Statutory Instruments

1981 No. 257

ROAD TRAFFIC

The Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness, Equipment, Use and Certification) Regulations 1981

Made

23rd February 1981

Laid before Parliament

10th March 1981

Coming into Operation

1st April 1981

The Minister of Transport (hereinafter referred to as “the Minister”) in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 130, 159 and 160(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1960(1), section 40(1) and (3) of the Road Traffic Act 1972, and sections 17(1) and 28(9) of the Transport Act 1980, and now vested in him(2), and of all other enabling powers, and after consultation with representative organisations in accordance with section 260(2) of the said Act of 1960(3) and section 199(2) of the said Act of 1972, and with the Council on Tribunals in accordance with section 10(1) of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

(1)

section 130 of which Act has been amended by section 43 of, and paragraph 2 of Part I of Schedule 5 to, the Transport Act 1980 (c.34); section 159 of which Act has been amended by section 38 of the Transport Act 1980; and section 160(1) of which Act has been amended by section 43 of, and paragraph 11 of Part I of Schedule 5 to, the Transport Act 1980.

(2)

As regards 1960 c. 16 by S.I. 1970/1681 and 1979/571, and as regards 1972 c. 20 by S.I. 1979/571.

(3)

section 260(2) of which Act has been amended by section 43 of, and paragraph 15 of Part I of Schedule 5 to, the Transport Act 1980.