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        Road Traffic Act 1960 (c. 16)
        Introductory Text
        Main body
        Part I {no text}
        1-96. . . .
        Part II {no text}
        97-116. . . .
        Part III {no text}
        117-163. . . .
        Part IV {no text}
        164-182. . . .
        183-185. . . .
        186. . . .
        187. . . .
        188. . . .
        189-191 . . .
        Part V {no text}
        192-200 . . .
        Part VI {no text}
        201-216 . . .
        Part VII MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL
        217-221. . . .
        222. . . .
        223-224. . . .
        Production of Documents and Furnishing of Information
        225-231. . . .
        232. Duty to give information as to identity of driver, &c., in certain cases.
        Forgery, false Statements, &c.
        233. Forgery of documents, &c.
        234. . . .
        235. False statements and withholding material information.
        236-238 . . .
        239 . . .
        240. . . .
        Legal Proceedings and Destination of Fines
        241. . . .
        242. Evidence by certificate.
        243. Proof, in summary proceedings, of identity of driver of vehicle.
        244. Time for commencing summary proceedings for certain offences.
        245. . . .
        246. . . .
        247. Destination of fines.
        Inquiries
        248. General power to hold inquiries.
        249. General provisions as to inquiries.
        250. . . .
        251. . . .
        Interpretation
        252. . . .
        253. Interpretation of expressions relating to motor vehicles and classes or descriptions thereof.
        254. . . .
        255. Method of calculating weight of motor vehicles.
        256. . . .
        257. General interpretation provisions.
        258. . . .
        259. . . .
        260. . . .
        Supplementary
        261, 262. . . .
        263. Protection of public interests.
        264. Consequential amendments of Acts.
        265. Construction of references in other Acts, &c., to public service vehicles, licensing authorities, &c.
        [266. Repeal of provisions as to use of bridges by locomotives.]
        267. General repeals, revocations, savings and transitional provisions.
        268. Saving for s. 38 of Interpretation Act, 1889.
        269. Saving for law of nuisance.
        270. Commencement.
        271. Short title and extent.
        Schedules
        FIRST SCHEDULE . . .
        SECOND, THIRD SCHEDULES . . .
        FOURTH TO SEVENTH SCHEDULES . . .
        EIGHTH, NINTH SCHEDULES . . .
        TENTH SCHEDULE . . .
        ELEVENTH SCHEDULE . . .
        TWELFTH SCHEDULE . . .
        THIRTEENTH, FOURTEENTH SCHEDULES . . .
        FIFTEENTH, SIXTEENTH SCHEDULES . . .
        SEVENTEENTH SCHEDULE Amendments of other Acts
        EIGHTEENTH SCHEDULE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . {no text}
        NINETEENTH SCHEDULE SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
        TWENTIETH SCHEDULE SPECIAL PROVISIONS AS TO COMING INTO OPERATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT
        Part I RELEVANT PROVISIONS
        Part II COMING INTO OPERATION OF RELEVANT PROVISIONS

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