The Roads Act 1920 was an
Act of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. It meets at the Palace of Westminster, London. It alone possesses legislative suprema ...
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,
in a continuation of the vehicle registration scheme introduced under the
Motor Car Act 1903
The Motor Car Act 1903 (3 Edw.7, c. 36) was an Act of the United Kingdom Parliament that received royal assent on 14 August 1903, which introduced motor vehicle registration, driver licensing and increased the speed limit.
Context
The Act followe ...
*It clarified the situation regarding cars driven by internal combustion engines, replacing complex previous legislation for different types of vehicle.
[
*Provision for the collection and application of the excise duties on mechanically-propelled vehicles and on carriages.][
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See also
*Locomotives on Highways Act 1896
The Locomotives on Highways Act 1896 removed the strict rules and UK speed limits that were included in the earlier Locomotive Acts which had greatly restricted the adoption of motorised vehicles in the United Kingdom. It came into operation on ...
*Motor Car Act 1903
The Motor Car Act 1903 (3 Edw.7, c. 36) was an Act of the United Kingdom Parliament that received royal assent on 14 August 1903, which introduced motor vehicle registration, driver licensing and increased the speed limit.
Context
The Act followe ...
*Road Traffic Act 1930
The Road Traffic Act 1930 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom introduced by the Minister of Transport Herbert Morrison.
Context
The last major legislation on road traffic was the Motor Car Act 1903. Amendments had been discussed ...
*Road Traffic Act 1934
The Road Traffic Act 1934 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom introduced by the Minister of Transport, Leslie Hore-Belisha. The Act was made in a year in which there had been a record numbers of road casualties.
Context
The Locomo ...
*Road speed limits in the United Kingdom
Road speed limits in the United Kingdom are used to define the maximum legal speed (which may be variable) for vehicles using public roads in the UK. Speed limits are one of the measures available to attempt to control traffic speeds, reduce n ...
References
External links
Roads Act 1920 - Hansard
UK Legislation
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1920 in British law
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Transport policy in the United Kingdom
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