The Community Drivers’ Hours and Recording Equipment Regulations 2007

Statutory Instruments

2007 No. 1819

ROAD TRAFFIC

The Community Drivers’ Hours and Recording Equipment Regulations 2007

Made

25th June 2007

Coming into force

2nd July 2007

These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 95(1) and (1A), 101(2) and (5) and 157 of the Transport Act 1968(1) and section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972(2).

The Secretary of State for Transport is a Minister designated(3) for the purpose of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the regulation of the type, description, construction or equipment of vehicles and the regulation and supervision of working conditions of persons engaged in road transport.

It appears to the Secretary of State for Transport that it is necessary or expedient that references to Community instruments in these Regulations be construed as references to those instruments as amended from time to time.

The Secretary of State has consulted with such representative organisations as he saw fit in accordance with section 101(6) of the Transport Act 1968.

In accordance with section 101(3A) of the Transport Act 1968 and paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before Parliament and has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Accordingly, the Secretary of State for Transport makes the following Regulations.

(1)

1968 c.73. Section 95(1) was amended by, and section 95(1A) was inserted by, section 2(1) of the Road Traffic (Drivers’ Ages and Hours of Work) Act 1976 (c.3) (in these footnotes, the “1976 Act”) and section 95(2)(c) was inserted by the Community Drivers’ Hours and Recording Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/2006); Section 96(11A) was inserted by the European Communities Act 1972 (c.68), section 4 and Schedule 4, paragraph 9 and subsequently amended by the Community Drivers’ Hours and Recording Equipment Regulations 1986 (S.I. 1986/1457), regulation 2, by the 1976 Act, section 2(1) and by the Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c.48) sections 37, 38 and 46; section 96(11B) was inserted by the Transport Act 1978 (c.55) section 10; section 101(3) was amended by, and section 101(3A) was inserted by, section 2(1) of the 1976 Act; and relevant amendments were made to section 103(1) by the Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/1904), regulation 8 and the 1976 Act, section 2(1).

(2)

1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) (in these footnotes the “2006 Act”); paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the 2006 Act and paragraph 2(2) was amended by section 27(2) of the 2006 Act.

(3)

S.I.1972/1811 and S.I. 1975/1707.