{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/goods-vehicles-licensing-of-operators-act-northern-ireland-2010/section-27",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/goods-vehicles-licensing-of-operators-act-northern-ireland-2010/section-27.json",
  "legislation": "nia/2010/2",
  "legislation_title": "Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/goods-vehicles-licensing-of-operators-act-northern-ireland-2010",
  "path": "section/27",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "27",
  "heading": "Periods of review for operating centres",
  "text": "(1) Within such time after any period of review as may be prescribed, the Department may serve a notice on the holder of a heavy goods vehicle licence stating that the Department is considering whether to exercise any of its powers under sections 28 and 29 in relation to a place specified in the licence as an operating centre of the licence-holder.\n(2) The periods of review in relation to a heavy goods vehicle licence are—\n(a) the period of 5 years beginning with the date specified in the licence as the date on which it came into force; and\n(b) each consecutive period of 5 years.\n(3) Regulations may amend subsection (2) by substituting a higher or lower number for the number of years for the time being specified in paragraphs (a) and (b).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 27(1) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 93(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 27(2) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 93(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 27 in operation at 22.6.2012 for specified purposes by S.R. 2012/247, art. 2, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 27 in operation at 1.7.2012 in so far as not already in operation by S.R. 2012/262, art. 2 (with arts. 4-6)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2010/2/section/27",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:21:12.074964+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."
}