Regulation 9 Conditions of fitness for use of a small bus
The date on which a vehicle is first used for the purpose of this regulation shall be determined in accordance with regulation 3(3) of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986f1.
The requirements as to fitness with which a small bus used under a permit shall comply are —
in respect of a vehicle first used before 1st April 1988, either —
those specified in regulations 5 to 28 of the Minibus (Conditions of Fitness, Equipment and Use) Regulations 1977f2, or
those specified in regulations 41 to 43 of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 for a minibus first used on or after 1st April 1988;
in respect of a vehicle first used on or after 1st April 1988, those specified in the regulations mentioned in sub-paragraph (a)(ii) of this paragraph.