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Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988
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Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988
1988 CHAPTER 53
An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the prosecution and punishment (including the punishment without conviction) of road traffic offences with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission.
[15th November 1988]
Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
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C1Act amended by Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52, SIF 107:1), ss. 187(3), 188(1), 189(1), 190(1) and Road Traffic (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988 (c. 54, SIF 107:1), s. 2(3)
C2Act excluded by Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52, SIF 107:1), s. 193, Sch. 4 paras. 5, 11 and Road Traffic (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988 (c. 54, SIF 107:1), s. 7
C3Act applied by Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52, SIF 107:1), ss. 109(2), 183
C4By Criminal Justice Act 1991 (c. 53, SIF 39:1), s. 101(1), Sch. 12 para. 23; S.I. 1991/2208, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 it is provided (14.10.1991) that in relation to any time before the commencement of s. 70 of that 1991 Act (which came into force on 1.10.1992 by S.I. 1992/333, art. 2(2), Sch. 2) references in any enactment amended by that 1991 Act, to youth courts shall be construed as references to juvenile courts.
C5Act modified (1.6.1997) by 1995 c. 13, s. 5(7) (with s. 8); S.I. 1997/267, art. 2(2)
Act applied (1.7.1997) by 1995 c. 13, s. 9(2) (with s. 8); S.I. 1997/267, art. 2(2)
C6Act applied (26.8.2005) by River Tyne (Tunnels) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2222), art. 41(16) (with arts. 45(1), 48, Sch. 10 paras. 21, 29)
C7Act modified (16.8.2006) by Dover Harbour Revision Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/2167), arts. 1(1), 27
C8Act: transfer of functions (1.9.2009) by The Transfer of Functions (Transport Tribunal and Appeal Panel) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1885), art. 2(1)
C9Act applied (1.2.2011) by The River Mersey (Mersey Gateway Bridge) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/41), art. 40(17) (with art. 51, Sch. 10 paras. 68, 85)
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I1Act partly in force at 15.5.89; see s. 99(2).
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