Citation

1. This Order may be cited as the Road Safety Act 2006 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2012.

Provisions coming into force

2. The following provisions of the Road Safety Act 2006 shall come into force on 21st May 2012-

(a)section 42 (driving instruction) insofar as it relates to paragraphs 1 and 24 of Schedule 6 (amendments to the Road Traffic Act 1988);

(b)paragraph 1 of Schedule 6 insofar as it relates to paragraph 24 of Schedule 6; and

(c)paragraph 24 of Schedule 6.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force, on 21st May 2012, paragraph 24 of Schedule 6 to the Road Safety Act 2006 ("the 2006 Act"), Section 42 of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 6 to, the 2006 Act are also brought into force to the extent to which they relate to paragraph 24 of Schedule 6.

Paragraph 24 of Schedule 6 amends section 141 (regulations) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52) so as to widen the powers available to the Secretary of State when making regulations under Part 5 of that Act (including the power to make incidental and supplementary provision or different provision for different cases).

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Road Safety Act 2006 have been brought into force by commencement orders made before the date of this Order: