81 Interpretation of references to the operator of a vehicle or service.E+W+S
(1)For the purposes of this Act—
(a)regulations may make provision as to the person who is to be regarded as the operator of a vehicle which is made available by one holder of a PSV operator’s licence to another under a hiring arrangement; and
(b)where regulations under paragraph (a) above do not apply, the operator of a vehicle is—
(i)the driver, if he owns the vehicle; and
(ii)in any other case, the person for whom the driver works (whether under a contract of employment or any other description of contract personally to do work).
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Textual Amendments
F1S. 81(2) repealed by Transport Act 1985 (c. 67, SIF 126), s. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 12, Sch. 8