7.—(1) Kent County Council may issue a permit—
(a)during a traffic restriction period to the driver of a heavy commercial vehicle in Kent that is not on the M26 Motorway (“cross-Channel permit”); or
(b)to the holder of an operator's licence with an operating centre in Kent (“local haulier permit”).
(2) Highways England Company Limited may issue a permit—
(a)under paragraph (1)(a); or
(b)during a traffic restriction period to the driver of a heavy commercial vehicle on the M26 Motorway (“M26 Motorway permit”).
(3) A permit issued under—
(a)paragraph (1)(a) must be in writing and is valid for a period of 24 hours from the time of issue;
(b)paragraph (1)(b) must be in writing, specify the address of the holder's operating centre in Kent and is valid until withdrawn by Kent County Council in writing;
(c)paragraph (2)(b) must be in writing and is valid for a period of 3 hours from the time of issue.
Commencement Information
I1Art. 7 in force at 31.10.2019, see art 1(1); S.I. 2019/1388, art. 1(b)