The Driving Standards Agency and the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (Merger) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2014

Working Time Regulations 1998

9.—(1) The Working Time Regulations 1998(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2) In regulation 28(1) —

(a) in the definition of “enforcement authority” for “VOSA” substitute “DVSA”.

(b) omit “; and “VOSA” means the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency”.

(c) at the appropriate place insert ““DVSA” means the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency;”.

(3) In regulation 28(2)(c) for “VOSA” substitute “DVSA”.

(4) In regulation 28(6) for “VOSA” substitute “DVSA”.

(5) Paragraph (6) applies where a person has been appointed as an inspector by the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) under paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Working Time Regulations 1998 (“the 1998 Regulations”) and that appointment is in force immediately before 1st April 2014.

(6) That person is deemed to have been appointed as an inspector for the purposes of the 1998 Regulations by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (“DVSA”).

(7) Paragraph (8) applies in relation to anything done before 1st April 2014 by VOSA or an inspector appointed by VOSA because VOSA was an enforcement authority for the purposes of the 1998 Regulations.

(8) For the purpose of the DVSA carrying out its duty to enforce the 1998 Regulations, the thing done is to be treated as having been done by the DVSA, or an inspector appointed by the DVSA, as the case may be.

(1)

S.I. 1998/1833 as amended by S.I. 2003/1684 and S.I. 2006/557 and other amendments not relevant to these Regulations.