{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/goods-vehicles-licensing-of-operators-act-1995/section-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/goods-vehicles-licensing-of-operators-act-1995/section-1.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1995/23",
  "legislation_title": "Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/goods-vehicles-licensing-of-operators-act-1995",
  "path": "section/1",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Functions of traffic commissioners.",
  "text": "(1) A traffic commissioner shall exercise the functions conferred on him by this Act.\n(2) In the exercise of his functions under this Act a traffic commissioner shall act under the general directions of, and shall have regard to any guidance given by, the senior traffic commissioner.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 1(1) substituted (3.7.2013) by The Local Transport Act 2008 (Traffic Commissioners) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1644), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 (with arts. 1(3), 2, 7)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 1(2) substituted (4.3.2009) by Local Transport Act 2008 (c. 26), ss. 3(2)(b), 134(4); S.I. 2009/107, art. 3, Sch. 3"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/23/section/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:33:04.608535+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}