2011 No. 935
Road Traffic
The Road Traffic Exemptions (Special Forces) (Variation and Amendment) Regulations 2011
Made 23rd March 2011
Laid before Parliament 25th March 2011
Coming into force 15th April 2011

The Secretary of State for Transport makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(2) and (2A), 16C(2) and (3), 64(1) and (3), 84(1B) and 130(3) of, and paragraph 22(1)(d) of Schedule 9 to, the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (“the 1984 Act”) and section 41(1), (2) and (5) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (“the 1988 Act”).
Subsection (2) was substituted by the Road Traffic (Temporary Restrictions) Act 1991 (c.26), section 1(2) and see footnote (f) in relation to the exercise of functions under this subsection.
Subsection (2A) was inserted by the Road Traffic (Temporary Restrictions) Act 1991, section 1(2) and see footnote (f) in relation to the exercise of functions under this subsection.
Section 16C was inserted by the Road Traffic Regulation (Special Events) Act 1994 (c.11), section 1(1) and see footnote (f) in relation to the exercise of functions under this subsection.
Amendments relating to the exercise of powers under section 64 in relation to Wales and Scotland respectively were made by S.I. 1999/672 and 1750 and, by virtue of S.I. 1999/3143, the functions under section 64 which were exercisable by “the Ministers acting jointly” were transferred to the Secretary of State.
Subsection (1B) was inserted by the Road Traffic Act 1991 (c.40), section 45(1) and (2) and see footnote (f) in relation to the exercise of functions under this subsection.
1984 c.27; the functions of the Secretary of State under sections 16(2) and (2A) and 84(1), (1A) and (1B) are, so far as exercisable in relation to Scotland, vested in the Scottish Ministers. Those functions were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by the Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc) Order 1999, S.I. 1999/1750, article 2 and Schedule 1. The functions of the Secretary of State under sections 16, 16C and 84 are, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, vested in the Welsh Ministers. Those functions were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales constituted by the Government of Wales Act 1998 (c.38) by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672), article 2 and Schedule 1. By virtue of paragraphs 30 and 32 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c.32), they were transferred to the Welsh Ministers immediately after the end of the initial period as defined by section 161(5) of that Act.
Subsection (2) was amended by the Road Traffic Act 1991, Schedule 4, paragraph 50(1) to (3).
1988 c.52.
In accordance with section 134(2) of the 1984 Act and section 195(2) of the 1988 Act the Secretary of State for Transport has consulted with such representative organisations as he thinks fit.
Section 134(2) was amended by the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (c.54), Schedule 7, paragraph 4 and the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (c.22), Schedule 8, Part II, paragraph 77.