Amendment of the principal Regulations
2.—(1) The principal Regulations are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), after the definition of “the 1985 Act” insert—
““confirmation notice” means a notice issued to an operator, in writing, by a relevant authority confirming that the authority has received and considered a notification submitted under regulation 4(1);”.
(3) In regulation 4 (applications for registration)—
(a)for paragraph (1) substitute—
“(1) The operator must submit notification of any proposed application for registration, or any proposed application for the variation or cancellation of a registration, to the relevant authority or authorities.
(1A) The operator may not submit an application for registration, or an application for the variation or cancellation of a registration, to the traffic commissioner before—
(a)the operator has received a confirmation notice from the relevant authority (or confirmation notices from all relevant authorities, where there is more than one); or
(b)the expiry of 28 days after the date of notification under paragraph (1),
whichever is earlier.”; and
(b)in paragraph (3), for “the requirement in paragraph (1) has been met” substitute “the requirements in paragraphs (1) and (1A) have been met”.
(4) In regulation 6(1) (periods of notice), for “56” substitute “42”.