The Licensing of Operators and International Road Haulage (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Amendment of the Goods Vehicles (Community Licence) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013

8.—(1) The Goods Vehicles (Community Licence), Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1)—

(a) in the definition of “Community Licence”, for “1072/2009” substitute “(EC) No 1072/2009(2) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 on common rules for access to the international road haulage market as it has effect in EU law as amended from time to time”;

(b) in the definition of “Department”, for “of the Environment” substitute “for Infrastructure”;

(c) after the definition of “driver attestation”, insert—

““EU driver attestation” means a driver attestation issued under Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009(3) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 on common rules for access to the international road haulage market as it has effect in EU law as amended from time to time;

“exit day” has the meaning given in section 20 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018;”;

(d) after the definition of “standard operator’s licence”, insert

““UK licence for the Community” means a licence issued under Article 4 of Regulation 1072/2009.”.

(3) In regulation 3, after “Community licence” insert “etc.”.

(4) In regulation 5—

(a) in the heading and in paragraph (1), for “Community licence” substitute “UK licence for the Community”;

(b) for paragraph (2), substitute—

“(2) On and after exit day a Community licence issued by a competent authority referred to in regulation 4 is treated as a UK licence for the Community.”;

(c) for paragraph (3), substitute—

“(3) Subject to regulation 11(1) (supply of information), the holder of a UK licence for the Community is entitled to be issued with a driver attestation if the holder complies with the requirements of Article 5(1A) of Regulation 1072/2009.”;

(d) after paragraph (3), insert—

“(4) On and after exit day any driver attestation issued by the Department under the provisions of Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 on common rules for access to the international road haulage market is treated as a driver attestation for the purposes of Article 5(1A) of Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009.”.

(5) In regulation 6—

(a) in the heading and in the regulation, for each occurrence of “Community licence” substitute “UK licence for the Community”; and

(b) in paragraph (1), after “Northern Ireland of” omit “Community”.

(6) In regulation 7, in the heading and in paragraphs (1) to (3), for each occurrence of “Community licence” substitute “UK licence for the Community”.

(7) In regulation 11, for each occurrence of “Community licence” substitute “UK licence for the Community”.

(8) In regulation 12, in the heading and in paragraph (1), for each occurrence of “Community licence” substitute “UK licence for the Community”.

(1)

S.R. 2013 No. 115.

(2)

OJ No. L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 72.

(3)

OJ No. L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 72.