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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/goods-vehicles-licensing-of-operators-regulations-1995/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/goods-vehicles-licensing-of-operators-regulations-1995/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1995/2869",
  "legislation_title": "The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Regulations 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/goods-vehicles-licensing-of-operators-regulations-1995",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ROAD TRAFFIC\nMade 6th November 1995\nLaid before Parliament 14th November 1995\nComing into force 1st January 1996\nThe Secretary of State for Transport—\n(a) in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2, 5(3) and (8), 8(3), (4) and (5), 10, 11(2), 12(2), (3), (6) and (7), 14(5), 17(2), 18(3), 19(9) and (10), 23(2), 30(1) and (4), 31(5), 33, 34(1), 35(3), 36(2) and (3), 46(1) and (2), 47, 48(2), (3) and (4) and 57(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (7), (8) and (9) of, and paragraphs 1 and 3 of Schedule 4 to, the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995, and\n(b) being a Minister designated for the purposes of subsection (2) of section 2 of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the regulation and supervision of the qualifications of persons engaged in road transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by that section;and in exercise of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations having consulted with representative organisations in accordance with section 57 (12) of the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995, and the Council on Tribunals in accordance with the requirements of section 8 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992:—",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1995 c.23."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "S.I. 1975/1707."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "1972 c.68; which has been modified by the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993 c.32."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M4",
      "text": "1992 c.53; to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Regulations modified (26.9.1996) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Temporary Use in Great Britain) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/2186), reg. 31, Sch. 6 Pt II (as read with S.I. 2010/455, reg. 2(6))"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/2869/introduction",
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  },
  "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."
}