Regulation 2

The Goods Vehicles (Operators' Licences) (Temporary Use in Great Britain) Regulations 1980^f1 shall be amended—

(a)

in paragraph (1) of regulation 3

(i)

by insertion after the definition of “the Act” of the following definition:—

““Community cabotage authorisation” means an authorisation granted pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No. 4059/89 of 21 December 1989 laying down conditions under which non-resident carriers may operate national road haulage services within a Member State^f2”;

(ii)

by the insertion at the end of paragraph (c) of the definition of “foreign goods vehicle” of the following words “except under a Community cabotage authorisation”;

(iii)

by the deletion of paragraph (c) of the definition of “Northern Ireland goods vehicle”; and

(b)

by the insertion of (1) at the beginning of regulation 4 (Exemptions for Northern Ireland and foreign goods vehicles used for certain purposes) so that that regulation becomes paragraph (1) and by the insertion after that paragraph of the following paragraph:—

“(2)

Section 60(1) of the Act shall not apply to the use in Great Britain of a Northern Ireland goods vehicle for the carriage of goods loaded at one place in Great Britain and delivered at another place in Great Britain”; and

(c)

by the insertion after regulation 6 of the following regulation:—

“Exemption for foreign goods vehicles with Community cabotage authorisations

6A

Notwithstanding anything in Regulations 7 to 33, section 60(1) of the Act shall not apply to the use in Great Britain of a foreign goods vehicle for the carriage of goods for hire or reward loaded at one place in Great Britain and delivered at another place in Great Britain if the vehicle is being so used by virtue of a Community cabotage authorisation and the authorisation is carried on the vehicle or, if the vehicle is a trailer, on the motor vehicle of which it is drawn”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1980/637; there are no relevant amending instruments.
f2: O.J. No. L390, 30.12.89, page 3.