The Transport Act 1981 (Commencement No. 11) Order 1983

Statutory Instruments

1983 No. 1089 (C.31)

HIGHWAYS, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Transport Act 1981 (Commencement No. 11) Order 1983

Made

15th July 1983

The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 32(2) and 40(4) of the Transport Act 1981, and of all other enabling powers, hereby makes the following Order:—

1.  This Order may be cited as the Transport Act 1981 (Commencement No. 11) Order 1983.

2.  25th August 1983 is appointed for the purpose of the coming into force of section 32 of, and Schedule 10 to, the Transport Act 1981 and the repeal of section 17 of the Road Traffic Act 1974 in Part III of Schedule 12 to the said Act of 1981, in so far as those provisions apply to England and Wales.

Tom King

Secretary of State for Transport

15th July 1983

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order appoints 25th August 1983 for the purpose of the coming into force of section 32 of, and Schedule 10 to, the Transport Act 1981 (which provide for the construction, maintenance and removal of road humps in highways) and the repeal of section 17 of the Road Traffic Act 1974 (which provides for the experimental introduction of road humps for controlling vehicle speeds), in so far as applicable to England and Wales.

NOTE OF EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

The following provisions of the Transport Act 1981 have been brought into force by commencement orders made before the date of this Order:—

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I. No.
S. 35 (partially) and sch. 12 (partially)	12.10.81	1981/1331
Ss. 21, 22, 26 and 27, and s. 30 (partially) and sch. 9 (partially)	1.12.81	1981/1617
S. 23 (partially) and s. 30(1) (partially)	29.3.82	1982/300
S. 35 (remainder) and Part III of sch. 12 (partially)	1.4.82	1982/310
S. 23 (partially) and s. 30(1) (partially)	1.10.82	1982/866
Ss. 19, 20 sch. 7, sch. 9, paragraphs 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13 and 15, sch. 12, Part III, the items relating to ss. 93(3) and (5) and 177(2) of the Road Traffic Act 1972 and s. 30(1) and (2) so far as it relates to the above provisions	1.11.82	1982/1451
Sch. 12, paragraph 12 (partially)	20.12.82	1982/1803
S. 28 and 30(1) (partially)	31.1.83	1982/1341
S. 23 (remainder) and s. 30(1) (partially)	1.2.83	1982/866
Ss. 24, 25 and 30(1) (partially), sch. 9 paragraphs 1, 3, 12 (remainder), 17, 18 (remainder), 19, 20, 21, 23, 24 and 25 and sch. 12, the repeals relating to sections 89, 90 and 189 of, and paragraph 1 of Part V of sch. 4 to, the Road Traffic Act 1972	6.5.83	1983/576
Sch. 6, paragraph 10	2.8.83	1983/930