Road Transport Lighting Act 1957
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Long titleAn Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the lighting of vehicles on roads.
Citation5 & 6 Eliz. 2. c. 51
Territorial extent[b]
Royal assent31 July 1957
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the lighting of vehicles on roads. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 5 & 6 Eliz. 2. c. 51 |
| Territorial extent | [b] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 31 July 1957 |
| Commencement | 31 August 1957[c] |
| Repealed | 1 July 1972 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Road Traffic Act 1972 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Road Transport Lighting Act 1957 (5 & 6 Eliz. 2. c. 51) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments relating to the lighting of vehicles on roads in Great Britain.[1]
Repealed enactments
Section 9(1) of the act repealed 6 enactments, listed in the schedule to the act.[2]
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 17 & 18 Geo. 5. c. 37 | Road Transport Lighting Act 1927 | The whole act. |
| 8 & 9 Geo. 6. c. 8 | Road Transport Lighting (Cycles) Act 1945 | The whole act. |
| 1 & 2 Eliz. 2. c. 21 | Road Transport Lighting Act 1953 | The whole act. |
| 1 & 2 Eliz. 2. c. 22 | Road Transport Lighting (No. 2) Act 1953 | The whole act. |
| 24 & 25 Geo. 5. c. 50 | Road Traffic Act 1934 | Section 8. |
| 4 & 5 Eliz. 2. c. 67 | Road Traffic Act 1956 | Section 45. |
Subsequent developments
The whole act was repealed by section 205(1) of, and part I of schedule 9 to, the Road Traffic Act 1972, which came into force on 1 July 1972.[3]