The Road Tolling (Interoperability of Electronic Road User Charging and Road Tolling Systems) Regulations 2007

Application of Regulations

3.—(1) These Regulations—

(a) apply to any new electronic toll system which is brought into service on or after 12th February 2007; but

(b) do not apply if an exemption certificate has been issued under regulation 5 in respect of the system and has not been revoked.

(2) A new electronic toll system is to be regarded as being brought into service when—

(a) a new system becomes operational for the purpose of charging and collecting tolls or fares;

(b) changes are made to an existing system which enable new electronic devices with significantly improved technical specifications to be used for the purpose of charging and collecting tolls or fares;

(c) new equipment is introduced into an existing system which results in a significant improvement in the way the system operates; or

(d) there is a significant addition to the roads or ferries to which an existing system applies (for example, by the addition of a new bridge, tunnel or other road or the replacement of a road by a ferry service).

(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2), it is irrelevant whether a system was an electronic toll system before the occurrence of the events described in that paragraph.