The Public Service Vehicles (International Passenger Services) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“the 1967 Act” means the Transport Act (Northern Ireland) 1967(1);

“the 1995 Order” means the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(2);

“bus operator’s licence” means a bus operator’s licence within the meaning of section 4(3) of the 1967 Act;

“Department” means the Department for Infrastructure;

“EEA State” means a State, not being a Member State, which is a party to the EEA Agreement;

“Interbus” means the Agreement on the international occasional carriage of passengers by coach and bus(4);

“Regulation 1071/2009” means Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing common rules concerning the conditions to be complied with to pursue the occupation of road transport operator(5);

“Regulation 1073/2009” means Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for access to the international market for coach and bus services(6).

(2) For the purposes of Regulation 1073/2009 and Interbus, “authorised inspecting officer” means—

(a) a constable in uniform; or

(b) a vehicle examiner appointed under Article 74 of the 1995 Order.

(3) Terms and expressions used in Regulation 1073/2009 or Interbus have the same meaning in these Regulations.

(4) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(7) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.

(1)

1967 c. 37 (N.I.)

(2)

S.I. 1995/2994 (N.I. 18); relevant amendments are as follows. Article 74 was amended by paragraph 12 of Schedule 3 to the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (2010 c. 2 (N.I.)) and regulation 7(2) of the Road Vehicles (Powers to Stop) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/996)

(3)

Section 4 was amended by section 18(1) of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to, the Transport Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (2011 c. 11 (N.I.)). There are other amendments to section 4 which are not related to these Regulations

(4)

OJ No. L321, 26.11.2002, p. 13

(5)

OJ No. L300, 14.11.2009, p. 51

(6)

OJ No. L300, 14.11.2009, p. 88

(7)

1954 c. 33 (N.I.)