Use of a public service vehicle not registered in the United KingdomU.K.

5.—(1) This regulation applies to a vehicle not registered in the United Kingdom but which is registered in [F1a] member State, an EEA State or an Interbus State, and which is being used in Great Britain in accordance with—

(a)Interbus for the provision of liberalised occasional services or non-liberalised occasional services, or

(b)Regulation 1073/2009—

(i)for the provision of occasional services, regular services or special regular services, or

(ii)for authorised cabotage operations as provided for in Article 15 of that Regulation.

(2) In relation to a vehicle to which this regulation applies—

(a)the 1981 Act has effect as if sections 6 (certificate of initial fitness), 12 (PSV operator's licence) and 18 (duty to exhibit operator's disc) were omitted, and

(b)the 1981 Regulations have effect as if Parts II-V were omitted.

(3) In this regulation “Interbus State” means a State, not being a member State, which is a contracting party to Interbus.