Roads Act 1920
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to make provision for the collection and application of the excise duties on mechanically-propelled vehicles and on carriages; to amend the Finance Act, 1920, as respects such duties; and to amend the Motor Car Acts, 1896 and 1903, and the Development and Road Improvement Funds Act, 1909; and to make other provision with respect to roads and vehicles used on roads, and for purposes connected therewith. |
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| Citation | 10 & 11 Geo. 5. c. 72 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 23 December 1920 |
| Commencement | 1 January 1921[b] |
| Repealed | 22 July 2004 |
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| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
The Roads Act 1920 (10 & 11 Geo. 5. c. 72) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which established the Road Fund, and introduced tax discs.
Provisions
The act:
- Required county councils to register all new vehicles and to allocate a separate number to each vehicle,[1] in a continuation of the vehicle registration scheme introduced under the Motor Car Act 1903 (3 Edw. 7. c. 36)
- It clarified the situation regarding cars driven by internal combustion engines, replacing complex previous legislation for different types of vehicle.[1]
- Provision for the collection and application of the excise duties on mechanically-propelled vehicles and on carriages.[2]
- Creation of the Road Fund.[2]
Subsequent developments
Section 18(a) and 18(c) of the act were repealed by section 1(1) of, and the first schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1950 (14 Geo. 6. c. 6), which came into force on 23 May 1950.[3]
Section 4 of, and the schedule to, the act were repealed by section 1(1) of, and part X of schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989, which came into force on 16 November 1989.[4]
The whole act was repealed by section 1(1) of, and part 14 of schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004, which came into force on 22 July 2004.[5]
See also
Notes
References
- 1 2 "A brief history of road safety". Chapman Central. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
- 1 2 "Roads Act 1920". Office of Public Sector Information. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
- ↑ "Statute Law Revision Act 1950", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Geo6/14 c. 6
- ↑ "Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1989 c. 43
- ↑ "Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 2004 c. 14
External links
- Roads Act 1920 - Hansard
- Text of the Roads Act 1920 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.