The Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs (Amendment) Regulations 2020

Amendment of the Transport Act 1968

4.—(1) The Transport Act 1968(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In section 96 (permitted driving time and periods of duty)(2), in subsection (11A), after “whether occurring in the United Kingdom,” insert “an EU member State”.

(3) In section 98 (written records)(3) in subsection (4)(b), after “whether in the United Kingdom,” insert “an EU member State”.

(4) In section 103 (interpretation etc)(4), in subsection (1), in the definition of “the applicable community rules”, at the end of paragraph (b) insert—

“and

(c) except in section 98(2), Regulation (EC) 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport;”.

(1)

1968 c. 73.

(2)

Section 11A was inserted by the European Communities Act 1972, Section 4, Schedule 4, para 9(2)(a) and was amended by section 2(1)(c) of the Road Traffic (Drivers’ Ages and Hours of Work) Act 1976 (c.3) and by S.I. 1986/1457, 2007/1819, 2018/24 and 2019/453.

(3)

Section 98(4) was inserted by the European Communities Act 1972, Section4, Schedule 4, para 9(2) and was amended by section 2(1) of the Road Traffic (Drivers’ Ages and Hours of Work) Act 1976 (c.3), S.I. 2018/24 and 2019/453.

(4)

The definition “the applicable Community rules” was substituted by the Road Traffic (Drivers’ Ages and Hours of Work) Act 1976, s2(1)(a), and amended by S.I. 2007/1819, 2011/1043 and 2019/453.