The Road Transport (International Passenger Services) Regulations 1984

Non-Community regulated regular and shuttle services by public service vehicles registered in the United Kingdom

5.—(1) This Regulation applies to a public service vehicle registered in the United Kingdom which is being used for the international carriage of passengers by road which is not Community regulated but where the vehicle is being used to provide a service for the carriage of passengers of a description such as is mentioned in Article 1 or 2 of Council Regulation 117/66 (that is to say, a regular service, a special regular service or a shuttle service as defined in those Articles).

(2) The provisions of the Act of 1981 shall have effect as if—

(a) in relation to a vehicle to which this Regulation applies registered in Northern Ireland, sections 6, 12, 18 and 22 of the Act of 1981 were omitted; and

(b) in relation to a vehicle to which this Regulation applies registered in Great Britain or in Northern Ireland, for section 30 of the Act of 1981 there were substituted the following section:—

“30.— (1) No person shall cause or permit a public service vehicle to be used on a road for the international carriage of passengers unless there is in force in relation to the use of the vehicle, and is carried on the vehicle, an international passenger transport authorisation.

(2) A certifying officer or a public service vehicle examiner may at any time, on production if so required of his authority, require the operator or the driver of any such vehicle as is referred to in subsection (1) above, to produce and to permit him to inspect and copy an international passenger transport authorisation relating to the use of the vehicle, and for that purpose may require the vehicle to be stopped and may detain the vehicle for such time as is requisite for the purpose of inspecting and copying the authorisation.

(3) A person who—

(a) without reasonable excuse contravenes subsection (1) of this section, or

(b) without reasonable excuse fails to comply with a requirement of a certifying officer or public service vehicle examiner, or wilfully obstructs such officer or examiner, in the exercise of his powers under subsection (2) of this section,

shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale (within the meaning of section 75 of the Criminal Justice Act 1982(1),

(4) In this section `international passenger transport authorisation' means a licence, permit, authorisation or other document issued by the Secretary of State in pursuance of an international agreement or arrangement to which the United Kingdom is for the time being a party.”.

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1982 c.48.