PART 1 Citation, Interpretation, Extent and Application

2 Interpretation
In these Regulations—
“the 2022 Act” means the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022;
“the RTA” means the Road Traffic Act 1988;
“the RTOA” means the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988;
“the appropriate person” has the meaning given in section 75(11A) of the RTOA;
“authorised person” has the meaning given in section 54(9) of the RTOA;
“Commencement Date” means 30th November 2022;
“conditional offer” means a conditional offer made under section 75 of the RTOA;
“driving licence” means a licence to drive a motor vehicle granted under Part 3 of the RTA;
“fixed penalty notice” has the meaning given in section 52 of the RTOA;
“identification information” means—
(a) the person’s name and date of birth, and
(b) if the person is the holder of a licence, the licence number;
“statutory period of compliance” means the end of the period of twenty-eight days following the date on which the conditional offer was issued, or such longer period as may be specified in the conditional offer.
1988 c. 52.
Section 75(11A) was inserted by section 5 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Road Safety Act 2006 (c. 49).
Section 54(9) was amended by section 76(2) of the Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30).
Section 75 was substituted by section 34 of the Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40) and subsequently amended by paragraphs 140 and 153 of Schedule 13 to the Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22), section 76 and 108 of the Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30), section 69 of the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (c. 20), paragraph 319 of Schedule 8 to the Courts Act 2003 (c. 39), sections 5, 9, 10 and 59 of, and paragraphs 1 and 15 of Schedule 1, paragraphs 2 and 24 of Schedule 2, and paragraphs 30 and 51 of Schedule 3 and Schedule 7 to the Road Safety Act 2006 (c. 49), Article 3 and Paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 of S.I. 2015/583, section 39 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1), and section 94(2) and 97 of the 2022 Act. There are other amendments, but they are not relevant to these Regulations.
Section 52 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 was amended by paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 1 to the Road Safety Act 2006 (c. 49), part 14 of Schedule 1 to the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), and section 93(1) and (2) of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (c. 32).