Statutory Instruments
ROAD TRAFFIC
Made
6th December 1988
Laid before Parliament
13th December 1988
Coming into force
3rd January 1989
The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 89(1) and 91(1) of the Transport Act 1968(1) and now vested in him(2), and of all other enabling powers, and after consultation with representative organisations in accordance with section 91(8) of the said Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:—
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Goods Vehicles (Operators' Licences, Qualifications and Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1988 and shall come into force on 3rd January 1989.
2. The Goods Vehicles (Operators' Licences, Qualifications and Fees) Regulations 1984(3) are hereby amended in accordance with the following provisions of these Regulations.
3. In regulation 35(1A)—
(a)for the words“on or after 1st May 1986” there shall be substituted“on or after 3rd January 1989”; and
(b)in sub-paragraph (a) for“£20” there shall be substituted“£60”.
4. In regulation 35(1B)(b) for“£15” there shall be substituted“£60”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Peter Bottomley
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Transport
6th December 1988
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations further amend the Goods Vehicles (Operators' Licences, Qualifications and Fees) Regulations 1984.
The fee prescribed in respect of the grant and variation of a goods vehicles operators' licence is increased from £20 and £15 respectively to £60 with effect from 3rd January 1989.
1968 c. 73; section 89(1) was amended by Part II of Schedule 9 to the Transport Act 1980 (c. 34) (“the 1980 Act”), and by Schedule 6 to the Transport Act 1982 (c. 49) (“the 1982 Act”); section 91(1) was amended by Part II of Schedule 9 to the 1980 Act, and by Part II of Schedule 4 to the 1982 Act.
S.I. 1970/1681, 1976/1775, 1979/571 and 1981/238.
S.I. 1984/176; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1986/666 and 1987/841.