Paragraph 40 Vehicles used by operators authorised etc. in Northern IrelandF1

A Northern Ireland vehicle—

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In this paragraph—

• “Northern Ireland licence” means a licence issued to an operator under the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010;

• “Northern Ireland operator” means, in relation to a Northern Ireland vehicle—

  1. (a)

     the person who holds the Northern Ireland licence under which the vehicle is authorised to be used, or

  2. (b)

     where the vehicle is not required to be authorised to be used under a Northern Ireland licence, an operator of the vehicle who has their principal place of business in Northern Ireland;

• “Northern Ireland vehicle” means—

  1. (a)

     a motor vehicle or trailer—

     1. (i)

        the operating centre of which is in Northern Ireland,

     2. (ii)

        not used in the manner described in section 2(2)(c) of the 1995 Act, and

     3. (iii)

        in the case of a motor vehicle, registered in Northern Ireland or Great Britain, or

  2. (b)

     a vehicle combination—

     1. (i)

        not used in the manner described in section 2(2)(c) of the 1995 Act, and

     2. (ii)

        which consists of—

        1. (aa)

           a motor vehicle registered in Northern Ireland or Great Britain, the operating centre of which is in Northern Ireland, and

        2. (bb)

           a trailer;

• “operating centre”, in relation to any motor vehicle or trailer, means the base or centre at which it is normally kept.