Regulation 30H Exemption for Belarusian goods vehiclesF1

In this regulation—

• “Belarusian goods vehicle” means a foreign goods vehicle which is owned or operated by a person who is authorised under the law of the Republic of Belarus to engage in the international carriage of goods by road for hire or reward or on that person’s own account and which, in the case of a motor vehicle, is registered in the Republic of Belarus; and

• “relevant date” means the date on which the Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Belarus on international road transport signed on 18th March 2019 comes into force.

On and after the relevant date, section 2(1) of the Act shall not apply to the use in Great Britain of a Belarusian goods vehicle for the carriage of any goods specified in paragraph 4, 5, 8, 9, 20, 21, 22, 24 or 30 of Schedule 2.

On and after the relevant date, section 2(1) of the Act shall not apply to the use in Great Britain of a Belarusian goods vehicle which is a vehicle specified in Schedule 3.

On and after the relevant date, in relation to a Belarusian goods vehicle used for the carriage of goods in a case to which neither of the preceding exemptions apply, section 2(1) of the Act shall have effect as set out in Schedule 5.