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Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010

2010 nia 2 · Enacted 22 January 2010 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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An Act to make provision concerning the licensing of operators of certain goods vehicles.

[22nd January 2010]

BE IT ENACTED by being passed by the Northern Ireland Assembly and assented to by Her Majesty as follows:C1C2C3

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Modifications

C1

Act applied in part (1.7.2012) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. 2012/261), reg. 27(9)

C2

Act modified (1.7.2012) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. 2012/261), reg. 28(3), Sch. 4 (with reg. 28(4))

C3

Act: transfer of functions (8.5.2016) by The Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/76), art. 1(2), Sch. 5 Pt. 2 (with art. 9(2))

Contents

  1. Operators' licences
  2. 1Operators' licences
  3. 2“Standard” and “restricted” licences
  4. 2ATemporary exemptions for international operators
  5. 3Other temporary exemptions
  6. Vehicles authorised to be used under a licence
  7. 4Vehicles authorised to be used under operator's licence
  8. 5Maximum numbers of vehicles
  9. Operating centres
  10. 6Operating centres to be specified in heavy goods vehicle licences
  11. Applications for licences
  12. 7Application for operators' licences
  13. 8Notification of events subsequent to the making of an application
  14. 9Publication by Department of notice of application for licence
  15. 10Publication in locality affected of notice of application for heavy goods vehicle licence
  16. 11Objections to, and representations against, issue of operators' licences
  17. Determination of applications
  18. 12Determination of applications for operators' licences
  19. 12ARequirements for standard licences
  20. 12BRequirements for restricted licences
  21. 12CRequirements for standard and restricted licences
  22. 12DFurther requirement for standard and restricted licences
  23. 12EProfessional competence for restricted licence holders
  24. 13Determination where objections etc are made on environmental grounds
  25. 14Issue of operators' licences
  26. 15Duration of operators' licences
  27. Variation of licences
  28. 16Variation of operators' licences
  29. 17Publication of notice of applications for variation of heavy goods vehicle licences in any locality affected
  30. 18Objection to, and refusal of, applications to vary heavy goods vehicle licences on environmental grounds
  31. 19Variation of licences: further provisions
  32. Conditions of licences
  33. 20Conditions of licences
  34. Interim licences and interim variations
  35. 21Interim operators' licences
  36. 22Interim variations
  37. Revocation etc of operators' licences
  38. 23Revocation, suspension and curtailment of operators' licences
  39. 24Revocation of standard licences
  40. 25Disqualification
  41. 26Revocation, disqualification, etc: supplementary provisions
  42. Review of operating centres
  43. 27Periods of review for operating centres
  44. 28Power to remove operating centres on review
  45. 29Power to attach conditions on review
  46. Transfer of operating centres
  47. 30Transfer of operating centres
  48. Environmental matters
  49. 31Determinations as to environmental matters
  50. Inquiries and assessors
  51. 32Power of Department to hold inquiries
  52. 33Power of Department to appoint assessors
  53. Review of decisions and appeals
  54. 34Review of decisions
  55. 35Rights of appeal in connection with operators' licences
  56. Forgery, false statements, etc
  57. 36Forgery of documents etc
  58. 37False statements
  59. Enforcement
  60. 38Powers of entry
  61. 39Power to seize documents etc
  62. 40Obtaining of information etc by authorised persons
  63. 41Obstruction of authorised persons
  64. 42Exercise of enforcement powers: authorised persons and constables
  65. 43Evidence by certificate
  66. 44Detention of vehicle used without operator's licence
  67. 45Prosecutions
  68. Miscellaneous
  69. 46Disclosure of information
  70. 47Fees
  71. 48Operators' licences not to be transferable
  72. 49Certificates of qualification
  73. 50Method of calculating weight of vehicles
  74. 51Payment of grants
  75. Application of this Act: special cases
  76. 52Application of Act to holding companies and subsidiaries
  77. 53Application of Act to partnerships
  78. 54Application of Act to the Crown
  79. 55Application of Act to harbours
  80. Supplementary
  81. 56Supplementary provision
  82. 57Regulations
  83. 58General interpretation
  84. 59Amendments and repeals
  85. 59ATransitional provisions
  86. 60Commencement
  87. 61Short title
  88. Schedule 1: TRANSFER OF OPERATING CENTRES
  89. Transfers in connection with new licences
  90. 1Paragraph 1
  91. 2Paragraph 2
  92. Transfers in connection with the variation of licences
  93. 3Paragraph 3
  94. 4Paragraph 4
  95. Schedule 2: DETENTION OF VEHICLES USED WITHOUT OPERATOR'S LICENCE
  96. Detention of property
  97. 1Paragraph 1
  98. 2Paragraph 2
  99. Immobilisation and removal
  100. 3Paragraph 3
  101. 4Paragraph 4
  102. 5Paragraph 5
  103. 6Paragraph 6
  104. Return or disposal of vehicle
  105. 7Paragraph 7
  106. 8Paragraph 8
  107. 9Paragraph 9
  108. 10Paragraph 10
  109. 11Paragraph 11
  110. Return or disposal of contents of vehicle
  111. 12Paragraph 12
  112. Custody of property
  113. 13Paragraph 13
  114. Proceeds of sale
  115. 14Paragraph 14
  116. Disputes
  117. 15Paragraph 15
  118. Offences as to securing possession of property
  119. 16Paragraph 16
  120. Interpretation
  121. 17Paragraph 17
  122. Schedule 3: AMENDMENTS
  123. The Transport Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 (c. 37)
  124. 1Paragraph 1
  125. 2Paragraph 2
  126. 3Paragraph 3
  127. 4Paragraph 4
  128. 5Paragraph 5
  129. 6Paragraph 6
  130. 7Paragraph 7
  131. 8Paragraph 8
  132. The International Road Haulage Permits Act 1975 (c. 46)
  133. 9Paragraph 9
  134. The Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (NI 1)
  135. 10Paragraph 10
  136. 11Paragraph 11
  137. The Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (NI 18)
  138. 12Paragraph 12
  139. 13Paragraph 13
  140. Schedule 4REPEALS
  141. Schedule 5: TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
  142. Provisions relating to the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
  143. 1Interpretation for paragraphs 2 and 3 Repealed
  144. 2Existing operator’s licence to be treated as heavy goods vehicle licence
  145. 3Transport manager to continue under Act ... as amended