The Goods Vehicles (Enforcement Powers) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

Statutory Instruments

2009 No. 1965

Road Traffic

The Goods Vehicles (Enforcement Powers) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

Made

16th July 2009

Laid before Parliament

22nd July 2009

Coming into force

1st October 2009

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Schedule 1A to the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995(1).

The Secretary of State has consulted representative organisations in accordance with section 57(12) of the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995, and the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council in accordance with paragraph 24(1) of Schedule 7 to the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007(2).

(1)

1995 c. 23. Schedule 1A was inserted into the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995 by section 262(2) of and Schedule 30 to the Transport Act 2000 (2000 c. 38). Paragraph 8 of Schedule 1A is amended by section 126 of the Local Transport Act 2008 (2008 c. 26), and paragraph 11 is amended by the Transfer of Functions (Transport Tribunal and Appeal Panel) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1885) article 4(1) and Schedule 1, paragraph 23.

(2)

2007 c. 15. The effect of paragraph 24(1) of Schedule 7 to this Act is that the power of the Secretary of State to make procedural rules for any listed tribunal can be exercised only after consultation with the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council. The traffic commissioners for England and Wales are a listed tribunal for the purposes of paragraph 24(1) by virtue of the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council (Listed Tribunals) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2951).