The Community Drivers' Hours (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Temporary Exception) Regulations 2001

3.—(1) Pursuant to Article 13(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3820/85 of 20th December 1985 on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport(1) (“the Council Regulation”) until 4th April 2001, and in order to meet the exceptional circumstances occasioned by the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Great Britain, or the effects or consequences of such exceptional circumstances, any time spent driving a vehicle for the purpose of—

(a) the collection or delivery to or from a farm of agricultural products, fertiliser, fuel, disinfectants, herbicides and pesticides; or

(b) the movement of livestock; or

(c) the transport of feeding stuff and grain,

shall not be taken into account for the purposes of Article 6(2) of that Regulation.

(2) In relation to the driving of a vehicle in the exceptional circumstances and for the purposes mentioned in paragraph (1) above, the said Council Regulation shall have effect as if:—

(a) in Article 6, paragraph 1 first sentence, for the reference to “nine hours” there were substituted “ten hours” and the second sentence of that paragraph were deleted;

(b) in Article 8, paragraph 3 first sentence, for the reference to “45 consecutive hours” there were substituted “24 consecutive hours” and the remainder of that paragraph were deleted.

(1)

O.J. No. L370, 31.12.85, p. 1.