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Paragraph 2 Existing operator’s licence to be treated as heavy goods vehicle licenceF1

For the purposes of this Act, beginning with F217th March 2022 —

(a)

any application for an operator’s licence made to the Department under section 7 before F317th March 2022 is to be treated by the Department as an application for a heavy goods vehicle licence;

(b)

any objection to, or representations against, the grant of an application for an operator’s licence made to the Department under section 11 before 17th March 2022 is to be treated by the Department as an objection to, or representations against, the grant of an application for a heavy goods vehicle licence;

(c)

an operator’s licence issued under section 14 before 17th March 2022 is to be treated as a heavy goods vehicle licence;

(d)

any application for a variation of an operator’s licence made to the Department under section 16 before 17th March 2022 is to be treated by the Department as an application for a variation of a heavy goods vehicle licence;

(e)

any objection to, or representations against, the grant of an application for a variation of an operator’s licence made to the Department under section 18 before 17th March 2022 is to be treated by the Department as an objection to, or representations against, the grant of an application for a variation of a heavy goods vehicle licence;

(f)

any request for an interim operator’s licence made to the Department under section 21 before 17th March 2022 is to be treated by the Department as a request for an interim heavy goods vehicle licence; and

(g)

any interim operator’s licence issued under section 21 before 17th March 2022 is to be treated as an interim heavy goods vehicle licence.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Sch. 5 inserted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 102

F2

Words in Sch. 5 para. 2 substituted (1.7.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/727), regs. 1(b), 10(b)(i)

F3

Words in Sch. 5 paras. 2(a)-(g) substituted (1.7.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/727), regs. 1(b), 10(b)(ii)