Transfer of Functions (Road Traffic) Order 1999
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1999/3143 |
| Year | 1999 |
1999 No. 3143
MINISTERS OF THE CROWN
The Transfer of Functions (Road Traffic) Order 1999
Made 24th November 1999
Laid before Parliament 6th December 1999
Coming into force 27th December 1999
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 24th day of November 1999
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Her Majesty, in pursuance of section 1 of the Ministers of the Crown Act 19751, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Transfer of Functions (Road Traffic) Order 1999.
(2) This Order shall come into force on 27th December 1999.
(3) In this Order–
“the transferor” means, in relation to anything transferred by this Order, the Minister or Ministers from whom it is transferred;
“the transferee” means, in relation to anything transferred by this Order, the Minister to whom it is transferred;
“the 1984 Act” means the Road Traffic Regulation Act 19842; and
“the 1988 Act” means the Road Traffic Act 19883.
Transfer of functions
2.—(1) The functions under sections 644, 655and 81(2) of the 1984 Act which are exercisable jointly by the Secretaries of State charged with general responsibility under that Act in relation to England, Wales and Scotland respectively are hereby transferred to the Secretary of State.
(2) Any function under section 36(5)6of the 1988 Act of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, the Secretary of State for Scotland or the Secretary of State for Wales is hereby transferred to the Secretary of State.
Supplemental and consequential
3. All property, rights and liabilities to which the transferor is entitled or subject at the coming into force of this Order in connection with any function transferred by this Order are hereby transferred to the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions.
4.—(1) This Order shall not affect the validity of anything done (or having effect as if done) by or in relation to the transferor before the coming into force of this Order.
(2) Anything (including any legal proceedings) which, at the coming into force of this Order, is in the process of being done by or in relation to the transferor may, so far as it relates to anything transferred by this Order, be continued by or in relation to the transferee.
(3) Anything done (or having effect as if done) by or in relation to the transferor for the purposes of or in connection with anything transferred by this Order shall, if in force at the coming into force of this...
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