Part VI

Drivers’ Hours

Authorisation of field tests
96A
1
The Secretary of State may authorise a person to carry out tests (“field tests”) of—
a
recording equipment that has not been type-approved
as required by Article 11A
of the
EU
Tachographs Regulation (granting of type-approval), or
b
modifications or additions to recording equipment that has been so approved.
2
An authorisation is to be in writing.
3
The Secretary of State may withdraw an authorisation by giving written notice.
4
An authorisation may contain conditions which may in particular relate to—
a
the places where and equipment by means of which a field test is, or is to be, carried out;
b
the procedure to be adopted in carrying out a field test;
c
the records to be kept and the evidence to be furnished of the carrying out of a field test;
d
the training of persons for carrying out field tests;
e
the inspection by or on behalf of the Secretary of State of places where and equipment by means of which field tests are, or are to be, carried out;
f
the display, at the places where field tests are carried out, of signs indicating that field tests are carried out there by persons approved by the Secretary of State.
5
The Secretary of State must from time to time publish lists of the persons currently authorised under this section.
Pt. VI (ss. 95–103) modified by S.I. 1986/1459, arts. 2, 3
Pt. VI (ss. 95-103) excluded (23.6.1999) by S.I. 1999/1736, art. 8(1)(a)(6)(7)
Pt. VI modified (16.8.2006) by The Dover Harbour Revision Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/2167), arts. 1(1), 27
S. 96A inserted (2.3.2016) by The Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Tachographs) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/248), regs. 1(2), 3
Words in s. 96A(1)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Drivers' Hours and Tachographs (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/453), regs. 1(3), 34; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)