Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995

1. Introductory Text

2. Functions of traffic commissioners

   1. 1. Functions of traffic commissioners

3. Operators' licences

   1. 2. Obligation to hold operator’s licence

   2. 3. “Standard” and “restricted” licences

   3. 4. Temporary exemptions

4. Vehicles authorised to be used under a licence

   1. 5. Vehicles authorised to be used under operator’s licence

   2. 6. Maximum numbers of vehicles

5. Operating centres

   1. 7. Operating centres to be specified in operators' licences

6. Applications for licences

   1. 8. Applications for operators' licences

   2. 9. Convictions etc. subsequent to the making of an application

   3. 10. Publication by traffic commissioner of notice of application for licence

   4. 11. Publication in locality affected of notice of application for licence

   5. 12. Objections to, and representations against, issue of operators' licences

7. Determination of applications

   1. 13. Determination of applications for operators' licences

   2. 14. Determinations where objections etc are made on environmental grounds

   3. 15. Issue of operators' licences

   4. 16. Duration of operators' licences

8. Variation of licences

   1. 17. Variation of operators' licences

   2. 18. Publication of notice of applications for variation in any locality affected

   3. 19. Objection to, and refusal of, applications to vary operators' licences on environmental grounds

   4. 20. Variation of licences: further provisions

9. Conditions attached to licences

   1. 21. Conditions for securing road safety

   2. 22. Conditions as to matters required to be notified to traffic commissioner

   3. 23. Conditions as to use of operating centres

10. Interim licences and interim variations

    1. 24. Interim operators' licences

    2. 25. Interim variations

11. Revocation etc. of operators' licences

    1. 26. Revocation, suspension and curtailment of operators' licences

    2. 27. Revocation of standard licences

    3. 28. Disqualification

    4. 29. Revocation and disqualification etc: supplementary provisions

12. Review of operating centres

    1. 30. Periods of review for operating centres

    2. 31. Power to remove operating centres on review

    3. 32. Power to attach conditions on review

13. Transfer of operating centres

    1. 33. Transfer of operating centres

14. Environmental matters

    1. 34. Determinations as to environmental matters

15. Inquiries

    1. 35. Power of traffic commissioners to hold inquiries

16. Review of decisions and appeals

    1. 36. Review of decisions

    2. 37. Rights of appeal in connection with operators' licences

17. Forgery, false statements, etc.

    1. 38. Forgery of documents, etc

    2. 39. False statements

18. Enforcement etc.

    1. 40. Inspection of maintenance facilities

    2. 41. Power to seize documents etc

    3. 42. Meaning of “officer” and powers of police constables

    4. 43. Evidence by certificate

19. Miscellaneous

    1. 44. Assessors

    2. 45. Fees

    3. 46. Holding companies and subsidiaries

    4. 47. Partnerships

    5. 48. Operators' licences not to be transferable etc

    6. 49. Certificates of qualification

20. Large goods vehicles

    1. 50. Large goods vehicles

21. General provisions

    1. 51. Time for bringing proceedings

    2. 52. Destination of fines: Scotland

    3. 53. Method of calculating weight of motor vehicles

    4. 54. Saving for law of nuisance

    5. 55. Protection of public interests

    6. 56. Secretary of State’s power to hold inquiries

22. Regulations and orders

    1. 57. Regulations and orders

23. Interpretation

    1. 58. General interpretation

24. Supplementary provisions

    1. 59. Transitional provision etc

    2. 60. Consequential amendments and repeals

    3. 61. Commencement

    4. 62. Short title and extent

25. 1. Schedule 1

       Meaning of “small goods vehicle”.

    2. Schedule 2

       Information about, and convictions of, applicants for and holders of operators' licences.

    3. Schedule 3

       Qualifications for standard licence.

    4. Schedule 4

       Transfer of operating centres.

    5. Schedule 5

       Consignment notes.

    6. Schedule 6

       Transitional provisions, transitory modifications and savings.

    7. Schedule 7

       Large goods vehicles.

    8. Schedule 8

       Repeals and revocations.

       1. Part I Enactments repealed.

       2. Part II Subordinate legislation revoked.