# The Drivers' Hours (Goods Vehicles) (Modifications) Order 1970, Note: Explanatory note


This Order modifies in relation to certain drivers of goods vehicles the effect of section 96 of the Transport Act 1968, which relates to permitted driving times and periods of duty. Persons who drive small goods vehicles and dual purpose vehicles for certain purposes (not including the general carriage of goods) are exempted from the daily and weekly limits of duty and the requirements to have rest periods and the application of the limit on daily driving time in relation to such persons is modified (Article 3). The concession for agriculture and forestry in section 96(9) of the Act, under which the driving of a goods vehicle elsewhere than on a road in the course of those industries is not treated as driving, is extended to the building and construction industries (Article 4).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1970/257/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/drivers-hours-goods-vehicles-modifications-order-1970/note
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