What the official record says
This Act is the Land Transport (Speed Limits Validation and Other Matters) Act . This Act comes into force on the date on which it receives the Royal assent. The purpose of this Act is to— remove any doubt about the validity of speed limits set by road controlling authorities (including the designation of areas as urban traffic areas in which roads are subject to speed limits); and protect enforcement action taken under those bylaws; and provide clear authority for the setting of speed limits by road controlling authorities in the future. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— has the same meaning as in section 5(1) of the Local Government Act 2002 has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Land Transport Act 1998 has the meaning given to it in has the same meaning as in