InterpretationN.I.
2.—(1) In these Regulations—
[F1“the EU Tachographs Regulation” means Regulation (EU) No. 165/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 February 2014 on tachographs in road transport, as read with the Community Drivers’ Hours and Recording Equipment (Exemptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009;]
“company card”, “control card”, “driver card” and “workshop card” have the meanings given by [F2Article 2 of the EU Tachographs Regulation] to the Community Recording Equipment Regulation;
“the Department” means the [F3Department for Infrastructure] ;
“PIN” means personal identification number for use in connection with a workshop card;
“relevant vehicle” means a vehicle in which there is recording equipment
which has been installed in accordance with the [F4EU Tachographs Regulation] ; and
complies with Annexes IB and II to that Regulation;
“tachograph card” means a company card, control card, driver card or workshop card.
(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(1) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
[F5(3) A reference in this regulation to Annex IB to the EU Tachographs Regulation has effect, until the coming into force of that Annex, as a reference to Annex IB to Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3821/85 on recording equipment in road transport, as read with the Community Drivers’ Hours and Recording Equipment (Exemptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (31.10.2016) by The Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Tachographs) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/343), regs. 1(1), 4(2)(a)
F2Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (31.10.2016) by The Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Tachographs) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/343), regs. 1(1), 4(2)(b)
F3Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (18.2.2019) by The Road Traffic and Vehicles and Waterways (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/6), regs. 1(1), 11
F4Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (31.10.2016) by The Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Tachographs) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/343), regs. 1(1), 4(2)(c)
F5Reg. 2(3) added (31.10.2016) by The Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Tachographs) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/343), regs. 1(1), 4(3)
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