The International Road Transport Permits (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

Determining an application

24.—(1) Before granting a permit designated under regulation 23(1)(a), the Secretary of State must consider, where relevant to the permit applied for—

(a) the exhaust emissions level (for example, Euro 5, Euro 6 or other(1)) of the goods vehicle or vehicles which the applicant intends to use on a journey under the permit applied for;

(b) the goods which the applicant intends to carry under the permit applied for;

(c) the frequency with which the applicant intends to the use the permit applied for; and

(d) the proportion of the total number of journeys made by the applicant annually that are international journeys.

(2) The Secretary of State may—

(a) use random selection in addition to the considerations in paragraph (1) to determine whether to grant a permit designated under regulation 23(1)(a); and

(b) take into account any other matters that the Secretary of State considers appropriate in determining whether to grant a permit.

(3) The Secretary of State must provide guidance to applicants on the policy that the Secretary State will apply to determine applications.

(1)

EURO emissions standards are the emissions standards for goods vehicles. For example, Euro 6 is the category of goods vehicle which complies with the emissions limits referred to in Annex I of Regulation (EC) No. 595/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18th June 2009 on type approval of motor vehicles and engines with respect to emissions from heavy duty vehicles (Euro VI) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information (OJ L 188, 18.7.2009, p. 1-13).