Regulation 6 Meaning of “operator”
(1)
For the purposes of these Regulations, subject to paragraph (2), the operator of a vehicle or container shall be—
(a)
the person who, having a place of business in Great Britain, has the management thereof for the time being; or
(b)
if no person satisfies the requirements of sub-paragraph (a) above, the driver of the vehicle or, in the case of a container, the driver of the vehicle on which the container is carried.
(2)
Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a person shall not be regarded as being the operator of a vehicle or container solely because—
(a)
he has the management thereof during loading or unloading; or
(b)
the vehicle or container is on premises which are under his control.