Regulation 3 Purpose and interpretationI1

These Regulations implement Regulation 1072/2009.

In these Regulations—

• “the 1995 Act” means the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995^f1;

• “the 1995 Regulations” means the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Regulations 1995^f2;

• “Community authorisation” means an authorisation issued under Article 3 of Council Regulation 881/92;

• “Community licence” means a licence issued under Article 4 of F1(EC) No 1072/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 on common rules for access to the international road haulage market as it has effect in EU law as amended from time to time;

• F2“competent authority”, in relation to—

  1. (a)

     a driver attestation, means the Secretary of State;

  2. (b)

     a UK licence for the Community, means a traffic commissioner appointed under section 4 of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981;

• “Council Regulation 881/92” means Council Regulation (EEC) No 881/92 of 26 March 1992 on access to the market in the carriage of goods by road within the Community^f3;

• “driver attestation” means an attestation issued under Article 5 of Regulation 1072/2009;

• F3“EU driver attestation” means a driver attestation issued under Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 on common rules for access to the international road haulage market as it has effect in EU law as amended from time to time;

• “exit day” has the meaning given in section 20 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018;

• “Regulation 1071/2009” means Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 on common rules for access to the occupation of road transport operator^f4;

• “Regulation 1072/2009” means Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 on common rules for access to the international road haulage market^f5;

• “standard operator’s licence” means a standard licence within the meaning of section 3 of the 1995 Act,

• F4“UK licence for the Community” means a licence issued under Article 4 of Regulation 1072/2009,