Section 12B — Road Traffic Act 1988: Permission to apply for motor race order

Permission to apply for motor race order 12B 1 A person who wishes to promote a race or trial of speed between motor vehicles on a highway in England and Wales may apply for a permit to a motor sport governing body authorised by regulations made by the appropriate national authority to issue permits in respect of a race or trial of speed of that kind.

2 Before issuing a permit, the motor sport governing body must consult—

a the highway authority for each area in which the event is to take place or which is otherwise likely to be significantly affected by the event, b the local authority for each such area, c the police authority for each such area, d in the case of an event that is to take place in Greater London, the Greater London Authority, e each person who has given the motor sport governing body written notice within the previous 12 months that the person wishes to be consulted about applications under this section, and f such other persons as the motor sport governing body thinks appropriate.

3 The motor sport governing body must issue the permit if satisfied that—

a the applicant intends to promote the proposed event, b the applicant has the necessary financial and other resources to make appropriate arrangements for the event, c the applicant has arranged or will arrange appropriate insurance cover in connection with the event, in accordance with guidance issued by the motor sport governing body, and d the application includes all necessary details of the safety and other arrangements proposed for the event.

4 A permit must specify—

a any route to be followed in the course of the event;

b arrangements for the approval by the motor sport governing body of drivers participating in the event;

c arrangements for the approval by the motor sport governing body of vehicles to be used in the course of the event;

d arrangements made or to be made for insurance in connection with the event.

5 A permit may set out conditions that the motor sport governing body thinks should be included in any motor race order made in relation to the event.

6 The appropriate national authority must by regulations list motor sport governing bodies that are authorised to issue permits for the purposes of this section.

7 The regulations may specify the kinds of races or trials of speed between motor vehicles on a highway in respect of which each listed governing body may issue permits.

8 The regulations may provide that a listed motor sport governing body ceases to be authorised to issue permits if the rules of the governing body—

a include provision of a kind specified in the regulations;

b do not include provision of a kind so specified.

9 In this section— “ the appropriate national authority ” means—

in relation to England, the Secretary of State; in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers; “ local authority ” means —

a county or district council in England; a parish council in England; a London borough council; the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as a local authority; the Council of the Isles of Scilly; a county or county borough council in Wales.