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

Armenia

6.—(1) The use of a goods vehicle by its operator on a journey to, in or through Armenia if—

(a) the vehicle is—

(i) a recovery vehicle, or

(ii) a vehicle on a journey for the carriage only of one or more of the goods listed in sub-paragraph (2), and

(b) the journey is—

(i) to Armenia and the origin of the journey is the United Kingdom, or vice versa, or

(ii) through Armenia.

(2) The goods are—

(a) a broken-down or damaged goods vehicle or passenger vehicle;

(b) goods dispatched to a country—

(i) to be exhausted through use for a film, radio or television production, an exhibition, a fair, or a sports event, or

(ii) to be used temporarily for a film, radio or television production, an exhibition, a fair, or a sports event, before being removed from the country in which they are to be used temporarily to any other country;

(c) postal packets;

(d) the remains of a deceased individual;

(e) an abnormal indivisible load or dangerous goods if—

(i) the use is authorised pursuant to Article 7 of the UK-USSR Agreement, and

(ii) the driver is carrying that authorisation.

(3) The use of a goods vehicle by its operator on a journey to or in Armenia if—

(a) the journey is to Armenia and the origin of the journey is a country other than the United Kingdom, or vice versa,

(b) the use is authorised pursuant to Article 9(2) of the UK-USSR Agreement, and

(c) the driver is carrying that authorisation.

(4) In this paragraph—

“abnormal indivisible load” has the meaning given in paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the Road Vehicles (Authorisation of Special Types) (General) Order 2003(1);

“dangerous goods” means goods the carriage of which is within scope of the Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road done at Geneva on 30th September 1957(2);

“passenger vehicle” means a motor vehicle(3) designed for the transport of eight or more persons, not including the driver, with or without a trailer for carrying baggage;

“the UK-USSR Agreement” means the Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics concerning International Road Transport with Administrative Memorandum done at London on 22nd January 1988.

(1)

S.I. 2003/1998.

(2)

Treaty Series No. 83 (1968).

(3)

Section 1(5) of the 2018 Act defines “motor vehicle” as “a mechanically-propelled vehicle which is intended or adapted for use on roads”.