on bicycles, and allowing the issue of fines relating to such byelaws. (Part I. 26) The act also repealed and replaced with amendments part of the 1861 and 1865 Locomotive Acts; these included: Section 3 of the 1861 act and section 5 of the Locomotive Act 1865 - clauses relating to the weight, length, and width of tire of road locomotives (Part II. 28) Section 8 of the 1861 act, requiring road locomotives to consume their own smoke was repealed and amended. (Part II. 30-31) Locomotives on Highways Act 1896 The Locomotives on Highways Act 1896 introduced a 12 mph speed limit (8 to 16 mph at the local authorities discretion), speed limits were later increased by the Motor Car Act 1903. Locomotives Act 1898 An Act to amend the Law with respect to the use of Locomotives on Highways, and with respect to extraordinary Traffic. The 1898 Act required road users to affix signs displaying the weight of wagons; limited length of hauled road trains to three wagons without permission, and gave powers to road authorities to operate weighing machines for the weighing of road vehicles, as well as allowing fines for the contravention of the regulations, and allowed for compensation relating to delay caused by the weighing process. (Sections 2, 3 and 4 respectively) The act also contained sections on: Regulations relating to number of persons in attendance to road locomotives, assistance to passing horses or carriages, and the requirement for and proper form of illuminating lights (Section 5) Allowing councils to restrict the passage on road locomotives and their wagons on crowded highways, and bridges (in case of damage), whilst allowing bridge restrictions to be lifted on the payment of costs relating to bridge strengthening (Section 6) Gave the right of appeal to road locomotives operators on restrictions under the act of the 1861 act. (Section 7) Restricted passing of locomotives on bridges (Section 8) Required road locomotives used for haulage (excluding agricultural machines, and steam rollers) to be licensed by the county council, and set out the requirement for display of a license plate (Sections 9, 10, 11) See also Speed limit enforcement United Kingdom enterprise law References Acts Vehicle law Road transport in the United Kingdom United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1861 1861 in transport United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1865 1865 in transport United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1878 1878 in transport United Kingdom