Regulation 10 Transitional provisions

Any permit granted under section 42 of the 1981 Act shall be deemed to have been granted under section 19 of the 1985 Act and any disc issued in connection with such a permit shall be deemed to have been issued under these Regulations.

Where a permit was granted by the council of a local authority in relation to the use of a large bus, it shall be deemed to have been granted, and the related disc issued, under section 19 by the traffic commissioner for the traffic area in which the vehicle is ordinarily kept.

Where a permit was granted in relation to the use of a small bus by a body designated under section 42(4) of the 1981 Act which is not designated under section 19(7) of the 1985 Act, then it shall be deemed to have been issued by a body designated under section 19(7) which has ceased to be so designated.

A permit deemed by paragraph (1) of this regulation to have been granted under section 19 of the 1985 Act shall authorise the use only of the vehicle specified in it.