Part IDriving Licences and Offences

1 Driving Without Due Care

(1)If a person drives a motor vehicle on a road without due care and attention, or without reasonable consideration for other persons using the road, he shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £20.

(2)On a second or subsequent conviction, the court may order the offender to be disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence.

2 Driving Licences

(1)No person shall drive a motor vehicle on a road unless he holds a driving licence granted under this Act.

(2)The annual fee payable for the grant of a driving licence shall be five shillings (5s.).

Part IIInsurance Requirements

3 Compulsory Third-Party Insurance

(1)It shall not be lawful for any person to use a motor vehicle on a road unless there is in force an approved policy of insurance in respect of third-party risks.

(2)Any person who contravenes this section shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £50 or to imprisonment for not more than three months.

Part IIISpeed Limits and Regulation

4 Speed Limit in Built-Up Areas

(1)It shall not be lawful for any person to drive a motor vehicle on a road in a built-up area at a speed exceeding thirty miles per hour.

(2)For the purposes of this section, a length of road shall be deemed to be in a built-up area if a system of street lighting is provided thereon.

Part IVGeneral

5 Citation

This Act may be cited as the Road Traffic and Highways Act.