2017 No. 390
Transport, England
The Road Traffic Act 1988 (Motor Racing) (England) Regulations 2017
Made 13th March 2017
Laid before Parliament 17th March 2017
Coming into force 10th April 2017

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 12B(6) of the Road Traffic Act 1988:
1988 c.52. Section 12B of the Road Traffic Act was inserted by section 73(3) of the Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20) which was brought into force on 10th March 2017 by the Deregulation Act 2015 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/273 (C. 24).

1 Citation and commencement
These Regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic Act 1988 (Motor Racing) (England) Regulations 2017 and come into force on 10th April 2017.

2 Motor sport governing bodies authorised to issue motor race permits
The motor sport governing bodies specified for the purpose of section 12B(6) of the Road Traffic Act 1988, in relation to England, are—
(a) The Royal Automobile Club Motor Sports Association Limited; and
Registered company (England and Wales) number 01344829.
(b) The Auto-Cycle Union Limited.
Registered company (England and Wales) number 00134679.
Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
Andrew Jones Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Transport 13th March 2017

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations specify those motor sport governing bodies which are authorised to issue permits under section 12B of the Road Traffic Act 1998 for the purpose of motor racing on public highways in England.
A Validation Impact Assessment explaining the rationale and effects of intervention and the cost to business is available from the Road User Licencing, Insurance and Safety Division, Department for Transport, Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road, London SW1P 4DR. The Validation Impact Assessment and an Explanatory Memorandum are available alongside the instrument on the UK Legislation website, www.legislation.gov.uk.