| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to make provision with respect to the disposal by the British Railways Board of part of their undertaking, property, rights and liabilities; to provide for the reconstitution of the British Transport Docks Board under the name of Associated British Ports and to confer on a company powers over that body corresponding to the powers of a holding company over a wholly-owned subsidiary; to dissolve the National Ports Council and amend the Harbours Act 1964; to make further provision for promoting road safety; to make provision with respect to road humps; to provide a new basis of vehicle excise duty for goods vehicles; to amend the law as to the payments to be made for cab licences and cab drivers' licences; to make provision for grants to assist the provision of facilities for freight haulage by inland waterway; to make provision with respect to railway fires; to amend Schedules 7 and 8 to the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981; and for connected purposes. |
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| Citation | 1981 c. 56 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 31 July 1981 |
Status: Current legislation | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Text of the Transport Act 1981 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The Transport Act 1981 was an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom. Amongst other items it introduced the compulsory wearing of seat belts for front seat passengers for a trial period of three year.[1]
The major part of the act was for re-organising the British Transport Docks Board[2] which led to its eventual privatisation.
The Act received royal assent 31 July 1981.[3]
- ^ "Seat Belts: History". Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. Archived from the original on 27 March 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
- ^ Revised Statute from The UK Statute Law Database: Transport Act 1981 www.opsi.gov.uk
- ^ "Transport Act 1981". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2021.