Part I U.K. Principal Road Safety Provisions

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. I modified (E.W.S.) (16.8.2006) by The Dover Harbour Revision Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/2167), art. 27

Promotion of road safety E+W+S

[F1 40 Road safety grants E+W

(1) A national transport authority may make payments to any local authority or any other authority or body for meeting the whole or part of the capital or running costs of any measures for promoting road safety.

(2) A “national transport authority” means—

(a) the Secretary of State acting with the approval of the Treasury, or

(b) the National Assembly for Wales.]

Extent Information

E1 This version of this provision extends to England and Wales only; a separate version has been created for Scotland only

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 40 substituted (E.W.) (8.1.2007) by Road Safety Act 2006 (c. 49), ss. 1, 61(7)(a)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C2 S. 40: transfer of functions (1.7.1999) by 1998 c. 46, ss. 53, 56(1)(i) (with s. 126(3)-(11)); S.I. 1998/3178, art. 2(1)

S. 40 modified (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, arts. 1, 2, Sch. 1

C3 S. 40: functions made exercisable concurrently or jointly with the Welsh Ministers by 2006 c. 32, Sch. 3A para. 1 (as inserted (1.4.2018) by Wales Act 2017 (c. 4), s. 71(4), Sch. 4 para. 1 (with Sch. 7 paras. 1, 6); S.I. 2017/1179, reg. 3(p))

40 Powers of Secretary of State to subsidise bodies other then local authorities for giving road safety information and training. S

The Secretary of State may, with the approval of the Treasury, make out of monies provided by Parliament contributions towards the cost of measures for promoting road safety, being measures taken by F2 . . . local authorities (within the meaning of section 39 of this Act) [F3 or by other authorities or bodies].

Extent Information

E2 This version of this provision extends to Scotland only; a separate version has been created for England and Wales only

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in s. 40 repealed (S.) (1.4.2001) by 2001 asp 2, s. 76(a) (with s. 66); S.S.I. 2001/132, art. 2, Sch. Pt. I

F3 Words in s. 40 inserted (S.) (1.4.2001) by 2001 asp 2, s. 76(b) (with s. 66); S.S.I. 2001/132, art. 2, Sch. Pt. I

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C2 S. 40: transfer of functions (1.7.1999) by 1998 c. 46, ss. 53, 56(1)(i) (with s. 126(3)-(11)); S.I. 1998/3178, art. 2(1)

S. 40 modified (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, arts. 1, 2, Sch. 1

C3 S. 40: functions made exercisable concurrently or jointly with the Welsh Ministers by 2006 c. 32, Sch. 3A para. 1 (as inserted (1.4.2018) by Wales Act 2017 (c. 4), s. 71(4), Sch. 4 para. 1 (with Sch. 7 paras. 1, 6); S.I. 2017/1179, reg. 3(p))