8.—(1) For the purpose of Article 28(1) of Regulation 181/2011, the designated bodies responsible for the enforcement of Regulation 181/2011 as regards regular services from points situated within the United Kingdom and regular services from a [F1country other than the United Kingdom or a member State] to such points are—
(a)in respect of a relevant person who holds one or more PSV operator's licences, the principal operating centre of whom is located within Great Britain, such traffic commissioner as the senior traffic commissioner may, pursuant to section 4B of the 1981 Act M1, require to carry out the functions of a traffic commissioner in respect of those licences, failing which, the senior traffic commissioner; and
(b)in respect of any other relevant person, the local weights and measures authority for the area of Great Britain within which either the local branch office or the principal office of that relevant person is located.
(2) (a) The persons to whom this regulation applies must supply to an enforcement authority such information and documents as that authority may reasonably require for the purpose of, or in connection with, the exercise of any of its functions under Regulation 181/2011 or these Regulations.
(b)The persons to whom this regulation applies are—
(i)relevant persons; and
(ii)the bodies specified in regulation 9(2).
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 8(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Rights of Passengers in Bus and Coach Transport (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/141), regs. 1(1), 2(3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Marginal Citations
M1Section 4B was inserted in the 1981 Act by section 3(1) of the Local Transport Act 2008.