PART 6Amendment of the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995

Amendment of section 27 (revocation of standard licences)43

1

In section 27(1)—

a

in paragraph (a)—

i

after “satisfies” insert “one or more of”; and

ii

for “13A(2)” substitute “13A”; and

b

in paragraph (b)—

i

for “in accordance with Article 4 of the 2009 Regulation” substitute “by the licence-holder”;

ii

after “satisfies” insert “one or more of”; and

iii

for “of section 13A(3)” substitute “set out in paragraph 14A(1) and (2), or (1) and (3), of Schedule 3”.

2

In section 27(3A)14, omit “, in accordance with Article 13.1 of the 2009 Regulation,”.

3

After section 27(3A) insert—

3AA

The time limit set under subsection (3A) may not exceed, beginning with the day after the date of the notice—

a

6 months, or

b

9 months if the licence-holder ceases to have a suitable number of individuals designated under section 13A(3)(a)(ii) or (b) because—

i

a transport manager is physically incapacitated or deceased, and

ii

more than 6 months is required to recruit a replacement transport manager.