Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations extend the permissible maximum working day of a driver engaged in the collection and transportation of milk to meet the special needs occasioned by the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Great Britain, or the effects or consequences of such outbreak.
The working day of a driver, as set out in section 96(3)(a) of the Transport Act 1968, is extended from a maximum of eleven to thirteen hours.