Schedule 2 Provisions relating to Vehicles and their Drivers
England, Wales and Scotland
| Provisions | Effect |
|---|---|
| F1Section 2 of the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995 | To require users of certain goods vehicles to hold operators’ licences unless exempted from doing so. |
| Regulations under F2section 57(2)(d) of the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995. | To require goods vehicles to be identified by plates, marks etc. |
| Sections 96 to 98 of the M1Transport Act 1968 and regulations and orders made under those sections F3and F4the applicable Community ruleswithin the meaning of Part VI of that Act. | To limit driving time and periods of duty of drivers of goods and public service vehicles and to require the installation of recording equipment in, and the keeping of records on, such vehicles. |
| Any order under section 100 of the M2Transport Act 1968. | To give effect to international agreements relating to vehicles used on international journeys. |
| F5Section 40A of the Road Traffic Act 1988. | To create offence of using motor vehicle or trailer in dangerous condition etc. |
| F6Regulations under section 41 of the Road Traffic Act 1988. | To regulate the construction, weight, equipment and use of motor vehicles and trailers on roads. |
| . . . F7 | . . . |
| F8Regulation 19 of the Road Transport (International Passengers Services) Regulations 1984. | To impose penalties for contravention of certain requirements relating to international passenger services. |
| F9Regulation 4 of the Goods Vehicles (Community Licences) Regulations 2011. | To impose a penalty for the contravention of the requirement to possess a Community licence when using a goods vehicle. |
| F10Article 18 of the Agreement on the international occasional carriage of passengers by coach and bus (“the Interbus Agreement”) | To require the presentation of certain control documents and authorisations, which are required to be kept on board certain passenger vehicles. |
| Article 20 of the Interbus Agreement | To require the presentation of a certified true copy of a licence to perform carriage by means of certain international occasional services, which is required to be kept on board certain passenger vehicles. |
| Article 8(9) of the Protocol to the Interbus Agreement regarding the international regular and special regular carriage of passengers by coach and bus (“the RSR Protocol”) | To require the presentation of the contract, or equivalent document, which is required to be kept on board certain passenger vehicles, where the vehicles are additional vehicles used by the operator. |
| Article 15 of the RSR Protocol | To require the presentation of the authorisation or certified true copy, the licence or certified true copy, or the other control documents, which are required to be kept on board certain passenger vehicles. |
| Article 477(8) of Title II of Heading Three of Part Two (transport of passengers by road) of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (as defined in section 37(1) of the European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020) (“the RPT Chapter”) | To require the presentation of the contract, or equivalent document, which is required to be kept on board certain passenger vehicles, where the vehicles are additional vehicles used by the operator. |
| Article 483 of the RPT Chapter | To require the presentation of the authorisation or certified true copy, the licence or certified true copy, or the other control documents, which are required to be kept on board certain passenger vehicles. |
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Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in Sch. 2 substituted (1.1.1996) by 1995 c. 23, s. 60(1), Sch. 7 para. 6(a) (with ss. 54, 55); S.I. 1995/2181, art. 2
- F2
Words in Sch. 2 substituted (1.1.1996) by 1995 c. 23, s. 60(1), Sch. 7 para. 6(b) (with ss. 54, 55); S.I. 1995/2181, art. 2
- F3
Words added by European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68), s. 4, Sch. 4 para. 9(4)
- F4
Words substituted by Road Traffic (Drivers' Ages and Hours of Work) Act 1976 (c. 3, SIF 107:1), s. 2(3)
- F5
Entry inserted (1.7.1992) by Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40) s. 48, Sch. 4 para. 9; S.I. 1992/1286, art. 2, Sch.
- F6
Words substituted by Road Traffic (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988 (c. 54, SIF 107:1), s. 4, Sch. 3 para. 9(5)
- F7
Entry repealed by Road Traffic (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988 (c. 54, SIF 107:1), ss. 3, 5, Sch. 1 Pt. I, Sch. 4 paras. 1–3
- F8
Entry added by S.I. 1984/748, reg. 22(4)
- F9
Words in Sch. 2 substituted (4.12.2011) by The Goods Vehicles (Community Licences) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2633), regs. 1(1), 16(3)
- F10
Words in Sch. 2 inserted (1.4.2025) by The Road Transport (International Passenger Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1370), regs. 1(2), 4(3)(c)
- F11
Words in Sch. 2 omitted (1.4.2025) by virtue of The Road Transport (International Passenger Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1370), regs. 1(2), 4(3)(a)
- F12
Words in Sch. 2 omitted (1.4.2025) by virtue of The Road Transport (International Passenger Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1370), regs. 1(2), 4(3)(b)
Marginal citations
- M1
- M2