All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.

Contents

• Commencement
• Amendments and other effects
• SIs made under the Act

Commencement

Section	Commencement Date	Commencement Information
Ss. 1, 2	30 March 2017	Road Traffic Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 129 of 2017), art. 3
Ss. 3-6	1 October 2024	Road Traffic Act 2016 (Part 2) (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 292 of 2024), art. 2
Ss. 7-19	13 April 2017	Road Traffic Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 129 of 2017), art. 4(a)
S. 20	30 March 2017	Road Traffic Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 129 of 2017), art. 3
Ss. 21, 22	13 April 2017	Road Traffic Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 129 of 2017), art. 4(b)
Ss. 23-29	1 June 2017	Road Traffic Act 2016 (Part 5 and Section 36(d)) (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 242 of 2017), art. 2
S. 30 except insofar as it relates to s. 78A(1A)(g)	25 November 2019	Road Traffic Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 582 of 2019), art. 2
S. 30 insofar as it relates to s. 78A(1A)(g)		Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
S. 31		Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
Ss. 32, 33	13 April 2017	Road Traffic Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 129 of 2017), art 4(c)
Ss. 34, 35		Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
Ss. 36(a)-(c)		Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
S. 36(d)	1 June 2017	Road Traffic Act 2016 (Part 5 and Section 36(d)) (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 242 of 2017), art. 2
S. 37	13 April 2017	Road Traffic Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 129 of 2017), art. 4(d)
Ss. 38, 39		Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
Ss. 40, 41	1 August 2017	Road Traffic Act 2016 (Sections 40 and 41) (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 301 of 2017), art. 2

Amendments and other effects

How Affected	Affecting Provision
S. 4(1) amended	Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023 (16/2023), ss. 1(2), 15
S. 39 repealed	Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2018 (18/2018), ss. 1, 6(2)

SIs made under the Act

Section	SIs made under the Act
S. 4(4)	Road Traffic Act 2016 (Section 4) (Manner of Notification) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 652 of 2024)