# The Community Bus (Amendment) Regulations 1997

S.I. 1997/2917 · made 8 December 1997

These Regulations further amend the Community Bus Regulations 1986 by altering the requirements which must be met by a person driving a bus under a community bus permit.

Made under: Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981; Transport Act 1985

## Introductory text

PUBLIC PASSENGER TRANSPORT
ROAD TRAFFIC
Made 8th December 1997
Laid before Parliament 10th December 1997
Coming into force 1st January 1998
The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 60(1) and (1A) of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 and sections 23(2)(b) and 137(1) of the Transport Act 1985, after consulting with representative organisations in accordance with section 61(2) of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981, hereby makes the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Community Bus (Amendment) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 1st January 1998.

## 2 Amendment of conditions to be fulfilled by driver of bus

In regulation 3(3) of the Community Bus Regulations 1986, for paragraphs (b) and (c) there shall be substituted—
“(b) has held such a licence for a period of, or periods amounting in aggregate to, not less than 2 years,
(c) is 21 years of age or over, and
(d) if he is 70 years of age or over, is not suffering from a relevant disability in respect of which the Secretary of State would be bound to refuse to grant him a licence authorising the driving of a class of vehicles in sub-category D1”.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
Helene Hayman
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
8th December 1997

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations further amend the Community Bus Regulations 1986 by altering the requirements which must be met by a person driving a bus under a community bus permit.
It is provided that a person holding a licence to drive vehicles in category B only must, upon reaching the age of 70, comply with the medical standards applicable to a licence to drive vehicles in sub-category D1.

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