Legal background
- The legislation relating to the preceding policy is set out in a combination of primary and subordinate legislation. The current provisions are the:
- International Road Haulage Permits Act 1975;
- Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994;
- Road Traffic Act 1988;
- Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981;
- The Goods Vehicles (Community Licences) Regulations 2011; and
- The Goods Vehicles (Community Licence) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2013.