Regulation 4 Competent authoritiesF1

(1)

The competent authority is—

(a)

for the purposes mentioned in paragraph (2), the Secretary of State; and

(b)

for the purposes mentioned in paragraph (3), the Confederation of Passenger Transport.

(2)

The purposes mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) are these Regulations and—

(a)

non-liberalised occasional services to which Articles 15 and 16 of Interbus apply where the point of departure is in Great Britain;

(b)

regular and special regular services to which—

(i)

Articles 477, 479, 480 and 481 of the RPT Chapter apply; and

(ii)

Articles 8 to 12 of the RSR Protocol apply;

for transport operators established in Great Britain.

(3)

The purposes mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) are—

(a)

the issue of control documents to transport operators established in Great Britain for the purposes of Article 10 of Interbus for occasional services exempted from authorisation as set out in Annex 3 of Interbus; and

(b)

occasional services outside the scope of Interbus but falling within Article 475 of the RPT Chapter where the point of departure is in Great Britain.

(4)

It is the duty of the competent authority to perform the functions conferred on the competent authority by the provisions specified in paragraph (2) or (3) as appropriate.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Reg. 4 substituted (1.4.2025) by The Road Transport (International Passenger Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1370), regs. 1(2), 3(4)