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.
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