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Road Traffic Act 2006
Short title, commencement, collective citation and construction.
23.— (1) This Act may be cited as the Road Traffic Act 2006.
(2) This Act (other than section 21 ) comes into operation on such day or days as, by order or orders made by the Minister under this section, may be fixed therefor either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so fixed for different purposes and different provisions.
(3) The Road Traffic Acts 1961 to 2005 and this Act (other than section 21 ) may be cited together as the Road Traffic Acts 1961 to 2006 and shall be read together as one.
Annotations
Editorial Notes:
E81
Power pursuant to subs. (2) exercised (8.12.2014) by Road Traffic Act 2006 (Commencement) (Penalty Point - Speed Limitation Devices) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 560 of 2014).
2. The day fixed as the day on which—
(a) section 16 (2)(e) (in so far as it relates to the insertion of Part 6 into the First Schedule to the Road Traffic Act 2002 (No. 12 of 2002) of the Road Traffic Act 2006 (No. 23 of 2006), and
(b) Part 6 (inserted by the said section 16 (2)(e)) of the First Schedule to the Road Traffic Act 2002 (No. 12 of 2002),
come into operation is 8th December 2014.
E82
Power pursuant to section exercised (3.08.2012) by Road Traffic Act 2006 (Part Commencement Section 16(2)(e)) (Penalty Points) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 295 of 2012).
2. The day fixed as the day on which section 16(2)(e) of the Road Traffic Act 2006 (No. 23 of 2006), (in so far as it relates to the insertion of Part 7 into the First Schedule to the Road Traffic Act 2002 (No. 12 of 2002)) comes into operation is 3 August 2012.
E83
Power pursuant to section exercised (1.05.2009) by Road Traffic Act 2006 (Part Commencement Section 16) (Penalty Points) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 148 of 2009).
2. The day fixed as the day on which the following provisions of section 16 of the Road Traffic Act 2006 (No. 23 of 2006), namely, subsection (1) and paragraphs (a), (c) (in so far as it is not already in operation) and (e) (in so far as it relates to the insertion of Part 8 into the First Schedule of the Road Traffic Act 2002 (No.12 of 2002)) of subsection (2) come into operation is 1 May 2009.
E84
Power pursuant to section exercised (30.10.2007) by Road Traffic Act 2006 (Sections 10, 11 and 13) (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 718 of 2007).
2. The day fixed as the day on which sections 10, 11 and 13 of the Road Traffic Act 2006 (No.23 of 2006) come into operation is 30 October 2007.
E85
Power pursuant to section exercised (5.03.2007) by Road Traffic Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 86 of 2007).
2. The day fixed as the day on which sections 6, 7 and 18 of the Road Traffic Act 2006 (No. 23 of 2006) come into operation is 5 March 2007.
E86
Power pursuant to section exercised (1.09.2006) by Road Traffic Act 2006 (Part Commencement Section 16(2)(c)) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 457 of 2006).
2. The day fixed as the day on which section 16(2)(c) the Road Traffic Act 2006 (No.23 of 2006), in so far as it relates to the insertion into Part 1 of the First Schedule to the Road Traffic Act 2002 (No.12 of 2002) of the matter at reference number 18, comes into operation is 1 September 2006.
E87
Power pursuant to subs. 2 exercised (21.07.2006) by Road Traffic Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 384 of 2006).
2. The day fixed as the day on which the Road Traffic Act 2006 (No. 23 of 2006) (other than sections 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 13, 16 and 18) comes into operation is 21 July 2006.