{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-passenger-vehicles-act-1981/schedule-2/paragraph-5A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-passenger-vehicles-act-1981/schedule-2/paragraph-5A.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1981/14",
  "legislation_title": "Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-passenger-vehicles-act-1981",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/5A",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "5A",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Where the office of any traffic commissioner for England and Wales becomes vacant, the Secretary of State may appoint a person (whether or not over the age of 65) to act as a traffic commissioner for England and Wales pending the appointment of a new traffic commissioner under section 4 of this Act.\n(2) Any person appointed under sub-paragraph (1) above shall—\n(a) hold office for such period as the Secretary of State specifies when making the appointment; and\n(b) during that period be treated for all purposes (except those of paragraph 9 below) as a traffic commissioner for England and Wales.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 substituted by Transport Act 1985 (c. 67, SIF 126), s. 3(3), Sch. 2 Pt. I"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 5A and cross-heading inserted (3.7.2013) by Local Transport Act 2008 (c. 26), ss. 4(7), 134(4); S.I. 2013/685, art. 3(1)(2)(c)"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/14/schedule/2/paragraph/5A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:14:23.739394+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}