The Community Bus (Amendment) Regulations 1997

Made8th December 1997

Laid before Parliament10th December 1997

Coming into force1st January 1998

The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 60(1) and (1A) of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 19811 and sections 23(2)(b) and 137(1)2 of the Transport Act 19853, after consulting with representative organisations in accordance with section 61(2) of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the Community Bus (Amendment) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 1st January 1998.

Amendment of conditions to be fulfilled by driver of bus2

In regulation 3(3) of the Community Bus Regulations 19864, for paragraphs (b) and (c) there shall be substituted—

b
has held such a licence for a period of, or periods amounting in aggregate to, not less than 2 years,
c
is 21 years of age or over, and
d
if he is 70 years of age or over, is not suffering from a relevant disability in respect of which the Secretary of State would be bound to refuse to grant him a licence authorising the driving of a class of vehicles in sub-category D1

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

Helene HaymanParliamentary Under Secretary of State,Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions8th December 1997

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations further amend the Community Bus Regulations 1986 by altering the requirements which must be met by a person driving a bus under a community bus permit.

It is provided that a person holding a licence to drive vehicles in category B only must, upon reaching the age of 70, comply with the medical standards applicable to a licence to drive vehicles in sub-category D1.