Legislation – Road Safety Act 2006
Changes to legislation:
Road Safety Act 2006, Section 45 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 14 April 2026. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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Changes and effects yet to be applied to Section 45:
- Sch. 6 para. 8A inserted by 2016 c. 16 s. 3(3)
- Sch. 6 para. 10A inserted by 2016 c. 16 s. 4(2)
- Sch. 6 para. 13(9) inserted by 2016 c. 16 s. 4(5)
Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act associated Parts and Chapters:
Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):
- Sch. 6 para. 8A inserted by 2016 c. 16 s. 3(3)
- Sch. 6 para. 10A inserted by 2016 c. 16 s. 4(2)
- Sch. 6 para. 13(9) inserted by 2016 c. 16 s. 4(5)
Regulation of registration plate suppliers
45Registration plates
(1)
Part 2 of the Vehicles (Crime) Act 2001 (c. 3)
(regulation of registration plate suppliers) is amended as follows.
(2)
In section 31(1)
(interpretation of Part 2), in paragraph (a) of the definition of “registration plate”, for “a registration mark” substitute “
.
in accordance with regulations under paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section 23 of the 1994 Act a registration mark which complies with regulations under paragraph (a) of that subsection
”
(3)
Section 28 (offences) is amended as follows.
(4)
“(1A)
A person who sells a plate or other device which is not a registration plate only because the registration mark displayed by it—
(a)
does not comply with regulations under paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section 23 of the 1994 Act, or
(b)
is displayed otherwise than in accordance with regulations under paragraph (b) of that subsection,
(or both) shall be guilty of an offence.
(1B)
The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that the offence under subsection (1A) is not committed in circumstances prescribed by the regulations.”
(5)
In subsection (2), after “(1)” insert “
.
or (1A)
”
(6)
In subsection (3), for “subsection (1) or (2)” substitute “
.
this section
”
(7)
In the heading, for “counterfeit registration plates” substitute “
plates etc.
”