Statutory Instruments
2014 No. 3552
Road Traffic, England And Wales
The Motor Vehicles (Variation of Speed Limits) (England and Wales) Regulations 2014
Approved by both Houses of Parliament
Made
30th November 2014
Laid before Parliament
3rd December 2014
Coming into force
6th April 2015
The Secretary of State for Transport makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 86(2) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984(1) after consultation with representative organisations in accordance with section 134(2) of that Act.
1984 c.27. Sections 86(2), (5) and (6) have been amended by the Scotland Act 2012 (c.11), section 21(1), (9) and (10). Sub-sections (7), (8) and (9) were inserted by the Scotland Act 2012, section 21(1), (9) and (11). Section 86(4) has been repealed by the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (1991 c.22), section 168(1) and (2), Schedule 8, Part II, para 63, Schedule 9. Section 86(7) provides the national authority for the driving of vehicles on roads in England and Wales is the Secretary of State and in Scotland it is the Scottish Ministers.