The Goods Vehicles (International Road Transport Permits and Haulage Within the EU) Regulations 2024

Part 4 – Interpretation

19.  In this Part—

“between member States” means, in relation to a journey, the journey from a location in a member State to a location in any other member State regardless of whether the journey is through any other country;

“copy” means a copy in electronic or paper form;

“country” includes territory;

“EU Market Information System” means the Internal Market Information System mentioned in Regulation (EU) No1024/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System and repealing Commission Decision 2008/49/EC(1) as it has effect in EU law;

“examiner” means—

(a)

an examiner appointed under section 66A of the Road Traffic Act 1988(2), or

(b)

an examiner appointed under Article 74 of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(3);

“goods vehicle” has the meaning given by section 1(5) of the 2018 Act(4);

“operator” has the meaning given by section 1(5) of the 2018 Act;

“posting declaration” has the meaning given in regulation 22(2);

“within a member State” means, in relation to a journey, the journey from a location in a member State to a location in the same member State regardless of whether the journey is through any other country.

(1)

OJ No. L 316, 14.11.2012, p. 1, amended by OJ No. L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 1 and OJ No. L 249, 31.7.2020, p. 9; other amendments are not relevant. The Internal Market Information System may be accessed via https://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/imi-net/about/index_en.htm.

(2)

Section 66A was inserted by section 9(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40).

(3)

S.I. 1995/2994 (N.I. 18). There are amending instruments, but none are relevant.

(4)

Part 4 is made under the European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 (c. 29) so terms defined in the 2018 Act do automatically attract the meaning from that Act.