Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/cy/ukpga/1988/52/part/VI
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Road Traffic Act 1988, Part VI yn gyfredol gyda’r holl newidiadau y gwyddys eu bod mewn grym ar neu cyn 23 Medi 2019. Mae newidiadau a all gael eu dwyn i rym yn y dyfodol. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
Changes and effects yet to be applied to Part VI:
s. 143 cross-heading words omitted by S.I. 2019/1047 Sch. 1 para. 5
s. 143 heading words omitted by S.I. 2019/1047 Sch. 1 para. 6(2)
s. 144 heading words omitted by S.I. 2019/1047 Sch. 1 para. 7(2)
s. 147 heading words omitted by S.I. 2019/1047 Sch. 1 para. 10(2)
s. 148 heading words omitted by S.I. 2019/1047 Sch. 1 para. 11(2)
s. 150 heading words omitted by S.I. 2019/1047 Sch. 1 para. 13(2)
s. 151 heading words omitted by S.I. 2019/1047 Sch. 1 para. 14(2)(a)
s. 151 heading words omitted by S.I. 2019/1047 Sch. 1 para. 14(2)(b)
s. 153 heading words omitted by S.I. 2019/1047 Sch. 1 para. 16(2)
s. 154 heading words omitted by S.I. 2019/1047 Sch. 1 para. 17(2)
s. 156 heading words omitted by S.I. 2019/1047 Sch. 1 para. 19(2)
C5S. 143(1)(2) excluded (17.4.2019) by The Motor Sport on Public Roads (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/138), regs. 1, 6, sch. 2
[F5(1A)The Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument substitute a greater sum for the sum for the time being specified in subsection (1) above.
(i)by the council of a county or county district in England and Wales [F6the Broads Authority], the Common Council of the City of London, the council of a London borough [F7 a National Park authority], the Inner London Education Authority, [F8a fire and rescue authority created by an order under section 4A of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004,] [F9[F10the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority,]] [F9the London Fire Commissioner,] F11... [F12, a joint authority F13... established by Part 4 of the Local Government Act 1985, an economic prosperity board established under section 88 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 or a combined authority established under section 103 of that Act,]
(ii)by a [F14council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 in Scotland [F15or the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service] , or]
(b)to a vehicle owned by [F16a local policing body or] a police authority [F17or the Receiver for the Metropolitan Police district], at a time when it is being driven under the owner’s control, or to a vehicle at a time when it is being driven for police purposes by or under the direction of a constable, [F18by a member of a police and crime commissioner's staff (within the meaning of Part 1 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011), by a member of the staff of the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (within the meaning of that Part of that Act), by a member of the civilian staff of a police force (within the meaning of that Part of that Act), by a member of the civilian staff of the metropolitan police force (within the meaning of that Part of that Act), by a person employed by the Common Council of the City of London [F19in its capacity as a police authority,] [F19by a police volunteer designated under section 38 of the Police Reform Act 2002,]] or by a person employed by a police authority, F17..., or
F20(ba). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(c)to a vehicle at a time when it is being driven on a journey to or from any place undertaken for salvage purposes pursuant to Part IX of the [F21Merchant Shipping Act 1995],
[F23(da)to a vehicle owned by a health service body, as defined in section 60(7) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 F24...[F25or by a Local Health Board established under section 11 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006], at a time when the vehicle is being driven under the owner’s control.
(db)to an ambulance owned by a National Health Service trust established under [F26section 25 of the National Health Service Act 2006, section 18 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006] or the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, at a time when a vehicle is being driven under the owner’s control]
[F27(dc) to an ambulance owned by an NHS foundation trust, at a time when the vehicle is being driven under the owner’s control, ]
(e)to a vehicle which is made available by the Secretary of State [F28or the Welsh Ministers] to any person, body or local authority in pursuance of [F29section 12 or 80 of the National Health Service Act 2006, or section 10 or 38 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006,] at a time when it is being used in accordance with the terms on which it is so made available,
[F30(g) to a vehicle owned by [F31the Care Quality Commission], at a time when the vehicle is being driven under the owner’s control]
F8Words in s. 144(2)(a)(i) inserted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes, 3.4.2017 in so far as not already in force) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), ss., 183(5)(e), Sch. 1 para. 59; S.I. 2017/399, reg. 2, Sch. para. 38
F9Words in s. 144(2)(a)(i) substituted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), ss., 183(5)(e), Sch. 2 para. 84
F10Words in s. 144(2)(a)(i) inserted (3.7.2000) by 1999 c. 29, s. 328(8), Sch. 29 Pt. I para. 54 (with Sch. 12 para. 9(1)); S.I. 2000/1094, art. 4(h)
F11Words in s. 144(2)(a)(i) omitted (26.5.2015) by virtue of Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(7), Sch. 13 para. 6(23); S.I. 2015/994, art. 6(g)
F12Words in s. 144(2)(a)(i) substituted (17.12.2009) by Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), ss. 119, 148, 149, Sch. 6 para. 80; S.I. 2009/3318, art. 2(c)
F13Words in s. 144(2)(a) omitted (16.1.2012) by virtue of Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 16 para. 197(2); S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1
F14Words in s. 144(2)(a)(ii) substituted (S.) (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1), Sch. 13 para. 159(8); S.I. 1996/323, art. 4
F15Words in s. 144(2)(a)(ii) inserted (1.4.2013) by The Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/602), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 22(3)
F16Words in s. 144(2)(b) inserted (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 16 para. 197(3)(a); S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1
F17Words in s. 144(2)(b) repealed (3.7.2000) by 1999 c. 29, ss. 325, 423, Sch. 27 para. 61, Sch. 34 Pt. VII (with Sch. 12 para. 9(1)); S.I. 2000/1648,art. 2, Sch.
F18Words in s. 144(2)(b) inserted (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 16 para. 197(3)(b); S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1
F19Words in s. 144(2)(b) inserted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), ss., 183(5)(e), Sch. 12 para. 8
F20S. 144(2)(ba) repealed (1.4.2006) by Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), ss. 59, 174(2), 178, Sch. 4 para. 54, Sch. 17 Pt. 2; S.I. 2006/378, art. 4(1), Sch. paras. 10, 13 (subject to art. 4(2)-(7))
F21Words in s. 144(2)(c) substituted (1.1.1996) by 1995 c. 21, ss. 314(2), 316(2) Sch. 13 para. 85 (with s. 312(1))
F22S. 144(2)(d) repealed (28.3.2009 for certain purposes otherwise prosp.) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), ss. 378(2), 383, Sch. 17; S.I. 2009/812, art. 3 (with transitional provisions in {S.I. 2009/1059})
F23S. 144(2)(da)(db) inserted (1.4.1991) by National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19, SIF 113:2), s. 60, Sch. 8 Pt. I para. 4
F24Words in s. 144(2)(da) omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 5 para. 46; S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)
F25Words in s. 144(2)(da) substituted (1.4.2009) by Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14), ss. 95, 170, Sch. 5 para. 61(a); S.I. 2009/462, art. 2, Sch. 1 para. 35(x)
F26Words in s. 144(2)(db) substituted (1.3.2007) by National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 43), ss. 2, 5, 8(2), Sch. 1 para. 122(b) (with Sch. 3 Pt. 1)
F27S. 144(2)(dc) inserted (E.W.) (1.4.2004) by Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43), ss. 34, 199, Sch. 4 para. 74; S.I. 2004/759, art. 2
F28Words in s. 144(2)(e) inserted (1.3.2007) by National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 43), ss. 2, 5, 8(2), Sch. 1 para. 122(c)(i) (with Sch. 3 Pt. 1)
F29Words in s. 144(2)(e) substituted (1.3.2007) by National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 43), ss. 2, 5, 8(2), Sch. 1 para. 122(c)(ii) (with Sch. 3 Pt. 1)
F30S. 144(2)(g) added (11.11.2004) by The Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection and Commission for Social Care Inspection) (Consequential Provisions) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/2987), art. 2(1)(f)(ii)
F31Words in s. 144(2)(g) substituted (1.4.2009) by Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14), ss. 95, 170, Sch. 5 para. 61(b); S.I. 2009/462, art. 2, Sch. 1 para. 35(x)
C6S. 144 excluded (23.6.1999) by S.I. 1999/1736, art. 8(1)(b)(2)(b)
C7S. 144(2)(a) extended by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1) s. 57(7), Sch. 13 para. 20 (as amended by Road Traffic (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988 (c. 54, SIF 107:1), s. 4, Sch. 3 para. 30)
C8S. 144(2)(b) applied (with modifications) (8.5.2017) by The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Transfer of Police and Crime Commissioner Functions to the Mayor) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/470), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 8(2)
F32[144AOffence of keeping vehicle which does not meet insurance requirementsE+W+S
F32Ss. 144A-144D inserted (4.2.2011) by Road Safety Act 2006 (c. 49), ss. 22(1), 61(1)(10) (with s. 61(3)); S.I. 2011/19, art. 2(a)
F32[144BExceptions to section 144A offenceE+W+S
[F33(6A)The sixth condition is that—
F33S. 144B(6A) inserted (4.2.2011) by The Motor Vehicles (Insurance Requirements) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/20), regs. 1(1), 5
F32[144CFixed penalty noticesE+W+S
F32[144DSection 144A offence: supplementaryE+W+S
(a)must insure such person, persons or classes of persons as may be specified in the policy in respect of any liability which may be incurred by him or them in respect of the death of or bodily injury to any person or damage to property caused by, or arising out of, the use of the vehicle on a road [F34or other public place] in Great Britain, and
[F35(aa)must, in the case of a vehicle normally based in the territory of another member State, insure him or them in respect of any civil liability which may be incurred by him or them as a result of an event related to the use of the vehicle in Great Britain if,—
(b)must [F36 in the case of a vehicle normally based in Great Britain] insure him or them in respect of any liability which may be incurred by him or them in respect of the use of the vehicle and of any trailer, whether or not coupled, in the territory other than Great Britain and Gibraltar of each of the member States of the [F37European Union] according to
[F38(i)the law on compulsory insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of vehicles of the State in whose territory the event giving rise to the liability occurred; or
(b)to provide insurance of more than [F39£1,200,000] in respect of all such liabilities as may be incurred in respect of damage to property caused by, or arising out of, any one accident involving the vehicle, or
[F40(4A)In the case of a person—
[F41(5)“Authorised insurer” has the same meaning as in section 95.]
(6)If any person or body of persons ceases to be a member of the Motor Insurers’ Bureau, that person or body shall not by virtue of that cease to be treated as an authorised insurer for the purposes of this Part of this Act F42. . . —
(b)in relation to any obligation (whether arising before or after the insurer ceased to be such a member) which the insurer may be called upon to meet under or in consequence of any such policy or under section 157 of this Act F42. . . by virtue of making a payment in pursuance of such an obligation.
F34Words in s. 145(3)(a) inserted (3.4.2000) by S.I. 2000/726, art. 2(3)
F35S. 145(3)(aa) inserted (31.12.1992) by S.I. 1992/3036, reg. 2(1).
F36Words in s. 145(3)(b) inserted (31.12.1992) by S.I. 1992/3036, reg. 2(2)
F37Words in Act substituted (22.4.2011) by The Treaty of Lisbon (Changes in Terminology) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1043), arts. 2, 3, 4 (with arts. 3(2)(3), 4(2), 6(4)(5))
F38Words in s. 145(3)(b) substituted (31.12.1992) by S.I. 1992/3036, reg. 2(2).
F39Word in s. 145(4)(b) substituted (31.12.2016) by The Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1193), regs. 1, 2(2)
F40S. 145(4A) inserted (31.12.1992) by S.I. 1992/3036, reg. 2(3).
F41S. 145(5) substituted (1.12.2001) by S.I. 2001/3649, arts. 1, 313
F42Words in s. 145(6) repealed (29.1.2007) by Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43), ss. 196, 199, Sch. 14 Pt. 3; S.I. 2006/3397, art. 3 (subject to art. 4); S.S.I. 2007/10, art. 2(2)(g) (with art. 3(2)(a))
C9S. 145 excluded (23.6.1999) by S.I. 1999/1736, art. 8(1)(b)(2)(b)
(2)The security must be given either by an authorised insurer or by some body of persons which carries on in the United Kingdom the business of giving securities of a like kind and has deposited and keeps deposited with the Accountant General of the [F43Senior Courts] the sum of £15,000 in respect of that business.
(4)In the case of liabilities arising out of the use of a motor vehicle on a road [F44or other public place] in Great Britain the amount secured need not exceed—
F43S. 146(2): words substituted (1.10.2009) by virtue of Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 59, 148, Sch. 11 para. 4(1); S.I. 2009/1604, art. 2
F44Words in s. 146(4) inserted (3.4.2000) by S.I. 2000/726, art. 2(4)
C10S. 146 excluded (23.6.1999) by S.I. 1999/1736, art. 8(1)(b)(2)(b)
147 Issue F45... of certificates of insurance and of security.E+W+S
(1)[F46An insurer issuing a policy of insurance for the purposes of this Part of this Act must deliver] to the person by whom the policy is effected a certificate (in this Part of this Act referred to as a “certificate of insurance”) in the prescribed form and containing such particulars of any conditions subject to which the policy is issued and of any other matters as may be prescribed.
[F47(1A)A certificate of insurance is to be treated for the purposes of [F48subsection (1) as having been delivered ] to the person by whom the policy is effected if—
(2)[F49A person giving a security for the purposes of this Part of this Act must deliver] to the person to whom it is given a certificate (in this Part of this Act referred to as a “certificate of security”) in the prescribed form and containing such particulars of any conditions subject to which the security is issued and of any other matters as may be prescribed.
F50(4A). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F50(4B). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F50(4C). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F50(4D). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F50(4E). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F50(4F). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F45Words in s. 147 heading omitted (30.6.2015) by virtue of Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(7), Sch. 3 para. 2(b); S.I. 2015/994, art. 9(a) (with Sch. Pt. 3A) (as amended by S.I. 2015/1405, art. 2)
F46Words in s. 147(1) substituted (30.6.2015) by Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), ss. 9(2), 115(7); S.I. 2015/994, art. 9(a) (with Sch. Pt. 3A) (as amended by S.I. 2015/1405, art. 2)
F47S. 147(1A)-(1E) inserted (30.4.2010) by The Motor Vehicles (Electronic Communication of Certificates of Insurance) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1117), art. 3(2)
F48Words in s. 147(1A) substituted (30.6.2015) by Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(7), Sch. 3 para. 2(a); S.I. 2015/994, art. 9(a) (with Sch. Pt. 3A) (as amended by S.I. 2015/1405, art. 2)
F49Words in s. 147(2) substituted (30.6.2015) by Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), ss. 9(3), 115(7); S.I. 2015/994, art. 9(a) (with Sch. Pt. 3A) (as amended by S.I. 2015/1405, art. 2)
F50S. 147(4)-(5) omitted (30.6.2015) by virtue of Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), ss. 9(4), 115(7); S.I. 2015/994, art. 9(a) (with Sch. Pt. 3A) (as amended by S.I. 2015/1405, art. 2)
C11S. 147 excluded (23.6.1999) by S.I. 1999/1736, art. 8(1)(b)(2)(b)
(1)[F51Where a policy or security is issued or given for the purposes of this Part of this Act,] so much of the policy or security as purports to restrict—
(h)the carrying on the vehicle of any particular means of identification other than any means of identification required to be carried by or under [F52the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994].
F51Words in s. 148(1) substituted (30.6.2015) by Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(7), Sch. 3 para. 3; S.I. 2015/994, art. 9(a) (with Sch. Pt. 3A) (as amended by S.I. 2015/1405, art. 2)
F52Words in 148(2)(h) substituted (1.9.1994) by 1994 C. 22, ss. 63, 66, Sch. 3 para. 24(1) (with s. 57(4))
C12S. 148 excluded (23.6.1999) by S.I. 1999/1736, art. 8(1)(b)(2)(b)
C13S. 149 excluded (23.6.1999) by S.I. 1999/1736, art. 8(1)(b)(2)(b)
C14S. 150 excluded (23.6.1999) by S.I. 1999/1736, art. 8(1)(b)(2)(b)
(1)This section applies where, after [F53a policy or security is issued or given for the purposes of this Part of this Act,] a judgment to which this subsection applies is obtained.
(a)it is a liability covered by the terms of the policy or security F54..., and the judgment is obtained against any person who is insured by the policy or whose liability is covered by the security, as the case may be, or
(a)where the total of any amounts paid, payable or likely to be payable under the policy or security in respect of damage to property caused by, or arising out of, the accident in question does not exceed [F55£1,200,000], the payment of any sum payable under the judgment in respect of the liability, together with any sum which, by virtue of any enactment relating to interest on judgments, is payable in respect of interest on that sum,
(b)where that total exceeds [F55£1,200,000], the payment of either—
(i)such proportion of any sum payable under the judgment in respect of the liability as [F55£1,200,000] bears to that total, together with the same proportion of any sum which, by virtue of any enactment relating to interest on judgments, is payable in respect of interest on that sum, or
(ii)the difference between the total of any amounts already paid under the policy or security in respect of such damage and [F55£1,200,000], together with such proportion of any sum which, by virtue of any enactment relating to interest on judgments, is payable in respect of interest on any sum payable under the judgment in respect of the liability as the difference bears to that sum,
whichever is the less, unless not less than [F55£1,200,000] has already been paid under the policy or security in respect of such damage (in which case nothing is payable).
F56(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F53Words in s. 151(1) substituted (30.6.2015) by Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(7), Sch. 3 para. 4(2); S.I. 2015/994, art. 9(a) (with Sch. Pt. 3A) (as amended by S.I. 2015/1405, art. 2)
F54Words in s. 151(2)(a) omitted (30.6.2015) by virtue of Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(7), Sch. 3 para. 4(3); S.I. 2015/994, art. 9(a) (with Sch. Pt. 3A) (as amended by S.I. 2015/1405, art. 2)
F55Word in s. 151(6) substituted (31.12.2016) by The Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1193), regs. 1, 2(3)
F56S. 151(9)(b) repealed (1.7.1992) by Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40, SIF 107:1), s. 83, Sch.8; S.I. 1992/1286, art. 2,Sch.
C15S. 151 excluded (23.6.1999) by S.I. 1999/1736, art. 8(1)(b)(2)(b)
(c)in connection with any liability if, before the happening of the event which was the cause of the death or bodily injury or damage to property giving rise to the liability, the policy or security was cancelled by mutual consent or by virtue of any provision contained in itF57...
(i)before the happening of that event the certificate was surrendered to the insurer, or [F58(in the case of a certificate delivered otherwise than as described in section 147(1A) above)] the person to whom the certificate was delivered made a statutory declaration stating that the certificate had been lost or destroyed, or
(ii)after the happening of that event, but before the expiration of a period of fourteen days from the taking effect of the cancellation of the policy or security, the certificate was surrendered to the insurer, or [F59(in the case of a certificate delivered otherwise than as described in section 147(1A) above)] the person to whom it was delivered made a statutory declaration stating that the certificate had been lost or destroyed, or
(a)that, apart from any provision contained in the policy or security, he is entitled to avoid [F60the policy under either of the relevant insurance enactments, or the security] on the ground that it was obtained—
(b)if he has avoided the policy [F61 under either of the relevant insurance enactments, or the security] on that ground, that he was entitled so to do apart from any provision contained in [F62the policy or security]
[F63and, for the purposes of this section, “material” means of such a nature as to influence the judgment of a prudent insurer in determining whether he will take the risk and, if so, at what premium and on what conditions.].
(3)An insurer who has obtained such a declaration as is mentioned in subsection (2) above in an action does not by reason of that become entitled to the benefit of that subsection as respects any judgment obtained in proceedings commenced before the commencement of that action unless before, or within seven days after, the commencement of that action he has given notice of it to the person who is the plaintiff (or in Scotland pursuer) in those proceedings specifying [F64the relevant insurance enactment or, in the case of a security,] the non-disclosure or false representation on which he proposes to rely.
[F65(5)In this section, “relevant insurance enactment” means the Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Act 2012 or Part 2 of the Insurance Act 2015.]
F57Words in s. 152(1)(c) omitted (30.6.2015) by virtue of Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(7), Sch. 3 para. 5; S.I. 2015/994, art. 9(a) (with Sch. Pt. 3A) (as amended by S.I. 2015/1405, art. 2)
F58Words in s. 152(1)(c)(i) inserted (30.4.2010) by The Motor Vehicles (Electronic Communication of Certificates of Insurance) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1117), art. 4(a)
F59Words in s. 152(1)(c)(ii) inserted (30.4.2010) by The Motor Vehicles (Electronic Communication of Certificates of Insurance) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1117), art. 4(b)
F60Words in s. 152(2)(a) substituted (12.8.2016) by Insurance Act 2015 (c. 4), ss. 21(4)(a)(i), 23(2) (with s. 22(1))
F61Words in s. 152(2)(b) substituted (12.8.2016) by Insurance Act 2015 (c. 4), ss. 21(4)(a)(ii), 23(2) (with s. 22(1))
F62Words in s. 152(2)(b) inserted (6.4.2013) by Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Act 2012 (c. 6), ss. 11(3)(b), 12(2) (with s. 12(4)(5)); S.I. 2013/450, art. 2
F63Words in s. 152(2) added (1.7.1992) by Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40, SIF 107:1), s. 48, Sch. 4 para. 66; S.I. 1992/1286, art. 2,Sch.
F64Words in s. 152(3) inserted (12.8.2016) by Insurance Act 2015 (c. 4), ss. 21(4)(b), 23(2) (with s. 22(1))
F65S. 152(5) added (12.8.2016) by Insurance Act 2015 (c. 4), ss. 21(4)(c), 23(2) (with s. 22(1))
C16S. 152 excluded (23.6.1999) by S.I. 1999/1736, art. 8(1)(b)(2)(b)
(1)Where, after [F66a person has effected a policy of insurance or been given a security for the purposes of this Part of this Act,] [F67an event which results in that person being a relevant person for the purposes of the Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 2010] happens, the happening of that event shall, notwithstanding anything in the [F68that Act] , not affect any such liability of that person as is required to be covered by a policy of insurance under section 145 of this Act.
(3)Nothing in subsection (1) above affects any rights conferred by the [F70Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 2010] on the person to whom the liability was incurred, being rights so conferred against the person by whom the policy was issued or the security was given.
F66Words in s. 153(1) substituted (30.6.2015) by Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(7), Sch. 3 para. 6; S.I. 2015/994, art. 9(a) (with Sch. Pt. 3A) (as amended by S.I. 2015/1405, art. 2)
F67Words in s. 153(1) substituted (1.8.2016) by Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 2010 (c. 10), s. 21(2), Sch. 2 para. 2(a); S.I. 2016/550, art. 2
F68Words in s. 153(1) substituted (1.8.2016) by Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 2010 (c. 10), s. 21(2), Sch. 2 para. 2(b); S.I. 2016/550, art. 2
F69S. 153(2) repealed (1.8.2016) by Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 2010 (c. 10), s. 21(2), Sch. 2 para. 2(c), Sch. 4; S.I. 2016/550, art. 2
F70Words in s. 153(3) substituted (1.8.2016) by Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 2010 (c. 10), s. 21(2), Sch. 2 para. 2(d); S.I. 2016/550, art. 2
C17S. 153 excluded (23.6.1999) by S.I. 1999/1736, art. 8(1)(b)(2)(b)
C18S. 154 excluded (23.6.1999) by S.I. 1999/1736, art. 8(1)(b)(2)(b)
(1)Where a person has deposited a sum with the Accountant General of the [F71Senior Courts] under section 144 or 146 of this Act, then, so long as any liabilities incurred by him, being such liabilities as are required to be covered by a policy of insurance under section 145 of this Act, have not been discharged or otherwise provided for, no part of that sum shall be applicable in discharge of any other liabilities incurred by him.
(2)Any regulations made, or having effect as if made, by [F72the Treasury] under section 20 of the M5Insurance Companies Act 1958 which apply to deposits made by insurers carrying on motor vehicle insurance business shall, with such necessary modifications and adaptations as, after consultation with the Lord Chancellor, may be prescribed, apply to deposits made with the Accountant General under section 144 or 146 of this Act.
(3)Such provision as might be made by [F72the Treasury] under section 20 of the Insurance Companies Act 1958 with respect to deposits under that Act may, after consultation with the Lord Chancellor, be made by regulations with respect to deposits made with the Accountant General under section 144 or 146 of this Act.
F71S. 155(1): words wherever they occur in any enactment substituted (1.10.2009) by virtue of Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 59, 148, Sch. 11 para. 4(1); S.I. 2009/1604, art. 2
F72Words in s. 155(2)(3) substituted (5.1.1998) by S.I. 1997/2781, art. 8(1), Sch. Pt. II para. 115
C19S. 155 excluded (23.6.1999) by S.I. 1999/1736, art. 8(1)(b)(2)(b)
Provision may be made by regulations under [F73section 57 of the Vehicle Excise and RegistrationAct 1994] for requiring a person applying for a licence under that Act in respect of a motor vehicle to produce such evidence as may be prescribed that either—
F73Words in s. 156 substituted (1.9.1994) by S.I. 1994 c. 22, ss. 63, 66(2), Sch. 3 para. 24(5) (with s. 57(4))
C20S. 156 excluded (23.6.1999) by S.I. 1999/1736, art. 8(1)(b)(2)(b)
(2)The amount to be paid shall not exceed [F74£2,949.00] for each person treated as an in-patient or [F75£295.00] for each person treated as an out-patient.
F74Sum in s. 157(2) substituted (17.4.1995) by S.I. 1995/889, art. 2
F75Sum in s. 157(2) substituted (17.4.1995) by S.I. 1995/889, art. 2
C21S. 157 excluded (23.6.1999) by S.I. 1999/1736, art. 8(1)(b)(2)(b)
(a)a payment, other than a payment under section 158 of this Act, is made (whether or not with an admission of liability) in respect of the death of, or bodily injury to, any person arising out of the use of a motor vehicle on a road or [F89in some other public place], and
(2)The amount to be paid shall not exceed [F90£2,949.00] for each person treated as an in-patient or [F91£295.00] for each person treated as an out-patient.
F89Words in s. 157(1)(a) substituted (S.) (13.5.2002) by 2002 asp 5, s. 20(1); S.S.I. 2002/170, art. 2(2)
F90Sum in s. 157(2) substituted (17.4.1995) by S.I. 1995/889, art. 2
F91Sum in s. 157(2) substituted (17.4.1995) by S.I. 1995/889, art. 2
C27S. 157 excluded (23.6.1999) by S.I. 1999/1736, art. 8(1)(b)(2)(b)
(a)a fee of [F76£21.30] in respect of each person in whose case the emergency treatment is effected by him, and
equal to [F7741 pence] for every complete mile and additional part of a mile of that distance.
F76Words in s. 158(2)(a) substituted (17.4.1995) by S.I. 1995/889, art. 3
F77Words in s. 158(2)(b) substituted (17.4.1995) by S.I. 1995/889, art. 3
C22S. 158 excluded (23.6.1999) by S.I. 1999/1736, art. 8(1)(b)(2)(b)
(a)medical or surgical treatment or examination is immediately required as a result of bodily injury (including fatal injury) to a person caused by, or arising out of, the use of a motor vehicle on a road [F92or in some other public place], and
(a)a fee of [F93£21.30] in respect of each person in whose case the emergency treatment is effected by him, and
equal to [F9441 pence] for every complete mile and additional part of a mile of that distance.
F92Words in s. 158(1)(a) inserted (13.5.2002) by 2002 asp 5, s. 20(2); S.S.I. 2002/170, art. 2(2)
F93Words in s. 158(2)(a) substituted (17.4.1995) by S.I. 1995/889, art. 3
F94Words in s. 158(2)(b) substituted (17.4.1995) by S.I. 1995/889, art. 3
C28S. 158 excluded (23.6.1999) by S.I. 1999/1736, art. 8(1)(b)(2)(b)
(1)A payment falling to be made under section 157 or 158 of this Act in respect of treatment in a hospital must be made [F78to the hospital]
(a)must be signed by the claimant or, in the case of a hospital, by an executive officer of [F79the hospital claiming the payment].
F78Words in s. 159(1) substituted (5.4.1999) for s. 159(1)(a)-(c) by 1999 c. 3, s. 18(2)(a); S.I. 1999/1075, art. 2
F79It is provided that words in s. 159(3)(a) substituted (5.4.1999) by 1999 c. 3, s. 18(2)(b); S.I. 1999/1075, art. 2
C23S. 159: transfer of functions (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, arts. 1, 2, Sch. 1
F80[ 159A Disclosure of informationE+W+S
F80S. 159A inserted (4.2.2011) by Road Safety Act 2006 (c. 49), ss. 22(2), 61(1)(10); S.I. 2011/19, art. 2(a)
(b)as to applications for and the issue of certificates of insurance and certificates of security and any other documents which may be prescribed, and as to the keeping of records F81. . . and the providing of particulars of them or the giving of information with respect to them to the Secretary of State or a chief officer of police,
(d)as to the custody, production, cancellation and surrender of any such certificates or other documents, F82. . .
[F83(da)for or in connection with the transmission or making available of certificates of insurance as described in section 147(1A)(a) or (b) of this Act, and]
F81Words in s. 160(2)(b) omitted (30.4.2010) by virtue of The Motor Vehicles (Electronic Communication of Certificates of Insurance) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1117), art. 5(a)
F82Word after s. 160(2)(d) omitted (30.4.2010) by virtue of The Motor Vehicles (Electronic Communication of Certificates of Insurance) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1117), art. 5(b)(i)
F83S. 160(2)(da) inserted (30.4.2010) by The Motor Vehicles (Electronic Communication of Certificates of Insurance) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1117), art. 5(b)(ii)
C24S. 160 excluded (23.6.1999) by S.I. 1999/1736, art. 8(1)(b)(2)(b)
F84[ “ hospital ” means any institution which provides medical or surgical treatment for in-patients, other than—
a health service hospital within the meaning of [F85the National Health Service Act 2006 or the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006] or the M6National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978,
F87(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F84Definition of “hospital" in s. 161(1) substituted (5.4.1999) by 1999 c. 3, s. 18(3); S.I. 1999/1075, art. 2
F85S. 161(1): in definition of "hospital" words in para. (a) substituted (1.3.2007) by National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 43), ss. 2, 5, 8(2), Sch. 1 para. 123 (with Sch. 3 Pt. 1)
F86S. 161(1): in the definition of "hospital" para. (b) repealed (29.1.2007) by Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43), ss. 169(2), 196, 199, Sch. 14 Pt. 3 (with s. 166); S.I. 2006/3397, art. 3 (subject to art. 4); S.S.I. 2007/10, art. 2(2)(d)(e)(g)
F87S. 161(2) omitted (30.6.2015) by virtue of Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(7), Sch. 3 para. 7; S.I. 2015/994, art. 9(a) (with Sch. Pt. 3A) (as amended by S.I. 2015/1405, art. 2)
C25S. 161 excluded (23.6.1999) by S.I. 1999/1736, art. 8(1)(b)(2)(b)
[F88Authorised insurer Section 145(5)]
F88Entry in s. 162 substituted (1.12.2001) by S.I. 2001/3649, arts. 1, 314
C26S. 162 excluded (23.6.1999) by S.I. 1999/1736, art. 8(1)(b)(2)(b)