http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/23/section/46Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995An Act to consolidate Part V of the Transport Act 1968 and related provisions concerning the licensing of operators of certain goods vehicles.1995-07-19texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2025-11-04Expert Participation2025-11-01
Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995s. 5(6)(6A)Transport Act 2000s. 263s. 275(1)Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995s. 14(3)(b)(ia)Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026Sch. 2 para. 301Sch. 5 Pt. 1s. 5(2)Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995s. 19(7)(b)(ia)Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026Sch. 2 para. 302Sch. 5 Pt. 1s. 5(2)
Miscellaneous Holding companies and subsidiaries.461The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for the purpose of enabling any company or other body corporate which has one or more subsidiaries to hold an operator’s licence under which the vehicles authorised to be used consist of or include vehicles belonging to or in the possession of any of its subsidiaries.2Regulations under this section may—amodify or supplement any of the provisions of this Act, other than the excepted provisions, so far as appears to the Secretary of State to be necessary or expedient for or in connection with the purpose mentioned in subsection (1), andbmay contain such other supplementary and incidental provisions as appear to the Secretary of State to be requisite.3In this Act “the excepted provisions” means the following provisions ..., namely—asections 3, 3A, 4, 9(2) and (3)(b), 13A, 15(5) and (6), 20, 22(2) to (5), 27 and 49;bin section 58, in subsection (1), the definitions of “international transport operations”, “national transport operations”... and “transport manager”, and subsection (4); andcSchedule 3.Words in s. 46(3) omitted (4.12.2011) by virtue of The Road Transport Operator Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2632), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 16(a) (with Sch. 3 Pt. 2)Word in s. 46(3)(a) substituted (4.12.2011) by The Road Transport Operator Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2632), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 16(b) (with Sch. 3 Pt. 2)Word in s. 46(3)(a) inserted (19.7.2018) by Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Act 2018 (c. 19), ss. 11(6), 27(1)Words in s. 46(3)(b) omitted (17.3.2022) by virtue of The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 49