# The Community Bus Regulations 2009, Regulation 7: Return of permits for conditions to be attached


(1) A holder must, on receipt of a written notice from the traffic commissioner who granted the permit, produce the permit to the traffic commissioner so that—
(a) traffic regulation conditions, or
(b) conditions imposed by virtue of regulation 6,
can be attached to that permit.
(2) Notice under paragraph (1) may be given by—
(a) delivering it to the holder by hand;
(b) delivering it by post to the proper address of the holder;
(c) leaving it at the proper address of the holder;
(d) transmitting it, subject to paragraph (3), in electronic format to the proper address of the holder; or
(e) any other means as may be agreed between the holder and the traffic commissioner.
(3) A document may be transmitted in electronic format only where the holder—
(a) has indicated in writing to the traffic commissioner, and has not subsequently withdrawn the indication, that receipt of notices in electronic format will be accepted; and
(b) has provided the traffic commissioner with the fax number, e-mail address or other electronic address to which such notices may be sent.
(4) For the purposes of this regulation the proper address of the holder will be—
(a) where the holder has provided the traffic commissioner with an address for postal service or hand delivery, that address in relation to postal service or hand delivery;
(b) where the holder has provided the traffic commissioner with an electronic address described in paragraph (3)(b), that address in relation to transmission in electronic format;
(c) where the holder has provided the traffic commissioner with an address for the service of notices by any other means, that address in relation to such other means; and
(d) otherwise—
(i) in the case of a corporation, the registered or principal office of the corporation; and
(ii) in any other case, the last known address of the permit holder.
(5) Subject to paragraph (6), on receipt of a notice issued under paragraph (1) the holder must, within 14 days of the date on which the notice is received, produce the permit to the traffic commissioner at the address specified in the notice.
(6) The 14 day period referred to in paragraph (5) excludes any day which is Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971.
(7) Where, in response to a notice issued under paragraph (1), the holder sends the permit by post, the permit is not to be treated as having been produced until it is received by the traffic commissioner.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/366/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/community-bus-regulations-2009/regulation-7
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