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(1)Where traffic regulation conditions have been determined under section 7 of this Act, it shall be the duty of [F1the traffic commissioner by whom any relevant licence or permit has been granted] [F1a traffic commissioner] to attach the conditions to that licence or, as the case may be, to that permit.
(2)In this section—
“licence” means a PSV operator’s licence;
“permit” means a permit under section 22 of this Act;
and a licence or permit is relevant for the purposes of this section if a local service registered under section 6 of this Act by the holder of the licence or permit is affected by the conditions.
(3)[F2Where the traffic commissioner who determined the traffic regulation conditions and the traffic commissioner who granted the relevant licence or permit are different, it shall be the duty of the commissioner determining the conditions to send to the other commissioner—
(a)details of the conditions; and
(b)the name of the person registering the particulars of the local service.]
(4)If traffic regulation conditions which have been attached to a licence or permit under this section are subsequently varied or revoked, [F3it shall be the duty of the traffic commissioner or commissioners concerned to] [F3a traffic commissioner must] secure that the conditions as so attached are correspondingly varied or (as the case may be) removed.
(5)Traffic regulation conditions shall be of no effect to the extent to which they are incompatible with any provision made by or under any enactment prohibiting or restricting the use of any road by traffic.
(6)Where the operator of a local service is unable both to operate the service in accordance with the particulars of the service registered under section 6 of this Act and to comply with—
(a)traffic regulation conditions; or
(b)any other provision of a kind mentioned in subsection (5) above;
any failure to operate the service in accordance with those particulars which occurs at any time before the expiry of the prescribed period beginning with the coming into force of the conditions or provision shall be disregarded to the extent to which it is attributable to his having to comply with the conditions or provision.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 8(1) substituted (E.W.) (3.7.2013) by The Local Transport Act 2008 (Traffic Commissioners) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1644), art. 1(1), Sch. 3 (with art. 7)
F2S. 8(3) omitted (E.W.) (3.7.2013) by virtue of The Local Transport Act 2008 (Traffic Commissioners) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1644), art. 1(1), Sch. 3 (with art. 7)
F3Words in s. 8(4) substituted (E.W.) (3.7.2013) by The Local Transport Act 2008 (Traffic Commissioners) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1644), art. 1(1), Sch. 3 (with art. 7)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 6-9 applied (28.7.1998) by 1998 c. iii, s. 1, Sch. s. 54 of Order
Ss. 6-9 restricted (E.W.) (26.10.2001 for E. and otherwiseprosp.) by 2000 c. 38, ss. 129(1)-(3), 275; S.I. 2001/3342, art. 2, Sch.
Ss. 6-9: power to modify conferred (E.W.) (1.8.2001 for E. and 26.10.2001 for W.) by 2000 c. 38, s. 134(2)(a); S.I. 2001/2788, art. 2, Sch. 1 para. 2; S.I. 2001/3342, art. 2, Sch.
C2Ss. 6-9 excluded by 2000 c. 38, s. 123J(2) (as inserted (E.W.) (27.4.2017 for specified purposes, 27.6.2017 in so far as not already in force) by Bus Services Act 2017 (c. 21), ss. 4, 26(3)) (with transitional provisions (24.4.2018) in S.I. 2018/406, regs. 1(2), 4-8 (with reg. 1(3)))
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