Section 74.
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5(1)The powers of the [F2 Scottish Transport Group] under section 48(2) of the M1Transport Act 1968 shall include power to make premises held by them available for the exercise by authorised inspectors within the meaning of Part II of this Act of their functions; and, accordingly, that power shall be treated for the purposes of section 52 of the Transport Act 1968 as conferred by section 48(2).
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Extent Information
E1This version of this provision extends to England, Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland only
Textual Amendments
F2Words in Sch. 5 para. 5 substituted (E.W.S.) (1.4.1991) by S.I. 1991/510, art. 5(3)
F3Sch. 5 para. 5(2) repealed (E.W.S.) (1.4.1991) by S.I. 1991/510, art. 5(4), Sch
Marginal Citations
5(1)The powers of the National Bus Company under section 48(2) of the M2Transport Act 1968 shall include power to make premises held by them available for the exercise by authorised inspectors within the meaning of Part II of this Act of their functions; and, accordingly, that power shall be treated for the purposes of section 52 of the Transport Act 1968 as conferred by section 48(2).
(2)Paragraph (1) above shall apply in relation to the Scottish Transport Group as it applies in relation to the National Bus Company.
Marginal Citations
6The provisions of the Transport Act 1968 requiring transport managers for operating centres for authorised vehicles under goods vehicle operators’ licences (which have not been brought into operation and have since their enactment been largely superseded by other provisions) are hereby repealed; and accordingly, in section 85(2) of that Act, for the words “Schedules 9 and 10” there shall be substituted the words “Schedule 10”.
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(2)In section 7 of that Act (interpretation)—
(a)in subsection (1), at the end of the definition of “official testing station” there shall be added the words “or premises designated by him under section 10(12) of the Transport Act 1982”; and
(b)at the end of that subsection there shall be added the following subsection—
“(1A)References in any provision of this Act to an authorised inspector are references to a person authorised by the Secretary of State under section 8 of the Transport Act 1982 to exercise the function to which that provision relates.”.
Textual Amendments
F5Sch. 5 paras. 7–16, 17(1) repealed by Road Traffic (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988 (c. 54, SIF 107:1), ss. 3, 5, Sch. 1 Pt. I, Sch. 4 paras. 1–3
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1The text of ss. 10(2)–(9), 11, 18, 19(1)(3), 20, 21(3)–(5), 22, 23(3)(4), 24, 65, 67, 68, Sch. 4, Sch. 5 paras. 17(2), 20, 21–23 and Sch. 6 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
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20U.K.In Part III of Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 the following entry shall be inserted in the appropriate place—
“Director of any company eligible for loans under section 13 of the Transport Act 1982 (loans to Government-controlled company interested in former Government testing stations).”.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C2The text of ss. 10(2)–(9), 11, 18, 19(1)(3), 20, 21(3)–(5), 22, 23(3)(4), 24, 65, 67, 68, Sch. 4, Sch. 5 paras. 17(2), 20, 21–23 and Sch. 6 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
Prospective
X121In section 9 of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 (power to prohibit driving of unfit public passenger vehicles)—
(a)in subsection (5), for the words from “the driver” to “public” there shall be substituted the words “any person”; and
(b)the following subsection shall be added at the end—
“(10)Any removal of a prohibition under subsection (1) above shall be made by notice in writing.”.
Editorial Information
X1The text of ss. 10(2)–(9), 11, 18, 19(1)(3), 20, 21(3)–(5), 22, 23(3)(4), 24, 65, 67, 68, Sch. 4, Sch. 5 paras. 17(2), 20, 21–23 and Sch. 6 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
22E+W+SIn section 52(1)(a) of that Act (fees for grant of licence), for sub-paragraph (ii) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph—
“(ii)applications for certificates of initial fitness under section 6 of this Act which are required by regulations to be made to [F7a traffic commissioner] and the issue of certificates on such applications;”.
Textual Amendments
F7Words in Sch. 5 para. 22 substituted (3.7.2013) by virtue of The Local Transport Act 2008 (Traffic Commissioners) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1644), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 (with arts. 1(3), 2, 7)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C3The text of ss. 10(2)–(9), 11, 18, 19(1)(3), 20, 21(3)–(5), 22, 23(3)(4), 24, 65, 67, 68, Sch. 4, Sch. 5 paras. 17(2), 20, 21–23 and Sch. 6 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
23E+W+SIn section 82 of that Act (general interpretation provisions)—
(a)in subsection (1), after the definition of “prescribed” there shall be inserted the following definition—
““prescribed testing authority” means such person authorised by the Secretary of State under section 8 of the Transport Act 1982 to carry on a vehicle testing business within the meaning of Part II of that Act as may be prescribed” and
(b)the following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (1)—
“(1A)References in any provision of this Act to an authorised inspector are references to an authorised inspector under section 8 of the Transport Act 1982 and, where the function to which that provision relates is one of those specified in section 9 of that Act (testing and surveillance functions), are limited to an authorised inspector authorised under section 8 to exercise that function.”.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C4The text of ss. 10(2)–(9), 11, 18, 19(1)(3), 20, 21(3)–(5), 22, 23(3)(4), 24, 65, 67, 68, Sch. 4, Sch. 5 paras. 17(2), 20, 21–23 and Sch. 6 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
24E+W+SThe power conferred by section 87 of that Act to repeal section 10 of that Act and certain connected provisions by order includes power to make such other amendments in that Act and such amendments in this Act as are required in consequence of the repeal.
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