Roads Act 1920
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Long titleAn Act to make provision for the collection and application of the excise duties on mechanically-propelled vehicles and on carriages; to amend the Finance Act, 1920, as respects such duties; and to amend the Motor Car Acts, 1896 and 1903, and the Development and Road Improvement Funds Act, 1909; and to make other provision with respect to roads and vehicles used on roads, and for purposes connected therewith.
Citation10 & 11 Geo. 5. c. 72
Territorial extentUnited Kingdom
Royal assent23 December 1920
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| Long title | An Act to make provision for the collection and application of the excise duties on mechanically-propelled vehicles and on carriages; to amend the Finance Act, 1920, as respects such duties; and to amend the Motor Car Acts, 1896 and 1903, and the Development and Road Improvement Funds Act, 1909; and to make other provision with respect to roads and vehicles used on roads, and for purposes connected therewith. |
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| Citation | 10 & 11 Geo. 5. c. 72 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 23 December 1920 |
| Commencement | 1 January 1921[b] |
| Repealed | 22 July 2004 |
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| Repealed by | Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Roads Act 1920 (10 & 11 Geo. 5. c. 72) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which established the Road Fund, and introduced tax discs.
The act:
- Required county councils to register all new vehicles and to allocate a separate number to each vehicle,[1] in a continuation of the vehicle registration scheme introduced under the Motor Car Act 1903
- It clarified the situation regarding cars driven by internal combustion engines, replacing complex previous legislation for different types of vehicle.[1]
- Provision for the collection and application of the excise duties on mechanically-propelled vehicles and on carriages.[2]
- Creation of the Road Fund.[2]
