The Community Drivers’ Hours and Recording Equipment (Exemptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

Exemption from the Community Drivers’ Hours Regulation

3.—(1) Pursuant to Article 13(1) of the Community Drivers’ Hours Regulation, exemption is granted from Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9 of that Regulation in respect of—

(a) any vehicle falling within a description specified in Part 1 of the Schedule, and

(b) any vehicle—

(i) which has a maximum permissible mass not exceeding 7.5 tonnes,

(ii) which is being used to deliver items as part of a universal service by a universal service provider as defined in Article 2(13) of Directive 97/67/EC(1) of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the development of the internal market of Community postal services,

(iii) which is being used within a 50 kilometre radius from the base of the universal service provider, and

(iv) the driving of which does not constitute the driver’s main activity.

(2) Pursuant to Article 14(1) of the Community Drivers’ Hours Regulation, exemption is granted from Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9 of that Regulation in respect of any vehicle falling within a description specified in Part 2 of the Schedule.

(1)

O.J. No. L15, 21.01.98 p14-25. Directive 97/67/EC has been amended by Directive 2002/39/EC and by Regulation 1982/2003 but these do not amend Article 2(13).