{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/goods-vehicles-licensing-of-operators-regulations-1995/schedule-3/paragraph-43",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/goods-vehicles-licensing-of-operators-regulations-1995/schedule-3/paragraph-43.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": "schedule/3/paragraph/43",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "43",
  "heading": "Vehicles used by operators authorised in Azerbaijan",
  "text": "(1) An Azerbaijan vehicle—\n(a) brought temporarily into Great Britain by an Azerbaijan operator,\n(b) used by the operator for the international carriage of goods, and\n(c) which is any of the following—\n(i) a livestock vehicle;\n(ii) a medium-weight vehicle;\n(iii) a vehicle used for recovery;\n(iv) a newly-acquired unladen vehicle being delivered to its final destination;\n(v) any other vehicle used by the operator for the carriage only of one or more of the goods listed in sub-paragraph (2);\n(vi) any other vehicle used by the operator for the carriage of goods under a permit issued to the operator pursuant to Article 5 of the UK-Azerbaijan Agreement, if the driver of the vehicle is carrying the permit.\n(2) The goods are—\n(a) a broken-down or damaged goods vehicle;\n(b) goods carried on a non-commercial basis for—\n(i) a cinematographic, circus, musical or theatrical performance;\n(ii) an exhibition or sports event;\n(iii) a fair, fête or other event;\n(iii) a film, radio or television production;\n(c) goods carried from or to an airport in support of an air service that has been diverted;\n(d) goods carried on own account;\n(e) goods transported during resettlement;\n(f) medical supplies , or goods for humanitarian aid, for use in the event of a natural disaster or other emergency;\n(g) postal packets;\n(h) the remains of a deceased individual;\n(i) spare parts to repair an aircraft or ocean-going ship.\n(3) In this paragraph—\n“Azerbaijan operator” means a person who is—\n(a)authorised under the law of Azerbaijan to use a goods vehicle on a road for the international carriage of goods, and\n(b)not subject to an exclusion notice issued to the person pursuant to Article 14(1)(c) of the UK-Azerbaijan Agreement;\n“Azerbaijan vehicle” means—\n(a)a motor vehicle registered in Azerbaijan, or\n(b)a vehicle combination consisting of—\n(i)a motor vehicle registered in Azerbaijan, and\n(ii)a trailer;\n“the UK-Azerbaijan Agreement” means the Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan on International Road Transport done at Baku on 23 February 2023.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 3 Pt. 3 inserted (1.10.2023) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Exemptions and Modifications) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/805), regs. 1, 7(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 3 para. 43(2)(f) inserted (19.8.2024) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators and International Road Transport Permits) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/830), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(c)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/2869/schedule/3/paragraph/43",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:58:53.159459+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."
}