(1)The transitional provisions and transitory modifications of this Act contained in Schedule 6 shall have effect.
(2)Without prejudice to the generality of paragraphs 2 to 4 of that Schedule, an existing licence shall continue in force as if it had been issued under this Act, and in this Act or any other enactment, instrument or document, any reference to, or including a reference to, an operator’s licence issued under this Act shall, so far as the nature of the reference permits, be construed as including a reference to an existing licence.
(3)In subsection (2) “existing licence” means any operator’s licence within the meaning of Part V of the M1Transport Act 1968 which was in force immediately before the commencement of this Act.
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(1)The enactments mentioned in Schedule 7 shall have effect subject to the amendments there specified (being amendments consequential upon the provisions of this Act).
(2)The enactments and instruments specified in Schedule 8 are repealed or revoked to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.
(1)Subject to section 50(2) (which makes provision in relation to the commencement of section 50 and Schedule 5) this Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint.
(2)An order under subsection (1) may contain such transitional provisions and savings as appear to the Secretary of State to be necessary or expedient in connection with the coming into force of any provision of this Act which reproduces the effect of any provision of the M2Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 which was not brought into force before the appointed day.
(3)Where any provision of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 was brought into force before the appointed day by an order containing transitional provisions or savings in connection with the coming into force of that provision, an order under subsection (1) may contain corresponding transitional provisions or savings in connection with the coming into force of any provision of this Act which reproduces the effect of that provision of that Act.
(4)In subsections (2) and (3) “the appointed day” means the day appointed under subsection (1).
Subordinate Legislation Made
P1S. 61 power fully exercised (21.8.1995): 1.1.1996 appointed day for whole act except section 50 and Sch. 5 by S.I. 1995/2181, arts. 1, 2
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(1)This Act may be cited as the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995.
(2)The amendments specified in Schedule 7 and the repeals and revocations specified in Schedule 8 have the same extent as the enactments and instruments to which they relate.
(3)Subject to subsection (2), this Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.