The Road Transport Operator Regulations 2011

Purpose and interpretation E+W+S

2.—(1) These Regulations implement Regulation 1071/2009.

(2) In these Regulations —

“the commencement date” means 4th December 2011;

“Regulation 1071/2009” means Regulation (EC) No. 1071/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing common rules concerning the conditions to be complied with to pursue the occupation of road transport operator and repealing Council Directive 96/26/EC(1);

“the 1981 Act” means the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981(2);

“the 1995 Act” means the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995(3).

(3) Unless the context otherwise requires, expressions used in Regulation 1071/2009 have the same meaning when used in these Regulations.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 2 in force at 4.12.2011, see reg. 1(1)

(1)

OJ No L 300, 14. 11.09, p 51.

(2)

1981 c.14. Section 4 was amended by the Transport Act 1985 (c.67), section 3(2) and by the Local Transport Act 2008 (c.26), section 2(1) to (6). Section 12 was amended by the Transport Act 1985, section 1 and Schedule 1, paragraph 4 and section 3 and Schedule 2, Part II. Section 14 was amended by the Transport Act 1985, section 3 and Schedule 2, Part II and by the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 (c.40), sections 59 and 68 and Schedule 14, paragraph 2. Section 14A was inserted by the Transport Act 1985, section 25 and was amended by the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994, sections 60, 68 and 81 and Schedule 14, paragraph 3 and Schedule 17. Section 16A was inserted by S.I. 1999/2431, regulation 5. Section 17 was amended by the Transport Act 1985, sections 3 and 139(2) and Schedule 2, Part II, paragraph 4(8) and Schedule 7, paragraph 21(5) and (6) and by the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994, sections 62, 68 and 81 and Schedules 14 and 17. Section 17A was inserted by the Transport Act 1985, section 5. Section 57 was amended by the Transport Act 1985, sections 1 and 139(3), Schedule 1, paragraph 9 and Schedule 8, and by the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (c.9), section 67(1) and Schedule 6, paragraph 26. Section 82(1) was amended by the Local Transport Act 2008, section 2(7) and by the Transport Act 1985, section 3(5) and Schedule 2, Part II, paragraphs (1) and (20). Schedule 3 was amended by the Transport Act 1985, section 3 and Schedule 2, Part II; by the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c.44), section 304 and Schedule 32, Part I; by the Road Safety Act 2006 (c.49), section 7; by the Armed Forces Act 2006 (c.52), section 378 and Schedule 16, paragraph 90 and section 383(2); by S.I. 1990/1851, regulation 2 and the Schedule; by S.I. 1999/2431, regulations 1(2), 3 and 4; and by S.I. 2004/3223, regulation 1(2).

(3)

1995 c.23. Section 2 was amended by the Transport Act 2000 (c.67), section 261. Section 12 was amended by the Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1997 (c.11), section 4 and Schedule 2, paragraph 59(1). Section 22 was amended by S.I. 2009/1941, article 2(1) and Schedule 1, paragraph 153. Section 24 was amended by S.I. 2009/1885, article 4(1) and Schedule 1, paragraphs 18 and 19. Section 35 was amended by S.I. 2009/1885, article 4(1) and Schedule 1, paragraphs 18 and 21. Section 49 was amended by .S.I. 1997/2971, article 6(1) and the Schedule, paragraph 24. Section 58(1) was amended by S.I. 2009/1941, article 2(1) and Schedule 1, paragraph 153(1) and (4). Schedule 3 was amended by the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c.49), section 304 and Schedule 32, Part I, paragraph 68; by the Armed Forces Act 2006 (c.52), section 378(1) and Schedule 16, paragraph 131; by S.I. 1999/1167, regulation 3; by S.I. 2004/3222, regulation 2; and by S.I. 1999/2430, regulations 2 to 4(2)(b) and 5(5).