Regulation 66 I1

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—

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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.”.