Roads Act 1920

Roads Act 1920
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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
Dates
Royal assent23 December 1920
Commencement1 January 1921
Repealed22 July 2004
Other legislation
Amends
Repealed byStatute Law (Repeals) Act 2004
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Roads Act 1920 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which established the Road Fund, and introduced tax discs.

Clauses

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]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "A brief history of road safety". Chapman Central. Retrieved 27 February 2010.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ a b "Roads Act 1920". Office of Public Sector Information. Retrieved 27 February 2010.

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