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ROAT-2026-0269 · Legal act
Motor Car Act 1903
- Legal state as of
- Not recorded
- Last source check
- 2026-08-25
- Verification scope
- Verification scope is not recorded. A catalogue check date does not establish a complete review of the legal position.
- Record provenance
- Published source library
- Organisation
- UK Parliament
- Jurisdiction
- United Kingdom
- Publication date
- 1903-08-14
- Legal status
- Repealed
- Summary
- The Motor Car Act 1903 developed the United Kingdom’s early motor-vehicle regulatory framework, including vehicle registration, driver licensing and speed regulation. It represents the shift from exceptional treatment of mechanically propelled vehicles toward durable institutions and legal categories for ordinary motor traffic.
- Význam
- The Act shows how regulation can move from technology-specific restrictions toward licensing, registration and behavioural rules, a useful historical comparison for automated-vehicle deployment.
- Citation
- UK Parliament, Motor Car Act 1903, 3 Edw. 7 c. 36.
- Recorded review date
- 2026-08-25
- Official source
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Edw7/3/36/contents/enacted
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