The Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness, Equipment, Use and Certification) (Amendment) Regulations 1982

1.  These Regulations shall come into operation on 22nd February 1982, and may be cited as the Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness, Equipment, Use and Certification) (Amendment) Regulations 1982.

2.  The Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness, Equipment, Use and Certification) Regulations 1981 are amended so that for Regulation 4 (Exemption for Crown and visiting force vehicles), there is substituted the following new Regulation:—

   

“Exemptions

4.— (1) Part IV of these Regulations does not apply to any vehicle in the public service of the Crown or in the service of a visiting force or headquarters.

(2) Parts III and IV of these Regulations do not apply to a motor vehicle belonging to a local education authority and which is from time to time used by that authority to provide free school transport whether the vehicle is being used wholly or partly to provide such transport or to provide a local bus service.

(3) Regulation 43 does not apply to a motor vehicle not belonging to a local education authority at any time when that vehicle is being used by that authority to provide free school transport, and to carry as the only fare-paying passengers pupils other than those for whom free school transport is provided.

(4) in this Regulation:—

(a) “free school transport” has the meaning given by section 46(3) of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 as regards England and Wales and by section 46(4) of that Act as regards Scotland;

(b) “pupil” has the meaning given by section 114(1) of the Education Act 1944(1) as regards England and Wales and by section 135(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980(2) as regards Scotland; and

(c) references to a local education authority relate, as regards Scotland, to an education authority.”.

   

David Howell

Secretary of State for Transport

12th January 1982