 |
 |
| Date | Version | Files | Subject | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/03/2009 | 3.60 | 76 + Search | Incorporating changes to legislation to 31st March 2009 and Traffic Guide amendment 4.50.
On 31st March 2009 the fixed penalty scheme is widened to incorporate offences relating mainly but not exclusively to the use of commercial vehicles - including drivers hours and recording equipment offences, operator licensing and community authorisations. VOSA officers will for the first time be able to issue fixed penalty notices to commercial vehicle drivers. In addition a new scheme of graduated penalties is introduced for specified offences which will vary the penalty according to the severity of the offence - in particular for drivers hours and excess weight offences. A new financial deposit payment scheme is also introduced which will enable police and VOSA enforcement officers to require offenders who cannot supply a satisfactory UK address to pay an immediate deposit in lieu of a fixed penalty, or pending a court hearing. If they fail to pay there are new powers to immobilise the vehicle - these immobilisation and removal powers also extend to vehicles which have been prohibited under other powers such as for being unfit, overweight or where the driver was in breach of his hours requirements. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01/01/2009 | 3.50 | 118 + Search | Incorporating changes to legislation to January 2009 and Criminal Guide amendment 3.60.
Self Defence or Defence of Another - A common law principle now codified - Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 - 14/07/2008 Updated and improved Search |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/09/2008 | 3.40 | 126 + search | Incorporating changes to legislation to September 2008 and Traffic Guide amendment September 2008 including commencement of Causing Death by Careless Driving and Causing Death whilst unlicensed, disqualified or uninsured. Search renewed and updated - users may select to search in either the Traffic Guide, the Criminal Guide or the legislation - improving the speed and accuracy of the search engine. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 04/07/2008 | 3.30 | 87 | Incorporating changes to legislation to June 2008 and Criminal Guide amendment June 2008. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31/03/2008 | 3.20 | 28 | Incorporating changes to legislation to March 2008 and changes to Traffic Guide in line with printed version March 2008. Updated PACE Codes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17/12/2007 | 3.10 | 93 | Incorporating changes to legislation to Dec 2007 and changes to Criminal Guide in line with printed version January 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20/09/2007 | 3.00 | NEW VERSION SUITABLE FOR ALL DEVICES - update of legislation - in line with Traffic Amendment Sep 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17/07/2007 | 2.10 | 79 + 19 | Update of legislation - new Search | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10/07/2007 | 2.00 | Update of legislation - The Community Drivers' Hours and Recording Equipment Regulations 2007 in force 2nd July 2007, The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2007 in force 01/07/2007 - New Search engine providing quick and simple word or phrase searches across the entire e-book. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01/06/2007 | 1.70 | 104 | Update in line with version 3.30 June 2007 printed version of Criminal Guide including legislation updates to this date. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17/04/2007 | 1.62 | 74 | New EC Drivers Hours requirements - in force on 11/04/2007 Animal Welfare Act 2006 - in force on 06/04/2007 Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 - measures coming into force on 06/04/2007 and 31/05/2007 which affect Football Banning Orders, Ticket Touts, Mobile Telephone Reprogramming, Powers for members of staff to search students for weapons, Sex Offenders - new powers of entry and search |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
01/03/2007 |
1.61 |
32 |
In line with ver 4.10 printed Traffic Guide - book chapters updated - Mobile phones increase penalties - EC Drivers hours, transport of animals, rebated fuel oil, fixed penalty offences |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01/01/2007 | 1.60 | 273 | Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006, Fraud Act 2006, Identity Cards Act 2006, Animal Welfare Act 2006, Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport. Amendment in line with version 3.20 Criminal Guide and version 4.01 Traffic Guide | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01/09/2006 | 1.55 | 15 | Seatbelts - new requirements for adults and children | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01/08/2006 | 1.54 | 61 | New PACE Code H (Terrorist offences) , amendment of Code C. Powers to inspect Blue Badge - disabled motorists- numerous minor amendments to legislation. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01/05/2006 | 1.53 | 33 | Introduction of EC regulation 561/2006 in part and amendment to The Transport Act 1968 in respect of fitting of digital tachographs in new vehicles. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01/04/2006 | 1.52 | 12 | Amendment of the Driving Licence Regulations correcting a previous error and restoring the requirement for a qualified driver to have held a full licence for at least 3 years for Category B vehicles. Changes to requirements for supervisors of large goods and large passenger vehicles.
Amendment of PACE and Public Order Act 1986 introducing new offences relating to racial and religious hatred NOT YET IN FORCE introduced by The Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24/02/2006 | 1.51 | 57 | Coming into force of THE SERIOUS ORGANISED CRIME AGENCY on 1st April 2006, extension of powers nationwide for local authorities to require removal of graffitti under the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18/01/2006 | 1.50 | 93 | All chapters of Criminal and Traffic Guides updated to reflect new legislation and PACE powers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 03/01/2006 | 1.49 | 126 |
New PACE arrest powers for police and civilians Section 24 PACE Arrestable Offences and Section 25 - General Arrest Powers have been removed from the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and replaced with a new section 24 Police Arrest Powers and 24A Civilian arrest powers which come into effect on 1st January 2006 (ie: at midnight 31st December 2005). This update includes all the updated legislation. The chapters of the Criminal Guide will be available soon (mid Jan). 15/11/2005 |
1.48 |
99 |
01/11/2005 - Changes to Motor Vehicles (Driving Licence) Regulations 1999- extending the requirement for a the supervisor of a provisional licence holder to have held a full licence for a minimum of 3 years to vehicles in Category C and D - however in doing this amendment the legislators have indadvertently removed the requirement for such a supervisor to have held a licence for 3 years in Category B vehicles !!! - this has been pointed out to the DSA and they referred the matter for correction but it has not been done at the time of writing.
|
24/11/2005 - final introduction of Licensing Act 2003 - includes consequential amendments Drugs Act 1971 - section 4A - aggravated supply of controlled drugs - new offence coming in to force on 1/1/2006. Sec 55 PACE 1984 - intimate drug searches - extending powers to allow x-rays and ultrasound scans - in force 1/1/2006 30/09/2005 |
1.47 |
17 |
Updates to Lighting Regulations, chapter 3 - Lights, 4 - Construction and Use and 7 - Cycles in light of changes - introduction of flashing lights on cycles, emergency vehicles - list updated in Construction and Use regulations with respect to fitting of two-tone horns - to include HM Revenue & Customs vehicles used for serious investigations and MOD vehicles used for radiation emergencies. |
|
|
|
| 12/09/2005 |
1.46 |
29 |
Amendments to Traffic book in line with the September amendment (printed version 3.80) including
|
• new powers to seize vehicles driven without a licence or insurance - in effect 6th July 2005, 02/08/2005 |
1.45 |
67 |
Transport Act 1968 updated to include provisions relating to digital tachographs. Update to Police Reform Act 2002 relating to extension of powers for police civilians. |
23/06/2005 |
1.44 |
8 |
Traffic Guide chapters amended to reflect changes to :- |
Chapter 2 Seizure of vehicles - no driving licence or insurance, Chapter 20 Registration documents, incorrectly registered vehicles, Chapter 31 Roadside breath analysis 21/06/2005 |
1.43 |
134 |
|
Amendments to legislation and book chapters in line with paper amendment 2.90 June 2005. Includes a new Chapter 14 Licensing which replaces the legislation in the 1964 Act with the new Licensing Act 2003 which is scheduled to come into force in November 2005 The Act introduced a new system of licensing with different offences and wider enforcement powers and consequential amendments to Chapter 3 Football and Chapter 12. Other major changes are as a result of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005, including Exclusion Zones for convicted offenders, Trespass on Designated sites, demonstrations near parliament, intimidation of those connected with animal research organisations and changes to harassment offences. Powers for police civilians are widened and a new power for police officers extends their search before arrest powers to include search for fireworks. Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 introduce new widened litter offence and new offences relating to the sale and repair on vehicles on the road. 10/10/2005 |
1.42 |
204 |
Proposed amendments not yet in force by the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 - extensive amendments to PACE and other Acts - replacement of section 25 PACE powers and arrestable offences with a consolodated arrest power by constables for all offences - new section 24 PACe and a power of arrest for other persons for indictable offences - new section 24A. Also amendment to the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 introducing new fixed penalty offences relating to licensing offences (selling to a drunk by a licencee and purchase of alcohol by under 18s. Gambling Act 2005 - not yet in force. Home office stop and search manual. |
06/04/2005 |
1.41 |
70 |
Amendments from Criminal Justice Act 2003, mostly applicable to court procedures and sentencing, in particular implementation of Hearsay Evidence rules. |
23/03/2005 |
1.40 |
88 |
Digital Tachographs, Road Safety Bill, Road Transport Working Time Directive, other amendments in line with the March amendment to the Traffic Guide. |
12/12/2004 |
1.30 |
75 |
Hunting Act 2004, fixed penalties for 10 to 16 year olds, common assault to become an arrestable offence, new offences of causing death of child or vulnerable adult. Amendment in line with version 2.80 Criminal Guide Jan 2005. |
04/11/2004 |
1.22 |
68 |
New Pet Travel Scheme, Fireworks Regulations 2004, new fixed penalty offences, Licensing Act 2003 commencements, abolition of death penalty in all cases, Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004, extension of regulated football matches, dealing in cultural objects, access to the countryside - new rights. |
17/09/2004 |
1.21 |
14 |
Licensing Act 2003 - commencing in part on 07/02/2005 |
06/09/2004 |
1.20 |
22 |
ADR Regulations, changes to Foreign licences - New chapter 13, 19 Traffic Guide in line with ver 3.60 of the paper guide. |
01/08/2004 |
1.19 |
26 |
PACE Codes - new version in force 1st August. Fireworks - new regulations in force 7th August prohibit persons under 18 years from possessing adult fireworks in public places and impose restrictions on the use of adult fireworks at night (between 2300 and 0700 subject to certain exemptions). Extension of Trigger Offences relating to Drug Testing of persons in custody . |
19/07/2004 |
1.18 |
14 |
Licensing Act - part commencement, Conditional Cautions Code of Practice |
05/07/2004 |
1.17 |
28 |
Abolition of Death Penalty in times of war. Commencement of Conditional Cautions - Criminal Justice Act 2003, various minor amendments. |
09/06/2004 |
1.16 |
8 |
Offensive weapons - stealth knives and truncheons. Fireworks - prohibition of air bombs. |
01/05/2004 |
1.15 |
9 |
Sexual Offences - Criminal Guide chapters and index updated with the provisions of the new act. |
01/04/2004 |
1.14 |
61 |
Sexual Offences Act 2003 - coming into force on 01/05/2004 |
29/03/2004 |
1.13 |
12 |
Preliminary Tests - Road Traffic Act 1988 |
24/03/2004 |
1.12 |
28 |
Commencement No 3 Criminal Justice Act 2003 - PACE fingerprints and DNA samples, Bail Act, Crime and Disorder Act - Individual Support Orders. |
16/03/2004 |
1.11 |
8 |
Selling paint aerosols to children |
Graffiti and Fly posting - local authority fixed penalties Extension of fixed penalties for police civilians Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003, Police Reform Act , Crime and Disorder Act 11/03/2004 |
1.10d |
| Operator licences - detention of vehicles |
Glass - visual transmission requirements - now applies to tinted film etc. Exchangeable licences - extension of countries Disqualification for fine defaulters and other offenders Automatic penalties for failure to renew vehicle excise licence Increase in sentences for Sec 1 and 3A offences 04/02/2004 |
1.09d |
| Implementation of Anti-social behaviour Act 2003 and Criminal Justice Act 2003
|
Stop and search extended to include items used to damage, arrestable offences updated now includes possession of cannabis, Street Bail and Bail for decision of charge. Public Assemblies now 2 persons only, Dispersal of Groups, new powers relating to encampments, Aggravated Trespass - now includes trespass in buildings, Raves - numbers reduced to 20, now includes raves in buildings where people are trespassing. Reclassification of cannabis, increase in penalties, new powers to close premises, changes to drug testing - CJIP scheme being extended. Firearms, gas powered air weapons prohibited, new offences carrying air weapon or imitation firearm in public, raising of age for possession etc. of air weapon from 14 years to 17 years. 01/12/2003 |
1.08ad |
42 |
Sexual Offences Act 2003, Courts Act 2003, Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 - all not yet in force. |
01/12/2003 |
1.08d |
4 |
Use of Handheld Mobile phones, Recordable Offences |
30/11/2003 |
1.07d |
44 |
End of life Vehicles Regulations. Freedom of Information Act 2000, Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003, Construction and Use - mobile telephones |
16/10/2003 |
1.06d |
17 |
|
|
07/10/2003
|
1.05d
|
6
|
Fireworks Act 2003 - explanatory notes.
|
06/10/2003
|
1.05d
|
32
|
Minor amendments coming into force
|
|
1.04d
|
|
Licensing Act amendments relating to confiscation of alcohol in sealed containers.
|
05/09/2003
|
1.03d
|
|
|