The Community Bus Regulations 2009

Conditions of fitness for use of small bus

5.—(1) A small bus used under a permit must comply with the conditions of fitness specified in—

(a) regulations 41 to 43 of the 1986 Regulations(1); or

(b) alternatively, if the vehicle was first used before 1st April 1988, regulations 6 to 33, 35 to 44 and 45A of the Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness, Equipment, Use and Certification) Regulations 1981(2).

(2) For the purpose of this regulation the date on which a vehicle is first used is to be determined in accordance with regulation 3(3) of the 1986 Regulations.

(1)

Regulation 41A was inserted by the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2987), regulations 2 and 3; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

(2)

S.I. 1981/257, amended by S.I. 1982/1058, regulations 4 to 9; 1989/2359, regulations 4 to 6; 1995/305, regulation 3; 2002/335, regulations 2 and 4 to 10; and 2005/3128, regulation 2(1); there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.