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StatuteRoad Traffic Act 1988

Section 197 — Road Traffic Act 1988: Short title, commencement and extent.

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Short title, commencement and extent. 197 1 This Act may be cited as the Road Traffic Act 1988.

2 This Act shall come into force, subject to the transitory provisions in Schedule 5 to the Road Traffic (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988, at the end of the period of six months beginning with the day on which it is passed.

3 This Act, except section 80 and except as provided by section 184, does not extend to Northern Ireland.

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