Regulation 66 Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council

in paragraph 1, for “Member States may, after authorisation by the Commission,” substitute “the appropriate authority may by regulations”;

for paragraphs 2 and 3 substitute—

“2.

In an urgent case the appropriate authority may grant a temporary exception by publishing a notice specifying—

(a)

the transport operations and circumstances to which the exception relates, and

(b)

the period for which the exception has effect, which may not exceed 30 days.

3.

In this Article “the appropriate authority” means—

(a)

in relation to transport operations carried out in England, Wales or Scotland, the Secretary of State;

(b)

in relation to transport operations carried out in Northern Ireland, the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland.”.