The Road Transport (International Passenger Services) Regulations 2018

Interpretation

3.—(1) In these Regulations—

“the 1981 Act” means the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981(1);

“the 1981 Regulations” means the Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness, Equipment, Use and Certification) Regulations 1981(2);

“EEA State” means a State, not being a member State, which is a party to the EEA Agreement;

“Interbus” means the Agreement on the international occasional carriage of passengers by coach and bus(3);

“PSV operator’s licence” has the meaning given by section 82(1) of the 1981 Act;

“Regulation 1071/2009” means Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing common rules concerning the conditions to be complied with to pursue the occupation of road transport operator(4);

“Regulation 1073/2009” means Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for access to the international market for coach and bus services(5);

“traffic commissioner” means a commissioner appointed under section 4 of the 1981 Act;

(2) For the purposes of Regulation 1073/2009 and Interbus, “authorised inspecting officer” means—

(a) a police constable in uniform; or

(b) an examiner appointed under section 66A(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1988(6)

(3) Terms and expressions used in Regulation 1073/2009 or Interbus have the same meaning in these Regulations.

(1)

1981 c.14.

(2)

S.I. 1981/257 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(3)

OJ No. L321, 26.11.2002, p.13.

(4)

OJ No. L300, 14.11.2009, p. 51.

(5)

OJ No. L300, 14.11.2009, p.88.

(6)

Section 66A(1) was inserted by the Road Traffic Act 1991 (c.40).