http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/49/section/1/notesRoad safetyRoad traffic offencesSpeed limitsLegislationPublic order, justice and rightsExplanatory Notes to Road Safety Act 2006Department for TransportKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2018-08-30 49 8 November 2006 16 Section 1 replaces and extends the scope of section 40 of the RTA for England and Wales. The new section 40 enables the Secretary of State (for England) or the National Assembly for Wales (for Wales) to make payments to local authorities, as well as other authorities and bodies, for meeting the whole or part of the capital or running costs of any measure for promoting road safety.