HC Deb 15 February 1957 vol 564 cc228-9W
Mr. Ernest Davies

asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a list of the Sections of the Road Traffic Act, 1956, which have come into operation by Order made by him and the relevant dates and a list of the dates, where determined, for the coming into operation of other Sections.

Mr. Watkinson

The dates of coming into operation of provisions of the Road Traffic Act, 1956, under the relevant Commencement Orders Nos. 1 and 2 of 1956 and Nos. 3 and 4 of 1957, are as follows:—

Section Date of coming into operation
4—subsection (1) 1st October, 1956
4—subsection (2) 1st July, 1957
4—latter part of subsection (6) 1st March, 1957
4—subsections (8), (9) and (10) 1st July, 1957
5 1st January, 1957
6 1st January, 1957
7 1st November, 1956
8 1st November, 1956
9 1st November, 1956
10 1st November, 1956
11 1st November, 1956
12 1st November, 1956
14 1st November, 1956
15 1st January, 1957
16 1st October, 1956
17 1st March, 1957
19 1st January, 1957
20 1st January, 1957
21 1st January, 1957
22 1st January, 1957
23 1st January, 1957
24 1st January, 1957
26 (excluding that part of subsection (1) which relates to section 46 (2) of Road Traffic Act, 1930) 1st November, 1956
27 1st November, 1956
28 1st November, 1956
29 1st November, 1956
30 1st November, 1956
31 1st November, 1956
32 1st November, 1956
35 1st March, 1957
36 1st April, 1957
37 1st March, 1957
38 1st March, 1957
39 1st October, 1956
40 1st October, 1956
41 1st January, 1957
42 1st April, 1957
43 1st November, 1956
44 1st November, 1956
45 1st October 1956

Section Date of coming into operation
46 1st November, 1956
47—subsection (1) 1st October, 1956
47—subsection (2) 1st January, 1957
49 1st October, 1956
50 1st October, 1956
51 1st October, 1956
52 1st October, 1956
53—subsections (1) and (2) 1st October, 1956
54 1st October, 1956
55—subsections (1) to (3) and (5) 1st October, 1956

Schedules Date of coming into operation
Second Schedule 1st January, 1957
Third Schedule 1st January, 1957
Fourth Schedule 1st November, 1956
Fifth Schedule 1st April, 1957
Sixth Schedule 1st October, 1956
Seventh Schedule 1st April, 1957
Eighth Schedule:
Paragraph
4 1st November, 1956
5 1st November, 1956
6 1st November, 1956
7 1st November, 1956
8 1st November, 1956
9 1st November, 1956
10 1st November, 1956
11 1st November, 1956
12—sub-paragraphs (1) to (4) 1st November, 1956
13 1st November, 1956
14 1st October, 1956
15 1st November, 1956
16 1st November, 1956
17 1st November, 1956
18 1st November, 1956
19 1st January, 1957
21 1st October, 1956
22 1st November, 1956
23 1st November, 1956
24 1st October, 1956
25 1st October, 1956
26 1st October, 1956
27 1st October, 1956
28 1st October, 1956
29 1st October, 1956
30 1st October, 1956
31 1st November, 1956
33 1st October, 1956
34—sub-paragraphs (1) to (5), (7) and (8) 1st March, 1957
35 1st November, 1956
36 1st October, 1956
37 1st October, 1956
38 1st October, 1956
39 1st October, 1956
40 1st October, 1956
41 1st October, 1956
Ninth Schedule (Repeals) As provided in Commencement Orders

I am unable at present to announce definite dates for bringing into force further provisions, except as follows:—

Section Date of coming into operation
4—subsection (7) … 1st November, 1957
13 … 1st November, 1957