The Road Traffic (Vehicle Emissions) (Fixed Penalty) Regulations 1997

UK Statutory Instrument 1997 No. 3058 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created

0recorded in force

1revoked

Made: 19 December 1997
In force from: Not determined
Extent: Not stated
Subject: Road traffic and vehicles
Made under: Parliament in accordance with section 87(8) of the Environment Act 1995, Schedule 11 to, the Environment Act 1995

Explanatory note

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These Regulations make provision for specified local authorities to issue fixed penalty notices to users of vehicles within their area who contravene, or fail to comply with, regulation 61 of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 and to drivers of vehicles within their area who contravene, or fail to comply with, regulation 98 of those Regulations. Regulation 61 makes provision concerning the emission of smoke and other substances from vehicles and regulation 98 makes provision for the stopping of the engine of a stationary vehicle to avoid noise and exhaust emissions. A fixed penalty notice is a notice which enables a person who has committed an offence to discharge any liability to conviction on payment of a fixed penalty of £60 in the case of a contravention of regulation 61 and £20 in the case of a contravention of regulation 98. The Regulations make provision for a request to be made for a hearing in respect of the offence and for the increase in the amount of the fixed penalty if it remains unpaid at the end of the period of 28 days after the offence without a request for a hearing having been made. A compliance cost assessment has been prepared and copies can be obtained from the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, Zone 2/05, Great Minster House, 76 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DR (telephone 0171-271 4653). Copies have been placed in the libraries of each House of Parliament.

Offences created by this instrument

Powers of participating authorities regulation 3(3) · Revoked · Strict liability

What Parliament said about it

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Road Traffic Commons · Commons Chamber · 11 December 1997
That the draft Road Traffic (Vehicle Emissions) (Fixed Penalty) Regulations 1997, which were laid before this House on 24th November, be approved.
Road Traffic (Vehicle Emissions) (Fixed Penalty) Regulations 1997 Lords · Lords Chamber · 15 December 1997 · Lord Sewel
My Lords, I intend to move the two orders en bloc if that is acceptable to your Lordships' House. As I said, the Government made a manifesto commitment to put the environment at the heart of their policy-making. Fundamental to this pledge must be a duty to ensure that the air in the United Kingdom is fit to breathe. Fortunately we have moved on from the days in the 1950s which I can remember, when smog episodes caused an estimated 4,000 deaths of sick and mainly elderly people in just a few days. So we have made considerable progress already from that dreadful position. Nevertheless, some…
Road Traffic (Vehicle Emissions) (Fixed Penalty) Regulations 1997 Lords · Lords Chamber · 15 December 1997

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