Explanatory note

These Regulations amend the Road Transport (Working Time) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (“the 2005 Regulations”) (S.R. 2005 No. 241) as amended by S.R. 2007 No. 323, to implement Directive 2002/15/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the organisation of the working time of persons performing mobile road transport activities (O.J. No. L80, 23.3.2002, p. 35) (“the Directive”) in respect of self-employed drivers.

The 2005 Regulations are amended by extending their provisions to self-employed drivers (in accordance with article 2.1 of Directive 2002/15/EC), by inserting regulation 3(1A) into those Regulations. This amendment is enforced by new regulation 11A. Consequential amendments are made to regulations 2 to 9 and 13. In addition, a consequential amendment has been made in regulation 3(2)(c) to reflect the fact that the Community Drivers’ Hours and Recording Equipment (Exemptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 were revoked by the Community Drivers’ Hours and Recording Equipment (Exemptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009.

A minor amendment has been made to Schedule 2 for clarification purposes.

The Department of the Environment has produced an Explanatory Memorandum, Transposition Note and a Regulatory Impact Assessment which are available from the Road Safety and Vehicle Regulation Division, Department of the Environment, Clarence Court, 10-18 Adelaide Street, Town Parks, Belfast BT2 8GB or viewed online at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr.