For sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Act (qualifications for PSV operator’s licence) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph—

“(3)

A traffic commissioner shall determine that an individual is not of good repute if he has—

(a)

more than one conviction of a serious offence; or

(b)

been convicted of road transport offences.”

For sub-paragraph (5) of that paragraph there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph—

“(5)

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (3)(b) above a road transport offence is—

(a)

an offence under the law of any part of the United Kingdom relating to road transport including in particular—

(i)

an offence relating to drivers' hours of work or rest periods, the weights or dimensions of commercial vehicles, road or vehicle safety or the protection of the environment; and

(ii)

any other offence concerning professional liability; or

(b)

any corresponding offence under the law of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom.”