The Drivers' Hours (Passenger Vehicles) (Exemptions) (Amendment) Regulations 1970

Statutory Instruments

1970 No. 649

ROAD TRAFFIC

The Drivers' Hours (Passenger Vehicles) (Exemptions) (Amendment) Regulations 1970

Made

30th April 1970

Laid before Parliament

11th May 1970

Coming into Operation

12th May 1970

The Minister of Transport, in exercise of his powers under section 96(10) of the Transport Act 1968 and of all other enabling powers, and after consultation with representative organisations in accordance with section 101(6) of the said Act of 1968, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

1.  These Regulations shall come into operation on the 12th May 1970, and may be cited as the Drivers' Hours (Passenger Vehicles) (Exemptions) (Amendment) Regulations 1970.

2.  The Drivers' Hours (Passenger Vehicles) (Exemptions) Regulations 1970(1) shall have effect as though, after Regulation 4, there were added the following Regulation:—

   

“5.   Any driver of a passenger vehicle who spends time on duty during a working day to meet a special need, that is to say work done in connection with the carriage of persons suffering from physical or mental disability to or from any place at which social or recreational facilities for them are specially provided, is hereby exempted from the requirements of section 96(3) in relation to that day, subject to the conditions that—

(a) he is able to obtain rest and refreshment during that day for a period which is, or for periods which taken together are, not less than the time by which the working day exceeds 10 hours,

(b) that day does not exceed 14 hours, and

(c) he has not taken advantage of this exemption from the requirements of section 96(3) on more than one previous working day which forms part of the working week of which that day forms part.”.

   

Given under the Official Seal of the Minister of Transport the 30th April 1970.

L.S.

Fred Mulley

Minister of Transport

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Drivers' Hours (Passenger Vehicles) (Exemptions) Regulations 1970 provide (inter alia) an exemption from the requirements of section 96(3) of the Transport Act 1968 (which specifies the length of a working day for drivers of passenger vehicles) to enable such drivers to meet a special need. These Regulations amend the 1970 Regulations to provide a similar exemption where the special need is for the carriage of handicapped persons for certain social and recreational purposes.

(1)

(1970 I, p. 635).