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| Long title | An Act to apply section 314 of the Highways Act 1980 to offences under sections 137 and 137ZA of that Act. |
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| Citation | 2004 c. 29 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales [2] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 15 November 2004 [3] [4] |
| Commencement | 15 January 2005 [5] |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
The Highways (Obstruction by Body Corporate) Act 2004 (c. 29) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The Bill for this Act passed through its stages in the House of Commons on the following dates:
| First Reading | 7 January 2004 [6] |
| Second Reading | 6 February 2004 [7] |
| Committee | 11 March 2004 [8] |
| Report and Third Reading | 21 May 2004 [9] |
The Bill for this Act passed through its stages in the House of Lords on the following dates:
| First Reading | 24 May 2004 [10] |
| Second Reading | 16 July 2004 [11] |
| Committee | 21 October 2004 [12] |
| Third Reading | 8 November 2004 [13] |
Section 1(1) inserts references to sections 137 and 137ZA of Highways Act 1980 into section 314(3) of that Act.
Section 1(2) provides that section 314 of that Act applies by virtue of this section to any offence under section 137ZA(3) committed after the commencement of this Act, including one committed in respect of an order made before that commencement.
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