The following provisions of the 1981 Act shall cease to have effect—
(a)section 28 (terms and conditions of employment of persons employed by holders of PSV operators' licences) ; and
(b)sections 47 and 48 (experimental areas).
The following section shall be inserted in the 1981 Act after section 9 (prohibition on driving unfit public service vehicle following inspection under section 8)—
(1)Section 8 of this Act shall apply, with the omission of subsection (1)(b), to any motor vehicle (other than a tramcar) which is adapted to carry more than eight passengers but is not a public service vehicle as it applies to a public service vehicle.
(2)Section 9 of this Act shall apply to any such motor vehicle as it applies to a public service vehicle with the omission of subsection (4).”