Regulation 9 Amendment of the Goods Vehicles (Community Authorisations) Regulations 1992

The Goods Vehicles (Community Authorisations) Regulations 1992^f1 are amended as follows.

After regulation 7 (effect of failure to comply with conditions governing use of Community authorisation) insert—

“Power to stop

7A

(1)

Paragraph (2) applies if it appears to—

(a)

in Great Britain, a stopping officer, or

(b)

in Northern Ireland, a vehicle examiner,

that a vehicle is being used in circumstances such that a Community authorisation could be required.

(2)

The stopping officer or vehicle examiner may direct the driver to stop the vehicle so that an authorised inspecting officer can conduct checks as to whether an offence has been committed under regulation 3 or 7.

(3)

In this regulation—

• “stopping officer” means an officer appointed under section 66B of the Road Traffic Act 1988; and

• “vehicle examiner” means an examiner appointed under Article 74 of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995.”.

In regulation 8 (authorised inspecting officers) after “Council Regulation” insert “and these Regulations”.