# The Road Transport (Working Time) (Amendment) Regulations 2012, Regulation 8: Amendment of the Road Transport (Working Time) Regulations 2005


In regulation 7 (breaks)—
(a) In paragraph 7(1), after “mobile worker” insert “or self-employed driver”.
(b) For paragraph (2) substitute—
“Where the working time of a mobile worker or self-employed driver exceeds six hours but does not exceed nine hours, the mobile worker or self-employed driver must take a break lasting at least 30 minutes and interrupting that period.”.
(c) For paragraph (3) substitute—
“Where the working time of a mobile worker or self-employed driver exceeds nine hours, the mobile worker or self-employed driver must take a break lasting at least 45 minutes and interrupting that period”.
(d) After paragraph (5) insert—
“(6) A self-employed driver must take all reasonable steps, in keeping with the need to protect his health and safety, to comply with the limits specified above.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/991/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/road-transport-working-time-amendment-regulations-2012/regulation-8
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