SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5 Minor and Consequential Amendments

Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 (c. 14)

C123

In section 82 of that Act (general interpretation provisions)—

a

in subsection (1), after the definition of “prescribed” there shall be inserted the following definition—

prescribed testing authority” means such person authorised by the Secretary of State under section 8 of the Transport Act 1982 to carry on a vehicle testing business within the meaning of Part II of that Act as may be prescribed

b

the following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (1)—

1A

References in any provision of this Act to an authorised inspector are references to an authorised inspector under section 8 of the Transport Act 1982 and, where the function to which that provision relates is one of those specified in section 9 of that Act (testing and surveillance functions), are limited to an authorised inspector authorised under section 8 to exercise that function.