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Paragraph 46 Vehicles used by operators authorised in GeorgiaF1

(1)

A Georgia vehicle—

(a)

brought temporarily into Great Britain by a Georgia operator,

(b)

used by the operator for the international carriage of goods, and

(c)

used by the operator for—

(i)

the carriage only of one or more of the goods listed in sub-paragraph (2), or

(ii)

the carriage of goods under a permit issued to the operator pursuant to Article 4 of the UK-Georgia Agreement, if the driver of the vehicle is carrying the permit.

(2)

The goods are—

(a)

a broken-down or damaged vehicle;

(b)

goods for—

(i)

a cinematographic, circus, musical or theatrical performance;

(ii)

an exhibition, fair or sports event;

(iii)

a film, radio or television production;

(c)

medical supplies for use in the event of a natural disaster or other emergency;

(d)

an object or artwork for exhibition;

(e)

postal packets;

(f)

samples of objects and materials the carriage of which is—

(i)

occasional, and

(ii)

exclusively for information or publicity purposes;

(g)

goods carried on own account, but not if the origin or destination is a country other than the United Kingdom or Georgia.

(3)

In this paragraph—

  • “Georgia operator” means a person who is—

    1. (a)

      authorised under the law of Georgia to use a goods vehicle on a road for the international carriage of goods, and

    2. (b)

      not subject to an exclusion notice issued to the person pursuant to Article 10(1)(c) of the UK-Georgia Agreement;

  • “Georgia vehicle” means—

    1. (a)

      a motor vehicle registered in Georgia, or

    2. (b)

      a vehicle combination consisting of—

      1. (i)

        a motor vehicle registered in Georgia, and

      2. (ii)

        a trailer;

  • “the UK-Georgia Agreement” means the Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Georgia on International Road Transport done at London on 13th November 1997.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

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)