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

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Exemptions and modifications for Cypriot goods vehiclesE+W+S

12.—(1) In this regulation “Cypriot goods vehicle” means a foreign goods vehicle which is owned by, or operated by or on behalf of, a person who is authorised under the law of the Republic of Cyprus to use the vehicle in that country for the international carriage of goods, and which, in the case of a motor vehicle, is registered in the Republic of Cyprus.

(2) Section 2(1) of the Act shall not apply to the use in Great Britain of a Cypriot goods vehicle for the carriage of any goods specified in paragraph 1, 2, 3, 5, 9, 10, 16, 22, 23 or 24 of Schedule 2.

(3) Section 2(1) of the Act shall not apply to the use in Great Britain of a Cypriot goods vehicle specified in Schedule 3.

(4) Section 2(1) of the Act shall not apply to the use in Great Britain of a Cypriot goods vehicle which is a vehicle used for the recovery of a damaged vehicle.

(5) In relation to a Cypriot goods vehicle used for the carriage of goods, for or in connection with any trade or business carried on by the user of the vehicle, in a case to which none of the preceding exemptions apply, section 2(1) of the Act shall have effect as if for the words from “(a) hire or reward” to the end of that subsection there were substituted the words

  • for or in connection with any trade or business carried on by him unless there is carried on the vehicle or, if that vehicle is a trailer, on the motor vehicle by which it is drawn a document containing the following particulars:—

    (a)

    the place at which and the date on which the document was made out;

    (b)

    the name and address of the carrier and a description of the nature of his business;

    (c)

    if the goods carried, or to be carried, or any of them, are to be collected from or delivered to, any person other than the carrier, the name and address of that person and a description of the nature of his business;

    (d)

    the place or places at which the vehicle is to be loaded or unloaded;

    (e)

    the nature and gross weight, or other indication of quantity, of the goods;

    (f)

    the carrying capacity of the vehicle by weight;

    (g)

    the index mark and registration number of the vehicle, or if the vehicle does not carry an index mark or any registration number, the chassis number of the vehicle;

    (h)

    the place of entry of the vehicle into, or of exit from, the United Kingdom;

    (i)

    the signature of the carrier or his authorised agent.

(6) In relation to a Cypriot goods vehicle used for the carriage of goods in a case to which none of the preceding exemptions nor the preceding modification apply, section 2(1) of the Act shall have effect as set out in Schedule 5.

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I1Reg. 12 in force at 26.9.1996, see reg. 1

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