Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

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 (Text with EEA relevance)

Article 1U.K.Subject matter and scope

1.This Regulation governs admission to, and the pursuit of, the occupation of road transport operator.

2.This Regulation shall apply to all undertakings established in the [F1United Kingdom] which are engaged in the occupation of road transport operator. It shall also apply to undertakings which intend to engage in the occupation of road transport operator. References to undertakings engaged in the occupation of road transport operator shall, as appropriate, be considered to include a reference to undertakings intending to engage in such occupation.

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4.By way of derogation from paragraph 2, this Regulation shall, unless otherwise provided for in national law, not apply to:

(a)undertakings engaged in the occupation of road haulage operator solely by means of motor vehicles or combinations of vehicles the permissible laden mass of which does not exceed 3,5 tonnes. F3...;

(b)undertakings engaged in road passenger transport services exclusively for non-commercial purposes or which have a main occupation other than that of road passenger transport operator;

(c)undertakings engaged in the occupation of road transport operator solely by means of motor vehicles with a maximum authorised speed not exceeding 40 km/h.

[F44A.For the purposes of this Regulation, a qualifying licence issued to an undertaking constitutes an authorisation to pursue or engage in the occupation of road transport operator in the capacity of road haulage operator.]

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