(This note is not part of the Regulations)
Article 13(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3820/85 of the 20th December 1985 on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport provides that Member States may in urgent cases grant a temporary exception for a period not exceeding 30 days to transport operations carried out in exceptional circumstances. These Regulations provide that until 31st January 1993 any time spent driving in the exceptional circumstances occasioned by severe weather conditions in Scotland or the effects or consequences of such exceptional circumstances shall not be taken into account for the purposes of the application of Articles 6, 8 and 9 of the Council Regulations.