The Road Traffic (New Drivers) Act 1995 (Commencement) Order 1997

Made5th February 1997

The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 10(2) of the Road Traffic (New Drivers) Act 19951, hereby makes the following Order:–

1

This Order may be cited as the Road Traffic (New Drivers) Act 1995 (Commencement) Order 1997.

2

In this Order “the Act” means the Road Traffic (New Drivers) Act 1995.

2

1

The following provisions of the Act shall come into force on 1st March 1997–

section 5(1), (2), (8), (9) and (10),
section 6, in so far as it gives effect to paragraph 11 of Schedule 1,
section 10(1) and (5), and
paragraph 11 of Schedule 1.

2

Except as provided in paragraph (1) above, the Act shall come into force on 1st June 1997.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

John BowisParliamentary Under Secretary of State,Department of Transport5th February 1997

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force the Road Traffic (New Drivers) Act 1995.

The provisions of the Act conferring powers on the Secretary of State to make regulations, together with some related provisions and part of section 10 (which provides for the Act’s short title and extent), are brought into force on 1st March 1997. The remaining provisions are brought into force on 1st June 1997.