Professional statute overview
Enactment structure, operative effect and source provenance
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Purpose and legislative effect
“This section gives the Act its short title and says it starts on a date the Minister appoints by statutory instrument.”
This section gives the Act its short title and says it starts on a date the Minister appoints by statutory instrument. This section defines terms used in the Act. This section defines many road-traffic terms and establishes the Road Transport and Safety Agency as a body corporate with power to do the things a body corporate may lawfully do. The Agency must carry out listed road-transport and road-safety functions, and no one may run a road safety programme without the Agency’s prior approval. This section sets out who makes up the Agency, how some members are chosen, who appoints the Chairperson, and when the Agency reports to the Committee of Ministers.
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How the instrument operates
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Start with the recorded version
Undated source snapshot. The date shown identifies this source expression and should not be treated as proof that no later change exists.
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Locate the controlling provision
Use the provision map, part headings and full-text filter to move from the broad subject to the exact legal language.
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Read conditions and exceptions together
Keep subsections, definitions, provisos and cross-references in context before drawing a legal conclusion.
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Verify currency and official wording
Confirm later legislation, commencement notices and corrections with the official publisher before advice, filing or reliance.
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Source and current-law status
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