This Statutory Instrument has been printed in substitution of the S.I. of the same number issued on 13th October and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.

1989 No. 1843 (C.58)

ROAD TRAFFIC
PUBLIC PASSENGER TRANSPORT

The Road Traffic (Driver Licensing and Information Systems) Act 1989 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1989

Made

The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 17(2) of the Road Traffic (Driver Licensing and Information Systems) Act 19891 (“the Act”), and of all other enabling powers, hereby makes the following Order:

1

This Order may be cited as the Road Traffic (Driver Licensing and Information Systems) Act 1989 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1989.

2

The provisions of the Act specified in the Schedule to this Order shall come into force on 8th November 1989.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

Robert AtkinsParliamentary Under Secretary of State,Department of Transport

SCHEDULEPROVISIONS OF THE ROAD TRAFFIC (DRIVER LICENSING AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS) ACT 1989 COMING INTO FORCE ON 8TH NOVEMBER 1989

Article 2

Provisions of the Act

Subject matter

1

Section 1(6) (so far as it relates to paragraph 10 of Part II of Schedule 1 to the Act)

Provision giving effect to paragraph 10 of Part II of Schedule 1 to the Act

2

Section 7 (so far as it relates to paragraph 26 of Schedule 3 to the Act and to those parts of paragraphs 29 and 30(d) of that Schedule referred to in items (6) and (7) below

Provision giving effect to paragraph 26 and relevant parts of paragraphs 29 and 30(d) of Schedule 3 to the Act

3

Section 17

Citation, commencement and extent

SCHEDULE 1

4

Paragraph 10 of Part II

Transitory provision regarding persons who may drive a public service vehicle without being the holder of a licence to drive such a vehicle

SCHEDULE 3

5

Paragraph 26

Insertion of reference to the Act in section 98(3) (general interpretation) of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 19882

6

Paragraph 29 (so far as it relates to offences under paragraph 10(4) and (5) of Part II of Schedule 1 to the Act)

Insertion of references to those offences in the list of offences under the Traffic Acts in Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988

7

Paragraph 30(d) (so far as it relates to offences under paragraph 10(4) and (5) of Part II of Schedule 1 to the Act)

Insertion of references to those offences in the list of additional offences open to conditional offer of fixed penalty in Scotland in Schedule 5 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 8th November 1989 the provisions of the Road Traffic (Driver Licensing and Information Systems) Act 1989 specified in the Schedule to the Order. Such provisions have particular relevance to the driving of public service vehicles by persons who are not licensed to drive such vehicles under section 22 of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 (c. 14) but who have made an application for the grant of a licence and who have passed the appropriate test of competence to drive.