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Paragraph 56 Vehicles used by operators authorised in NorwayF1

(F21)

A Norway vehicle—

(a)

brought temporarily into Great Britain by a Norway operator,

(b)

used by the operator for the carriage of goods on a journey—

(i)

from the United Kingdom to Norway, or vice versa, or

(ii)

through the United Kingdom from, and to, any other country, and

(c)

which is any of the following—

(i)

a livestock vehicle;

(ii)

a medium-weight vehicle;

(iii)

a newly-acquired unladen vehicle being delivered to its final destination;

(iv)

a vehicle on a journey to transfer furniture and other moveable effects in connection with a person's change in place of business or residence;

(v)

a vehicle used for recovery;

(vi)

any other vehicle used by the operator for the carriage only of one or more of the goods listed in sub-paragraph (1A);

(vii)

any other vehicle used by the operator for the carriage of goods under a permit issued to the operator pursuant to Article 4 of the UK-Norway Agreement, if the driver of the vehicle is carrying the permit.

(1A)

The goods are—

(a)

a broken-down or damaged vehicle;

(b)

goods carried on a non-commercial basis for—

(i)

a cinematographic, circus, musical or theatrical performance;

(ii)

an exhibition, but only if an artwork or art object for the exhibition;

(iii)

a fair, fête or sports event;

(iv)

a film, radio or television production;

(c)

goods carried from or to an airport in support of an air service that has been diverted;

(d)

goods carried on own account;

(e)

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

(f)

postal packets;

(g)

provisions, and spare parts, for an aircraft or ocean-going ship;

(h)

the remains of a deceased individual.

(2)

In this paragraph—

  • F3...

  • “Norway operator” means an operator who—

    1. (a)

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

    2. (b)

      is not subject to an exclusion notice issued to the person pursuant to Article 9(1)(c) of the UK-Norway Agreement;

  • “Norway vehicle” means—

    1. (a)

      a motor vehicle registered in Norway, or

    2. (b)

      a vehicle combination consisting of—

      1. (i)

        a motor vehicle registered in Norway, and

      2. (ii)

        a trailer;

  • “the UK-Norway Agreement” means the Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway on International Road Transport, with Protocol, done at Oslo on 18th March 2019 F4, as amended on or before 24th January 2024.

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)

F2

Sch. 3 para. 56(1)(1A) substituted for Sch. 3 para. 56(1) (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)(d)(i)

F3

Words in Sch. 3 para. 56(2) omitted (19.8.2024) by virtue of The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators and International Road Transport Permits) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/830), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(d)(ii)(aa)

F4

Words in Sch. 3 para. 56(2) 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)(d)(ii)(bb)