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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2939/introduction</dc:identifier><dc:title>The Rehabilitation Courses (Relevant Drink Offences) Regulations 2012</dc:title><dc:subject>Road traffic offences</dc:subject><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:subject scheme="SIheading">ROAD TRAFFIC</dc:subject><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2026-07-08</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2015-04-06</dct:valid>
					<dc:description>These Regulations make provision about drink-drive rehabilitation courses and, save in respect of the revocation of regulations, apply to England and Scotland only. These are courses which may be the subject of an order of a court under which a period of disqualification for drink-drive offences may be reduced if the offender successfully completes an approved course. The relevant statutory provisions are sections 34A to 34C of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 as substituted by the Road Safety Act 2006, section 35.</dc:description>
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<Number>2012 No. 2939</Number>
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<Title>Road Traffic</Title>
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<Title>The Rehabilitation Courses (Relevant Drink Offences) Regulations 2012</Title>
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<Text>Made</Text>
<DateText>22nd November 2012</DateText>
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<Text>Laid before Parliament</Text>
<DateText>27th November 2012</DateText>
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<Text>Regulations 1 to 4, 5(1) and (2), 7(1) and (4)(a) and 12 in so far as it relates to regulation 3</Text>
<DateText>21st December 2012</DateText>
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<Text>All other regulations and regulation 12 for remaining purposes</Text>
<DateText>24th June 2013</DateText>
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<Text>The Secretary of State for Transport makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 34B(3) and (10), 34BA(5) and 34C(4) of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988<FootnoteRef Ref="f00001"/>.</Text></Para>
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<Para><Text><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1988/53" id="c00001" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="1988" Number="0053">1988 c.53</Citation>; sections 34B, 34BA and 34C were substituted by the Road Safety Act <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/49" id="c00002" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2006" Number="0049">2006 (c.49)</Citation>, section 35.</Text></Para>
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