# The Community Drivers’ Hours and Recording Equipment Regulations 2007, Paragraph 1


(1) Any vehicle which is owned or hired without a driver by a public authority to undertake carriage by road otherwise than in competition with private transport undertakings.
(2) A vehicle does not fall within the description specified in this paragraph unless the vehicle—
(a) is being used for the provision of ambulance services—
(i) by a relevant NHS body, or
(ii) in pursuance of arrangements made by or at the request of a relevant NHS body, or made with the Secretary of State or with the Welsh or Scottish Ministers;
(b) is being used for the transport of organs, blood, equipment, medical supplies or personnel—
(i) by a relevant NHS body, or
(ii) in pursuance of arrangements of the kind mentioned in paragraph (a)(ii);
(c) is being used by a local authority to provide, in the exercise of social services functions—
(i) services for old persons; or
(ii) services for persons to whom section 29 of the National Assistance Act 1948 (welfare arrangements for physically and mentally handicapped persons) applies;
(d) is being used by Her Majesty’s Coastguard, a general lighthouse authority or a local lighthouse authority;
(e) is being used for the purpose of maintaining railways by the British Railways Board, any holder of a network licence (within the meaning of Part 1 of the Railways Act 1993) which is a company wholly owned by the Crown (within the meaning of that Act), Transport for London, any wholly owned subsidiary of Transport for London, a Passenger Transport Executive or a local authority;
(f) is being used by the British Waterways Board for the purpose of maintaining navigable waterways.
(3) In this paragraph—
“general lighthouse authority” and “local lighthouse authority” have the same meaning as in Part 8 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995;
“local authority” means—
(a) in relation to England and Wales, a county or district council, a London borough council or the Common Council of the City of London; and
(b) in relation to Scotland, a regional, islands or district council;
“relevant NHS body” means—
(a) in England, a Strategic Health Authority, a Primary Care Trust, a National Health Service Trust, a Special Health Authority, and an NHS foundation trust;
(b) in Wales, a Local Health Board, a National Health Service Trust, and a Special Health Authority; and
(c) in Scotland, a Health Board, a Special Health Board, or the Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service;
“social services functions”—
(a) in relation to England and Wales, has the meaning given by section 1A of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970; and
(b) in relation to Scotland, means functions under the enactments referred to in section 5(1B) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968;
“wholly owned subsidiary” in relation to Transport for London, has the meaning given by section 736(2) of the Companies Act 1985.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2007/9780110770499/schedule/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-community-drivers-hours-and-recording-equipment-regulations-2007/schedule/paragraph-1
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