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The Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Community Recording Equipment Regulation) Regulations 2010

S.I. 2010/892 · Made 21 March 2010

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Road Traffic

Made 21st March 2010

Laid before Parliament 24th March 2010

Coming into force 23rd April 2010

The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972f1 in relation to the regulation of the type, description, construction or equipment of vehiclesf2 and the regulation and supervision of working conditions of persons engaged in road transportf3.

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, makes the following Regulations.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1972 c.68; section 2(2) was amended by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51), section 27(1)(a) and the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7), section 3(3), Schedule, Part 1.

f2

S.I. 1972/1811, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

f3

S.I. 1975/1707.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and revocation
  2. 2Citation, commencement and revocation
  3. 3Amendment of the definition of the Community Recording Equipment Regulation
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and revocation

These Regulations may be cited as the Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Community Recording Equipment Regulation) Regulations 2010 and shall come into force on 23rd April 2010.

2Citation, commencement and revocation

The Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Community Recording Equipment Regulation) Regulations 2006f1 are revoked.

3Amendment of the definition of the Community Recording Equipment Regulation

(1)

In each of the provisions specified in paragraph (2), for the definition of “the Community Recording Equipment Regulation” substitute—

  • ““the Community Recording Equipment Regulation” means Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3821/85 on recording equipment in road transportf1 as read with the Community Drivers’ Hours and Recording Equipment Regulations 2007f2”.

(2)

The provisions referred to in paragraph (1) are—

(a)

section 97(7) of the Transport Act 1968f3;

(b)

regulation 1(3) of the Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment) Regulations 1979f4;

(c)

regulation 3(3) of the Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment) (Amendment) Regulations 1984f5;

(d)

section 85(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1988f6;

(e)

regulation 2(1) of the Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment)(Tachograph Card Fees) Regulations 2005f7; and

(f)

regulation 2 of the Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment)(Tachograph Card) Regulations 2006f8.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

Paul Clark

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Transport

21st March 2010

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the definition of “the Community Recording Equipment Regulation” in the Transport Act 1968, the Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment) Regulations 1979, the Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment) (Amendment) Regulations 1984, the Road Traffic Act 1988, the Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment)(Tachograph Card Fees) Regulations 2005 and the Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment)(Tachograph Card) Regulations 2006. The Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Community Recording Equipment Regulation) Regulations 2006 are revoked.

The amendments substitute a new definition relating to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85 so that the definition takes account of changes made to that Regulation as at the date of making these Regulations.

An impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available from the Freight and Logistics Division, Department for Transport, Zone 2/12, Great Minster House, 76 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DR and is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside the instrument on the Office of Public Sector Information website at http://www.opsi.gov.uk.