Highways and transport
7.—(1) The exceptions listed under paragraph 10 of Part 1 of Schedule 7 (highways and transport) are amended in accordance with this article.
(2) For the exception which begins “Regulation of use of motor vehicles” substitute—
“Regulation of the construction and equipment of motor vehicles and trailers, and regulation of the use of motor vehicles and trailers on roads, apart from—
(a)any such regulation which—
(i)relates to schemes for imposing charges in respect of the use or keeping of vehicles on Welsh trunk roads (“trunk road charging schemes”), or
(ii)relates to the descriptions of motor vehicles and trailers which may be used under arrangements for persons to travel to and from the places where they receive education or training, unless the regulation is the setting of technical standards for construction or equipment of motor vehicles or trailers which differ from the standards that would or might otherwise apply to them; and
(b)regulation of the use of motor vehicles and trailers carrying animals for the purpose of protecting human, animal or plant health, animal welfare or the environment.”.
(3) For the exception which begins “Traffic regulation on special roads”, substitute—
“Traffic regulation on special roads, apart from regulation relating to trunk road charging schemes.
Pedestrian crossings.
Traffic signs, apart from the placing and maintenance of traffic signs relating to trunk road charging schemes.
Speed limits.”.
(4) In the exception which begins “Provision and regulation of railway services”, for paragraph (c) substitute—
“(c)is not made in connection with Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on public passenger transport services by rail and by road(1).”.
(5) In the exception “Transport security”, at the end insert “, apart from regulation relating to the carriage of adults who supervise persons travelling to and from the places where they receive education or training”.
(6) In—
(a)the exception which begins “Aviation”,
(b)the exception which begins “Shipping”, and
(c)the exception which begins “Harbours”,
for “, fish or plant” substitute “or plant”.
(7) After the last exception insert—
“Technical specifications for fuel for use in internal combustion engines.”.
OJ No. L315, 3.12.2007, p. 1.