The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 Preliminary provisions

   1. 1. Citation

   2. 2. Commencement

   3. 3. Extent

3. PART 2 Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009

   1. 4. Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009

   2. 5. Amendment of Article 1 (subject matter and scope)

   3. 6. Amendment of Article 2 (definitions)

   4. 7. Amendment of Article 4 (transport manager)

   5. 8. Amendment of Article 5 (conditions relating to the requirement of establishment)

   6. 9. Amendment of Article 7 (conditions relating to the requirement of financial standing)

   7. 10. Amendment of Article 8 (conditions relating to the requirement of professional competence)

   8. 11. Amendment of Article 11 (examination and registration of applications)

4. PART 3 Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009

   1. 12. Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009

   2. 13. Amendment of Article 1 (scope)

   3. 14. Amendment of Article 8 (general principle)

5. PART 4 Amendment of the Licensing of Operators and International Road Haulage (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

   1. 15. Amendment of the Licensing of Operators and International Road Haulage (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

   2. 16. Amendment of regulation 1 (citation, commencement and extent)

6. PART 5 Amendment of the Road Transport Operator Regulations 2011

   1. 17. Amendment of the Road Transport Operator Regulations 2011

   2. 18. Amendment of regulation 1 (citation, commencement and extent)

   3. 19. Omission of regulation 4 (competent authorities etc.)

   4. 20. Amendment of regulation 5 (authorisations to pursue or engage in the occupation of road transport operator)

   5. 21. Amendment of regulation 6 (notification of changes to data)

   6. 22. Amendment of regulation 9 (review)

7. PART 6 Amendment of the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995

   1. 23. Amendment of the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995

   2. 24. Amendment of section 2 (obligation to hold operator’s licence)

   3. 25. Amendment of section 3A (temporary exemptions for international operators)

   4. 26. Amendment of section 5 (vehicles authorised to be used under operator’s licence)

   5. 27. Amendment of section 7 (operating centres to be specified in operators’ licences)

   6. 28. Amendment of section 8 (applications for operators’ licences)

   7. 29. Amendment of section 11 (publication in locality affected of notice of application for licence)

   8. 30. Amendment of section 12 (objections to and representations against, issue of operators’ licences)

   9. 31. Amendment of section 13 (determination of applications for operators’ licences)

   10. 32. Amendment of section 13A (requirements for standard licences)

   11. 33. Amendment of section 13C (requirements for standard and restricted licences)

   12. 34. Amendment of section 14 (determinations where objections etc are made on environmental grounds)

   13. 35. Amendment of section 15 (issue of operators’ licences)

   14. 36. Amendment of section 17 (variation of operators’ licences)

   15. 37. Amendment of section 18 (publication of notice of applications for variation in any locality affected)

   16. 38. Amendment of section 19 (objection to and refusal of, applications to vary operators’ licences on environmental grounds)

   17. 39. Amendment of section 21 (conditions for securing road safety)

   18. 40. Amendment of section 22 (conditions as to matters required to be notified to traffic commissioner)

   19. 41. Amendment of section 23 (conditions as to use of operating centres)

   20. 42. Amendment of section 26 (revocation, suspension and curtailment of operators’ licences)

   21. 43. Amendment of section 27 (revocation of standard licences)

   22. 44. Amendment of section 30 (periods of review for operating centres)

   23. 45. Amendment of section 31 (power to remove operating centres on review)

   24. 46. Amendment of section 32 (power to attach conditions on review)

   25. 47. Amendment of section 33 (transfer of operating centres)

   26. 48. Amendment of section 34 (determinations as to environmental matters)

   27. 49. Amendment of section 46 (holding companies and subsidiaries)

   28. 50. Amendment of section 49 (certificates of qualification)

   29. 51. Insertion of section 56A (traffic commissioner may have regard to international obligations)

   30. 52. Amendment of section 58 (general interpretation)

   31. 53. Amendment of Schedule 1 (meaning of “small goods vehicle”)

   32. 54. Amendment of Schedule 3 (qualifications for standard licence)

   33. 55. Amendment of Schedule 4 (transfer of operating centres)

   34. 56. Amendment of Schedule 6 (transitional provisions, transitory modifications and savings)

8. PART 7 Amendment of the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Regulations 1995

   1. 57. Amendment of the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Regulations 1995

   2. 58. Amendment of regulation 3 (interpretation)

   3. 59. Amendment of regulation 14 (conditions which may be attached to a licence)

   4. 60. Amendment of regulation 15 (considerations relevant to determinations)

   5. 61. Amendment of regulation 19 (manner of making representations in relation to a review)

   6. 62. Amendment of regulation 29 (partnerships)

   7. 63. Amendment of regulation 30 (holding companies and subsidiaries)

   8. 64. Amendment of Schedule 1 (notice of application for a licence or a variation of a licence)

   9. 65. Amendment of Schedule 3 (classes of vehicles for which a licence is not required)

9. PART 8 Amendment of the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Fees) Regulations 1995

   1. 66. Amendment of the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Fees) Regulations 1995

   2. 67. Amendment of regulation 2 (interpretation)

   3. 68. Amendment of regulation 3 (fees)

10. PART 9 Amendment of the Goods Vehicles (Community Licences) Regulations 2011

    1. 69. Amendment of the Goods Vehicles (Community Licences) Regulations 2011

    2. 70. Amendment of regulation 3 (purpose and interpretation)

    3. 71. Omission of regulation 5 (competent authorities)

    4. 72. Amendment of regulation 17 (review)

11. PART 10 Amendment of the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010

    1. 73. Amendment of the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010

    2. 74. Amendment of section 1 (operators’ licences)

    3. 75. Amendment of section 2A (temporary exemptions for international operators)

    4. 76. Amendment of section 4 (vehicles authorised to be used under operator’s licence)

    5. 77. Amendment of section 6 (operating centres to be specified in operators’ licences)

    6. 78. Amendment of section 7 (application for operators’ licences)

    7. 79. Amendment of section 10 (publication in locality affected of notice of application for licence)

    8. 80. Amendment of section 11 (objections to and representations against, issue of operators’ licences)

    9. 81. Amendment of section 12 (determination of applications for operators’ licences)

    10. 82. Amendment of section 12A (requirements for standard licences)

    11. 83. Amendment of section 12C (requirements for standard and restricted licences)

    12. 84. Amendment of section 12E (professional competence for restricted licence holders)

    13. 85. Amendment of section 13 (determination where objections etc are made on environmental grounds)

    14. 86. Amendment of section 14 (issue of operators’ licences)

    15. 87. Amendment of section 16 (variation of operators’ licences)

    16. 88. Amendment of section 17 (publication of notice of applications for variation in any locality affected)

    17. 89. Amendment of section 18 (objection to and refusal of, applications to vary operators’ licences on environmental grounds)

    18. 90. Amendment of section 20 (conditions of licences)

    19. 91. Amendment of section 23 (revocation, suspension and curtailment of operators’ licences)

    20. 92. Amendment of section 24 (revocation of standard licences)

    21. 93. Amendment of section 27 (periods of review for operating centres)

    22. 94. Amendment of section 28 (power to remove operating centres on review)

    23. 95. Amendment of section 29 (power to attach conditions on review)

    24. 96. Amendment of section 30 (transfer of operating centres)

    25. 97. Amendment of section 31 (determinations as to environmental matters)

    26. 98. Amendment of section 49 (certificates of qualification)

    27. 99. Amendment of section 58 (general interpretation)

    28. 100. Insertion of section 59A (transitional provisions)

    29. 101. Amendment of Schedule 1 (transfer of operating centres)

    30. 102. Insertion of Schedule 5 (transitional provisions)

12. PART 11 Amendment of the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Exemption) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012

    1. 103. Amendment of the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Exemption) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012

    2. 104. Amendment of regulation 2 (interpretation)

    3. 105. Amendment of regulation 3 (small goods vehicle)

    4. 106. Amendment of the Schedule (use of vehicle of any class for which an operator’s licence is not required)

13. PART 12 Amendment of the Goods Vehicles (Qualifications of Operators) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012

    1. 107. Amendment of the Goods Vehicles (Qualifications of Operators) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012

    2. 108. Insertion of heading to Part 1

    3. 109. Amendment of regulation 1 (citation, commencement and interpretation)

    4. 110. Insertion of regulation 1A (transitional provisions)

    5. 111. Omission of regulations 2 to 4 (provisions relating to Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009)

    6. 112. Insertion of heading to Part 2 and regulation 4A (determination of effective and stable establishment in Northern Ireland)

    7. 113. Amendment of regulation 5 (good repute)

    8. 114. Amendment of regulation 9 (further provisions for the purposes of regulations 5 to 8)

    9. 115. Insertion of regulation 9A (determination of appropriate financial standing)

    10. 116. Omission of regulation 10 (professional competence)

    11. 117. Amendment of regulation 11

    12. 118. Omission of regulations 12 and 13 (redundant provisions)

    13. 119. Insertion of regulation 13A (requirements for transport manager)

    14. 120. Amendment of regulation 15 (determinations in respect of transport managers)

    15. 121. Amendment of regulation 16 (transport managers: cancellation or variation of disqualification order)

    16. 122. Insertion of heading to Part 3

    17. 123. Insertion of the Schedule (transitional provisions)

14. PART 13 Amendment of the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012

    1. 124. Amendment of the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012

    2. 125. Amendment of regulation 2 (interpretation)

    3. 126. Amendment of regulation 3 (manner of making applications)

    4. 127. Amendment of regulation 13 (conditions which may be attached to a licence)

    5. 128. Amendment of regulation 14 (considerations relevant to determinations)

    6. 129. Amendment of regulation 27 (partnerships)

    7. 130. Amendment of regulation 28 (holding companies and subsidiaries)

    8. 131. Amendment of Schedule 2 (notice of application for a licence or a variation of a licence)

    9. 132. Amendment of Schedule 3 (inquiries)

15. PART 14 Amendment of the Goods Vehicles (Community Licence) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013

    1. 133. Amendment of the Goods Vehicles (Community Licence) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013

    2. 134. Omission of regulation 4 (competent authority)

    3. 135. Amendment of regulation 5 (issue of a UK licence for the Community and driver attestation)

16. Signature

17. Explanatory Note