Legislation – Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984

Part I
General Provisions for Traffic Regulation

1 Traffic regulation orders outside Greater London.

2 What a traffic regulation order may provide.

3 Restrictions on traffic regulation orders.

4 Provisions supplementary to ss. 2 and 3.

5 Contravention of traffic regulation order.

6 Orders similar to traffic regulation orders.

7 Supplementary provisions as to orders under s. 6.

8 Contravention of order under s. 6.

9 Experimental traffic orders.

10 Supplementary provisions as to experimental traffic orders.

11 Contravention of experimental traffic order.

12 Experimental traffic schemes in Greater London.

13 Contravention of regulations under s. 12.

13A Temporary suspension of provisions under s. 6 or 9 orders.

Part II
Traffic Regulation in Special Cases

14
Temporary prohibition or restriction on roads.

15
Duration of orders and notices under s.14.

16 Supplementary provisions as to orders and notices under s. 14.

16A Prohibition or restriction on roads in connection with certain events.

16B Restrictions on orders under s. 16A.

16C Supplementary provisions as to orders under s. 16A.

17 Traffic regulation on special roads.

17A
Further provisions as to special roads.

18 One-way traffic on trunk roads.

19 Regulation of use of highways by public service vehicles.

20 Prohibition or restriction of use of vehicles on roads of certain classes.

21 Permit for trailer to carry excess weight.

22 Traffic regulation for special areas in the countryside.

22A Traffic regulation on certain roads for purpose of conserving natural beauty.

22B Traffic regulation on long distance routes

22BB Traffic regulation on byways etc. in National Parks in England and Wales

22BC Section 22BB: supplementary

22CA Section 22C: power to impose charges

22D Section 22C: supplemental

Part III
Crossings and Playgrounds

23 Powers of strategic highways companies and local traffic authorities with respect to pedestrian crossings

24 Pedestrian crossings on other roads.

25 Pedestrian crossing regulations.

26 Arrangements for patrolling school crossings.

27 Expenses under s. 26 in metropolitan police district.

28 Stopping of vehicles at school crossings.

29
Power to prohibit traffic on roads to be used as playgrounds.

30 Similar power for local authorities in Greater London.

31 Byelaws with respect to roads used as playgrounds.

Part IV
Parking Places

32 Power of local authorities to provide parking places.

33 Additional powers of local authorities in connection with off-street parking places.

34 Provision of access to premises through off-street parking place.

35 Provisions as to use of parking places provided under s. 32 or 33.

35A Offences and proceedings in connection with parking places provided under s. 32 or 33.

35B Display of information.

35C
Variation of charges at off-street parking places.

36 Provisions as to authorising use of roads for parking.

37 Extension of powers for purposes of general scheme of traffic control.

38 Parking place to be used as bus or coach station.

39 Supplementary provisions as to exercise of powers under ss. 32–35 in England or Wales.

40 Acquisition of land: provisions as to parking places.

41 Financial provisions relating to parking places.

42 Provisions as to foreshore in Scotland.

43 Control of off-street parking in Greater London.

44 Control of off-street parking outside Greater London.

45 Designation of paying parking places on highways.

46 Charges at, and regulation of, designated parking places.

46A
Variation of charges at designated parking places.

47 Offences relating to designated parking places.

48 Acceptance of payment as bar to proceedings under s. 47.

49 Supplementary provisions as to designation orders and designated parking places.

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51 Parking devices for designated parking places.

52 Offences and proceedings in connection with parking devices and associated apparatus.

53 Designation orders outside Greater London.

54 Designation orders in Wales.

55 Financial provisions relating to designation orders.

56 Grants where parking place designated by Secretary of State.

57 General powers of parish or community councils for provision of parking places.

58 Consents for purposes of s. 57(1).

59 Consents for, and provisions as to use of, parking places under s. 57(1)(b).

60 Supplementary provisions relating to ss. 57–59.

61 Loading areas.

62 Parking in Royal Parks.

63 Stands and racks for bicycles.

63A Parking attendants.

Part V
Traffic Signs

64 General provisions as to traffic signs.

65 Powers and duties of traffic authorities as to placing of traffic signs.

66 Traffic signs for giving effect to local traffic regulations.

67 Emergencies and temporary obstructions.

68 Placing of traffic signs in connection with exercise of other powers.

69 General provisions as to removal of signs.

70 Default powers of Secretary of State as to traffic signs.

71 Power to enter land in connection with traffic signs.

72 Powers exercisable by parish or community councils.

73 Powers and duties of local traffic authorities in Greater London in respect of traffic signs.

74 Affixing of traffic signs to walls.

74A London borough councils and the London traffic control system.

74B Transfer of traffic control systems between Secretary of State or a strategic highways company and Transport for London.

74C The traffic authority for traffic signs.

75 Similar provisions applicable in City of London.

76 Traffic signs in connection with experimental traffic schemes in London.

77 Traffic signs: modifications as respects trunk roads.

78 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

79 Advances by Secretary of State towards expenses of traffic signs.

80 References to highway authorities in Part V.

Part VI
Speed Limits

81 General speed limit for restricted roads.

82 What roads are restricted roads.

83 Provisions as to directions under s. 82(2)

84 Speed limits on roads other than restricted roads.

85 Traffic signs for indicating speed restrictions.

86 Speed limits for particular classes of vehicles.

87 Exemption of fire brigade, ambulance and police vehicles from speed limits.

88 Temporary speed limits.

89 Speeding offences generally.

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91 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Part VII
Bollards and Other Obstructions

92 Bollards and other obstructions outside Greater London.

93 Powers of Secretary of State in relation to functions under s. 92.

94 Bollards and other obstructions in Greater London.

94A Bollards and other obstructions: terrorism

Part VIII
Control and Enforcement

95 Appointment of traffic wardens.

96 Additional powers of traffic wardens.

97 Supplementary provisions as to traffic wardens.

98 Control and Enforcement

99 Removal of vehicles illegally, obstructively or dangerously parked, or abandoned or broken down.

100 Interim disposal of vehicles removed under s. 99.

101 Ultimate disposal of vehicles abandoned and removeable under this Act.

101A Right of owner to recover vehicle or proceeds of sale

101B Representations and appeals

102 Charges for removal, storage and disposal of vehicles.

103 Supplementary provisions as to removal of vehicles.

104 Immobilisation of vehicles illegally parked.

105 Exemptions from s. 104.

106 Initial experimental period for immobilisation of vehicles.

106A
Immobilisation of vehicles in London

107 Liability of vehicle owner in respect of excess parking charge.

108 Notice in respect of excess parking charge.

109 Modifications of ss. 107 and 108 in relation to hired vehicles.

110 Time for bringing, and evidence in, proceedings for certain offences.

111 Supplementary provisions as to excess charges.

Part IX
Further Provisions as to Enforcement

112 Information as to identity of driver or rider.

113, 114 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

115 Mishandling of parking documents and related offences.

116 Provisions supplementary to s. 115.

117 Wrongful use of disabled person’s badge.

118 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

119 Aiding and abetting.

120, 121 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Part X
General and Supplementary Provisions

121A
Traffic authorities.

121B London borough council exercising powers so as to affect another traffic authority’s roads.

121C Functions of GLA under this Act to be exercisable by the Mayor.

122 Exercise of functions by strategic highways companies or local authorities.

122A
Prospective exercise of powers.

123 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

124 Provisions as to certain orders.

124A GLA side roads.

124B
Orders of the Authority changing what are GLA side roads.

124C Certification and records of GLA side roads.

125 Boundary roads.

126 Exercise of powers as respects part of width of road.

127 Footpaths, bridleways , restricted byways and byways open to all traffic.

128 Power to hold inquiries.

129 General provisions as to inquiries.

130 Application of Act to Crown.

131 Application of road traffic enactments to Crown roads.

132 Special provisions as to certain Crown roads.

132A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

132AA Royal Parks or highways in London affected by proposals relating to the other.

133 Vehicles used for marine salvage.

134 Provisions as to regulations.

135 Application of Act to Isles of Scilly.

136 Meaning of “motor vehicle” and other expressions relating to vehicles.

137 Supplementary provisions relating to s. 136.

138 Meaning of “heavy commercial vehicle”.

139 Hovercraft.

140 Certain vehicles not to be treated as motor vehicles.

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141A
Tramcars and trolley vehicles: regulations.

142 General interpretation of Act.

143 Saving for law of nuisance.

144 Transitional provisions and savings.

145 Commencement and temporary provisions.

146 Amendments and repeals.

147 Short title and extent.

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Matters as to which Orders can be made under Section 6

SCHEDULE 4 Control of Off-Street Parking

SCHEDULE 5 Buildings in Relation to Which a Secretary of State is the Appropriate Authority for the Purposes of Section 74

SCHEDULE 6 Speed Limits for Vehicles of Certain Classes

SCHEDULE 8 Statutory Statements (Excess Charges)

SCHEDULE 9 Special Provisions as to certain Orders

SCHEDULE 10 Transitional Provisions and Savings

SCHEDULE 11 Provisions of This Act and Instruments Referred to in Section 144(2)

SCHEDULE 13 Consequential Amendments

SCHEDULE 14 Repeals

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Part VIII Control and Enforcement

Removal or immobilisation of vehicles

101 Ultimate disposal of vehicles abandoned and removeable under this Act.

(1)

F1Subject to subsection (3) and section 101A below, a competent authority may, in such manner as they think fit, dispose of a vehicle which appears to them to be abandoned and which has been, or could at any time be, removed in pursuance of—

(a)

an order to which this section applies, or

(b)

regulations under section 99 of this Act.

(2)

This section applies to the following orders, that is to say—

(a)

any order under section 35 of this Act;

(b)

any order relating to a parking place designated under section 45 of this Act; and

(c)

any order containing a provision having effect by virtue of section 53(3) of this Act.

(3)

The time at which a competent authority may dispose of a vehicle under subsection (1) above is as follows, that is to say—

(a)

in the case of a vehicle which in their opinion is in such a condition that it ought to be destroyed; F2. . .

F3(b)

in the case of a vehicle, not falling within paragraph (a), which—

(i)

does not display a licence (whether current or otherwise and whether or not the vehicle is required to display a licence), and

(ii)

does not display any registration mark (whether indicating registration within or outside the United Kingdom),

at any time after its removal;

(c)

in any other case, any time after such steps as may be prescribed have been taken by a competent authority (or partly by one competent authority and partly by the other) to find a person appearing to the authority taking such steps to be the owner of the vehicle and either—

(i)

they have failed to find such a person, or

(ii)

he has failed to comply with a notice served on him in the prescribed manner by a competent authority requiring him to remove the vehicle from their custody within the prescribed period.

F4. . .

(4)

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(4A)

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(5)

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(5A)

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(6)

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(7)

The Secretary of State may by regulations require an authority by whom a vehicle is disposed of in pursuance of this section to give such information relating to the disposal as may be prescribed to such persons as may be prescribed.

(8)

In this section—

“competent authority”, in relation to a vehicle, means—

(a)

the chief officer of the police force in whose area is the place which the vehicle has been removed or could at any time be removed, F6. . .

(b)

the local authority F7(other than Transport for London) in whose area that place is or to whom the vehicle has been delivered by the chief officer of a police force; F8F9…

(c)

Transport for London, where the vehicle has been removed by a parking attendant on its behalf; F10 or

(d)

the Secretary of State F11or a strategic highways company, where the vehicle has been removed by, or by virtue of arrangements made by, a traffic officer;

“licence”, in relation to a vehicle, means a licence issued for the vehicle under the F12Vehicles Excise and Registration Act 1994; F13(including a nil licence within the meaning of that Act)

“owner”, in relation to a vehicle which is the subject of a hiring agreement or hire-purchase agreement, includes the person entitled to possession of the vehicle under the agreement; and

“local authority” F14 and “traffic officer” have the meanings assigned to them by section 100(5) and “vehicle” has the meaning assigned to it by section 99(5) of this Act.

101 Ultimate disposal of vehicles abandoned and removeable under this Act.

(1)

Subject to subsections (3) to F15(5A) below, a competent authority may, in such manner as they think fit, dispose of a vehicle which appears to them to be abandoned and which has been, or could at any time be, removed in pursuance of—

(a)

an order to which this section applies, or

(b)

regulations under section 99 of this Act.

(2)

This section applies to the following orders, that is to say—

(a)

any order under section 35 of this Act;

(b)

any order relating to a parking place designated under section 45 of this Act; and

(c)

any order containing a provision having effect by virtue of section 53(3) of this Act.

(3)

The time at which a competent authority may dispose of a vehicle under subsection (1) above is as follows, that is to say—

(a)

in the case of a vehicle which in their opinion is in such a condition that it ought to be destroyed and on which no current licence was displayed at the time of its removal, any time after its removal;

(b)

in the case of a vehicle which in their opinion is in such condition that it ought to be destroyed and on which a current licence was so displayed, any time after the licence expires;

(c)

in any other case, any time after such steps as may be prescribed have been taken by a competent authority (or partly by one competent authority and partly by the other) to find a person appearing to the authority taking such steps to be the owner of the vehicle and either—

(i)

they have failed to find such a person, or

(ii)

he has failed to comply with a notice served on him in the prescribed manner by a competent authority requiring him to remove the vehicle from their custody within the prescribed period.

but, in a case where it appears to the authority proposing to dispose of the vehicle that a licence is in force in respect of the vehicle, not a time earlier than the expiry of the licence.

(4)

If, before a vehicle F16found outside Greater London is disposed of by an authority in pursuance of subsections (1) to (3) above, the vehicle is claimed by a person who satisfies the authority that he is its owner and pays such sums in respect of its removal and storage as may be prescribed to the authority entitled to those sums, the authority shall permit him to remove the vehicle from their custody within such period as may be prescribed.

F17(4A)

If, before a vehicle found in Greater London is disposed of by an authority in pursuance of subsections (1) to (3) above, the vehicle is claimed by a person who satisfies the authority that he is its owner and pays—

(a)

any penalty charge payable in respect of the parking of the vehicle in the place from which it was removed; and

(b)

such sums in respect of the removal and storage of the vehicle—

(i)

as the authority may require; or

(ii)

in the case of sums payable to a competent authority which is not a local authority, as may be prescribed,

the authority shall permit him to remove the vehicle from their custody within such period as they may specify or, where paragraph (b)(ii) applies, as may be prescribed.

(5)

If, before the end of the period of one year beginning with the date on which a vehicle F18found outside Greater London is sold by an authority in pursuance of this section, any person satisfies that authority that at the time of the sale he was the owner of the vehicle, that authority shall pay him any sum by which the proceeds of sale exceed the aggregate of such sums in respect of the removal, storage and disposal of the vehicle as may be prescribed.

F19(5A)

If, before the end of the period of one year beginning with the date on which a vehicle found in Greater London is sold by an authority in pursuance of this section, any person satisfies that authority that at the time of the sale he was the owner of the vehicle, that authority shall pay him any sum by which the proceeds of sale exceed the aggregate of—

(a)

any penalty charge payable in respect of the parking of the vehicle in the place from which it was removed; and

(b)

such sums in respect of the removal, storage and disposal of the vehicle—

(i)

as the authority may require; or

(ii)

in the case of sums payable to a competent authority which is not a local authority, as may be prescribed.

(6)

If in the case of any vehicle it appears to the authority in question that more than one person is or was its owner at the relevant time, such one of them as the authority think fit shall be treated as its owner for the purposes of subsections (4) F20to (5A) above.

(7)

The Secretary of State may by regulations require an authority by whom a vehicle is disposed of in pursuance of this section to give such information relating to the disposal as may be prescribed to such persons as may be prescribed.

(8)

In this section—

“competent authority”, in relation to a vehicle, means—

(a)

the chief officer of the police force in whose area is the place which the vehicle has been removed or could at any time be removed, F6. . .

(b)

the local authority F7(other than Transport for London) in whose area that place is or to whom the vehicle has been delivered by the chief officer of a police force; F9or

(c)

Transport for London, where the vehicle has been removed by a parking attendant on its behalf;

“licence”, in relation to a vehicle, means a licence issued for the vehicle under the F12Vehicles Excise and Registration Act 1994;

“owner”, in relation to a vehicle which is the subject of a hiring agreement or hire-purchase agreement, includes the person entitled to possession of the vehicle under the agreement; and

“local authority” has the meaning assigned to it by section 100(5) and “vehicle” has the meaning assigned to it by section 99(5) of this Act.