PART 4Amendment of the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010

Amendment of the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act (Northern Ireland) 20108

The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act (Northern Ireland) 20107 is amended in accordance with regulations 9 and 10.

Amendment to section 12A (requirements for standard licences)9

Omit section 12A(3)(c).

Amendments to Schedule 5 (transitional provisions)10

In Schedule 58—

a

omit paragraph 1 (interpretation for paragraphs 2 and 3),

b

in paragraph 2 (existing operator’s licence to be treated as heavy goods vehicle licence)—

i

in the words before sub-paragraph (a), for “the commencement date” substitute “17th March 2022”;

ii

in sub-paragraphs (a) to (g), in each place it occurs, for “the commencement date” substitute “17th March 2022”;

c

in the heading to paragraph 3, omit “and 2009 Regulation”;

d

in paragraph 3 (transport manager to continue under Act as amended)—

i

in the words before sub-paragraph (a)—

aa

omit “and the 2009 Regulation”;

bb

for “the commencement date” substitute “17th March 2022”;

ii

in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b), in each place it occurs, omit “and Article 4(1)(b) of the 2009 Regulation”.