Regulation 4 Meaning of “operator”I1
England, Wales and Scotland
“Operator” means—
(a)
in relation to a road vehicle, a person who holds, or is required to hold by law, a licence for the use of that vehicle for the carriage of goods on a road; or, where no such licence is required, the keeper of the vehicle;
(b)
in relation to any other mode of transport or a berth, the person who has operational control of it for the time being.