C1Part II Driver Information Systems
Licensing for driver information systems
9 Requirement for licence to operate driver information system.
1
Except as provided under subsection (2) below, no person shall operate a driver information system in relation to public roads in England or Wales or Scotland unless he is authorised to do so by a licence granted to him by the Secretary of State.
2
The Secretary of State may, by order, direct that this Part of this Act shall not apply to any description of driver information system specified in the order; and the description of a system may be framed by reference to any of its characteristics, its effects or any other circumstances.
3
F1The holding by a person of a licence under this section shall not relieve him of—
a
any liability in respect of a failure to hold F2a licence under section 8 of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 ; or
b
any obligation to comply with requirements imposed by or under Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Communications Act 2003 (electronic communications networks and electronic communications services).
4
Any person who operates a driver information system in contravention of this section commits an offence.
5
A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable—
a
on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; and
b
on conviction on indictment, to a fine.
Pt. II (ss. 8–15) excluded by S.I. 1990/865, art. 2(1)(2)