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Record provenance
Published source library
Organisation
UK Parliament
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Publication date
1878-08-16
Legal status
Repealed
Summary
The Highways and Locomotives (Amendment) Act 1878 revised the Victorian statutory framework governing locomotives on highways rather than simply removing earlier restrictions. It demonstrates the incremental adjustment of legal rules as road technology, infrastructure and experience evolved during the nineteenth century.
Význam
The Act prevents an oversimplified narrative of sudden deregulation and shows that regulation of new mobility technologies typically evolves through layered amendments and institutional learning.
Citation
UK Parliament, Highways and Locomotives (Amendment) Act 1878, 41 & 42 Vict. c. 77.
