The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Temporary Use in Great Britain) Regulations 1996

[F1 Exemption for Czech goods vehicles E+W+S

13.— (1) In this regulation—

“Czech goods vehicle” means a goods vehicle which—

(a)

is owned or operated by a person who is authorised under the law of the Czech Republic to engage in the international carriage of goods by road for hire or reward or on his own account;

(b)

in the case of a motor vehicle, is registered in the Czech Republic;

(c)

has been temporarily brought into Great Britain; and

(d)

is engaged in carrying goods by road on a journey some part of which has taken place, or will take place, outside the United Kingdom.

“relevant date” means the date on which the Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Czech Republic on international road transport signed on 27th of May 1998 comes into force.

(2) Where a Czech goods vehicle is not used at any time during the journey upon which it is engaged for the carriage of goods loaded at one place in the United Kingdom and delivered at another place in the United Kingdom—

(a) regulations 4, 5, 6 and 7 shall apply to the Czech goods vehicle as they apply to a foreign goods vehicle; and

(b) section 2(1) of the Act shall not apply to the use in Great Britain of the Czech goods vehicle for the carriage of any goods.

(3) On and after the relevant date, where a Czech goods vehicle is used at any time for the carriage of goods loaded at one place in the United Kingdom and delivered at another place in the United Kingdom section 2(1) of the Act shall have effect as set out in Schedule 5.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Reg. 13 substituted (19.3.2004) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Temporary Use in Great Britain) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/462), regs. 1, 2(4)