Statutory Instruments
2008 No. 3164 (C.140)
Road Traffic
The Road Safety Act 2006 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2008
Made
8th December 2008
The Secretary of State for Transport makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 61 of the Road Safety Act 2006( 1 ):
Citation and extent
1. β(1) This Order may be cited as the Road Safety Act 2006 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2008.
(2) In this Orderβ
βthe first appointed dayβ means 5 January 2009;
βthe second appointed dayβ means 31 March 2009; and
βthe third appointed dayβ means 1 April 2009.
Commencement of sections 3, 11, 12, and part of section 59
2. The following provisions of the Road Safety Act 2006 shall come into force on the first appointed dayβ
(a) section 3;
(b) section 11, and accordingly Schedule 4;
(c) section 12; and
(d) section 59 in so far as it relates to paragraph 1 of Schedule 7, and accordingly paragraph 1 of Schedule 7.
Commencement of sections 4 β 7 and a further part of section 59
3. The following provisions of the Road Safety Act 2006 shall come into force on the second appointed dayβ
(a) section 4;
(b) section 5, and accordingly Schedule 1;
(c) sections 6 and 7; and
(d) section 59, insofar as it relates to paragraph 2 of Schedule 7, and accordingly paragraph 2 of Schedule 7.
Commencement of sections 8 and 9
4. The following provisions of the Road Safety Act 2006 shall come into force on the third appointed dayβ
(a) section 8;
(b) section 9, and accordingly Schedule 2; and
(c) section 59, insofar as it relates to paragraph 3 of Schedule 7, and accordingly paragraph 3 of Schedule 7.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
Jim Fitzpatrick
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Transport
8th December 2008