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Tramcars and Trolley Vehicles (Modification of Enactments) Regulations 1992

UK Statutory Instrument 1992 No. 1217 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
3 June 1992
In force from
1 July 1992
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Road traffic and vehicles
Made under
Road Traffic Act 1988, Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

(This note does not form part of the Regulations) Section 141 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as originally enacted provided that certain provisions of that Act did not apply to tramcars or trolley vehicles operated under statutory powers. Section 193 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 contained a similar provision. These sections are repealed by the Road Traffic Act 1991. The Road Traffic Act 1991 amends the 1984 Actand the 1988 Act so that the Secretary of State can make regulations providing that certain sections in those Acts are not to apply to tramcars or trolley vehicles. He can also by regulations, modify the application of those sections to tramcars or trolley vehicles. These Regulations provide that certain sections of the 1984 and 1988 Acts are not to apply to tramcars or trolley vehicles. They also provide that other sections of those Acts are to apply to tramcars or trolley vehicles with modifications. Regulation 11 contains a saving for duobuses so that the 1984 Act and the 1988 Act shall apply to them without modification. “Duobus” is defined in regulation 2(1). Broadly it is a trolley vehicle which is able to operate either by means of overhead wires or by utilising a source of power on board. In order to come within the definition the vehicle has to meet specified minimum speedand range requirements when utilising the source of power on board. Part V of the Regulations amends the Motor Vehicles (Tests) Regulations 1981, the Motor Vehicles (Constructionand Use) Regulations 1986and the Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989 as a consequence of the amendments to the 1988 Act made by the 1991 Act. Part VI of the Regulations contains transitional provisions.

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