# The Community Drivers’ Hours Offences (Enforcement) Regulations 2017, Regulation 2: Amendment of the Transport Act 1968


(1) The Transport Act 1968 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 96(11A) (permitted driving time and periods of duty: offence), after “contravention”, insert “, whether occurring in the United Kingdom, another member State, or a contracting third country,”.
(3) In section 98(4) (written records: offence), for the words from “Any person who” to “summary conviction”, substitute—
“(4) Any person who—
(a) contravenes any regulations made under this section, or
(b) contravenes, whether in the United Kingdom, another member State or a contracting third country, any requirement as to books, records or documents of the applicable Community rules,
shall be liable on summary conviction”.
(4) In section 103(1) (interpretation for Part 6), after the definition of “the Community Drivers’ Hours Regulation”, insert—
““contracting third country” means a country other than a member State which is a contracting party to—
(a) the European Agreement concerning the Work of Crews of Vehicles engaged in International Road Transport of 1st July 1970, as amended; or
(b) the EEA agreement;”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2017/9780111160022/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-community-drivers-hours-offences-enforcement-regulations-2017/regulation-2
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