Section 270.
1The provisions of this Act referred to in subsection (1) of section two hundred and seventy thereof are—
(a)subsection (2) of section nineteen and the Eighteenth Schedule in so far as it operates to repeal subsections (3) and (4) of section four of the Road Traffic Act, 1956;
(b)section forty-one ;
(c)section sixty-six and the Eighteenth Schedule in so far as it operates to repeal section two of the Road Traffic Act, 1956;
(d)section sixty-seven, the Eighth Schedule and the Eighteenth Schedule in so far as it operates to repeal section three of, and the First Schedule to, the Road Traffic Act, 1956;
(e)subsection (4) of section one hundred and two and the Eighteenth Schedule in so far as it operates to repeal subsection (1) of section eighteen of the Road Traffic Act, 1956 ;
(f)section two hundred and sixty-six.
2The following provisions shall have effect as regards the provisions of this Act mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) of the foregoing paragraph, namely,—
(a)if the provisions of the Road Traffic Act, 1956, specified in that paragraph (hereinafter referred to as the " old provisions ") are in operation immediately before the commencement of this Act, the said provisions of this Act (hereinafter referred to as the " new provisions") shall come into operation at that commencement;
(b)if the old provisions come into operation at that commencement, the new provisions shall come into operation immediately thereafter;
(c)if the old provisions neither are in operation immediately before, nor come into operation at, that commencement, the new provisions shall come into operation immediately after the old provisions come into operation.
3The last foregoing paragraph shall apply to the provisions of this Act mentioned in sub-paragraph (d) of paragraph 1 of this Schedule and those mentioned in sub-paragraph (e) of that paragraph as it applies to those mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) of that paragraph.
4The following provisions shall have effect as regards the provisions of this Act mentioned in sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph 1 of this Schedule, namely,—
(a)if the provisions of the Road Traffic Act, 1956, specified in that paragraph (hereinafter referred to as the " old provisions ") are, as respects all vehicles to which they apply, in operation immediately before the commencement of this Act, the said provisions of this Act (hereinafter referred to as the " new provisions ") shall come into operation at that commencement;
(b)if the old provisions come into operation, as respects all such vehicles as aforesaid, at that commencement, the new provisions shall come into operation immediately thereafter;
(c)if the old provisions come into operation after that commencement on the same day as respects all such vehicles as aforesaid, the new provisions shall come into operation immediately after the old provisions come into operation ;
(d)if different days are appointed for the coming into operation of the old provisions as respects vehicles registered at different times, and those days do not fall before that commencement, then—
(i)in relation to a vehicle as respects which the old provisions are in operation immediately before that commencement, the new provisions shall come into operation at that commencement;
(ii)in relation to a vehicle as respects which the old provisions come into operation at that commencement, the new provisions shall come into operation immediately thereafter;
(iii)in relation to a vehicle falling within neither head (i) nor head (ii) of this sub-paragraph, the new provisions shall come into operation immediately after the old provisions come into operation as respects it.
5Sections forty-one and two hundred and sixty-six of this Act shall each come into operation on such day as the Minister may, by order made by statutory instrument, appoint in relation thereto.
6If, by virtue of paragraph 3 of this Schedule, the coming into operation of section sixty-seven of, and the Eighth Schedule to, this Act is postponed until after the commencement of this Act, section sixty-four thereof shall, during the period of postponement, have effect as if, at the end of paragraph (g) of subsection (1) thereof, there were added the words " and for empowering persons authorised by or under the regulations to test and inspect, either on a road or, subject to the consent of the owner of the premises, on any premises where the vehicle is, any such brakes, silencers or steering gear ".
| Short Title | Session and Chapter |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan Police Act, 1839 | 2 & 3 Vict. c. 47. |
| Town Police Clauses Act, 1847 | 10 & 11 Vict. c. 89. |
| Locomotive Act, 1861 | 24 & 25 Vict. c. 70. |
| Thames Embankment Act, 1862 | 25 & 26 Vict. c. 93. |
| Metropolitan Streets Act, 1867 | 30 & 31 Vict. c. 134. |
| Court of Session Act, 1868 | 31 & 32 Vict. c. 100. |
| Metropolitan Public Carriage Act, 1869 | 32 & 33 Vict. c. 115. |
| Licensing Act, 1872 | 35 & 36 Vict. c. 94. |
| Public Health Act, 1875 | 38 & 39 Vict. c. 55. |
| Roads and Bridges (Scotland) Act, 1878 | 41 & 42 Vict. c. 51. |
| Telegraph Act, 1878 | 41 & 42 Vict. c. 76. |
| Interpretation Act, 1889 | 52 & 53 Vict. c. 63. |
| Burgh Police (Scotland) Act, 1892 | 55 & 56 Vict. c. 55. |
| Local Government Act, 1894 | 56 & 57 Vict. c. 73. |
| Merchant Shipping Act, 1894 | 57 & 58 Vict. c. 60. |
| Light Railways Act, 1896 | 59 & 60 Vict. c. 48. |
| Locomotives Act, 1898 | 61 & 62 Vict. c. 29. |
| Licensing (Scotland) Act, 1903 | 3 Edw. 7. c. 25. |
| Motor Car Act, 1903 | 3 Edw. 7. c. 36. |
| Open Spaces Act, 1906 | 6 Edw. 7. c. 25. |
| Public Health Acts Amendment Act, 1907 | 7 Edw. 7. c. 53. |
| London Cab and Stage Carriage Act, 1907 | 7 Edw. 7. c. 55. |
| Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act, 1913 | 3 & 4 Geo. 5. c. 20. |
| Forgery Act, 1913 | 3 & 4 Geo. 5. c. 27. |
| Bankruptcy Act, 1914 | 4 & 5 Geo. 5. c. 59. |
| Ministry of Transport Act, 1919 | 9 & 10 Geo. 5. c. 50. |
| Roads Act, 1920 | 10 & 11 Geo. 5. c. 72. |
| Police Pensions Act, 1921 | 11 & 12 Geo. 5. c. 31. |
| London Traffic Act, 1924 | 14 & 15 Geo. 5. c. 34. |
| Law of Property Act, 1925 | 15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 20. |
| Roads Improvement Act, 1925 | 15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 68. |
| Parks Regulation (Amendment) Act, 1926 | 16 & 17 Geo. 5. c. 36. |
| Coroners (Amendment) Act, 1926 | 16 & 17 Geo. 5. c. 59. |
| Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1929 | 19 & 20 Geo. 5. c. 25. |
| Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act, 1930 | 20 & 21 Geo. 5. c. 25. |
| Road Traffic Act, 1930 | 20 & 21 Geo. 5. c. 43. |
| London Passenger Transport Act, 1933 | 23 & 24 Geo. 5. c. 14. |
| Local Government Act. 1933 | 23 & 24 Geo. 5. c. 51. |
| Road and Rail Traffic Act, 1933 | 23 & 24 Geo. 5. c. 53. |
| Road Traffic Act, 1934 | 24 & 25 Geo. 5. c. 50. |
| Restriction of Ribbon Development Act, 1935 | 25 & 26 Geo. 5. c. 47. |
| Public Health Act, 1936 | 26 Geo. 5 & 1 Edw. 8. c. 49. |
| Physical Training and Recreation Act, 1937 | 1 Edw. 8 & 1 Geo. 6. c. 46. |
| Road Haulage Wages Act, 1938 | 1 & 2 Geo. 6. c. 44. |
| Education Act, 1944 | 7 & 8 Geo. 6. c. 31. |
| Trunk Roads Act, 1946 | 9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 30. |
| Police Act, 1946. | 9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 46. |
| Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) Act, 1946 | 9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 49. |
| Education (Scotland) Act, 1946 | 9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 72. |
| National Health Service Act, 1946 | 9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 81. |
| Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1947 | 10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 43. |
| Transport Act, 1947 | 10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 49. |
| Special Roads Act, 1949 | 12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 32. |
| Vehicles (Excise) Act, 1949 . | 12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 89. |
| Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act, 1949 | 12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 94. |
| National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act, 1949 | 12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 97. |
| Justices of the Peace Act, 1949 | 12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 101. |
| Highways (Provision of Cattle-Grids) Act, 1950 | 14 Geo. 6. c. 24. |
| Magistrates' Courts Act, 1952 | 15 & 16 Geo. 6 & l Eliz. 2 c. 55. |
| Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1953 | 1 & 2 Eliz. 2. c. 26. |
| Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1953 | 1 & 2 Eliz. 2. c. 33. |
| Summary Jurisdiction (Scotland) Act, 1954 | 2 & 3 Eliz. 2. c. 48. |
| Mines and Quarries Act, 1954 | 2 & 3 Eliz. 2. c. 70. |
| Army Act, 1955 | 3 & 4 Eliz. 2. c. 18. |
| Air Force Act, 1955 | 3 & 4 Eliz. 2. c. 19. |
| Police (Scotland) Act, 1956 | 4 & 5 Eliz. 2. c. 26. |
| Road Traffic Act, 1956 | 4 & 5 Eliz. 2. c. 67. |
| National Health Service (Amendment) Act, 1957 | 5 & 6 Eliz. 2. c. 2. |
| Road Transport Lighting Act, 1957 | 5 & 6 Eliz. 2. c. 51. |
| Insurance Companies Act, 1958 | 6 & 7 Eliz. 2. c. 72. |
| Highways Act, 1959 | 7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 25. |