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Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995

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Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995, Section 11 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 12 December 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

11 Publication in locality affected of notice of application for [F1heavy goods vehicle] licence.E+W+S

(1)Subject to subsection (3), [F2a traffic commissioner who is dealing with an application for [F3a heavy goods vehicle] licence] shall refuse the application without considering the merits unless he is satisfied that subsection (2) has been complied with in respect of each locality affected by the application.

(2)This subsection has been complied with in respect of a locality affected by an application [F4for a heavy goods vehicle licence] if, within the period beginning 21 days before the date on which the application is made and ending 21 days after that date, notice of the application in such form and containing such information as may be prescribed has been published in one or more local newspapers circulating in the locality.

(3)[F5A traffic commissioner] is not required by this section to refuse an application [F6for a heavy goods vehicle licence] if—

(a)he is satisfied as mentioned in subsection (1), save only that the form or contents of the notice of application as published in any newspaper did not comply with the prescribed requirements, and

(b)he is satisfied that no person’s interests are likely to have been prejudiced by the failure to comply with those requirements.

(4)For the purposes of this section a locality is affected by an application for [F7a heavy goods vehicle] licence if it contains any place [F8in the traffic area concerned] that will be an operating centre of the licence-holder if the application is granted.

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