "section 44 of the Road Traffic Act 1972 applies by virtue of subsection (2)(b) thereof (vehicles manufactured before the prescribed period and used before registration)" and for the words from " section 65 " onwards there shall be substituted the words " section 43 of the said Act of 1972 (examinations for test certificates) in circumstances in which its use is exempted from the said section 44(1) by regulations under section 44(6) thereof. ".