LegalizeThe Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (2010 Act) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012
Made: 21st June 2012
The Department of the Environment makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 60(2) of the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010[^f00001].
Citation and interpretation
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- (1) This Order may be cited as the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (2010 Act) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012.
- (2) In this Order “the Act” means the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010.
Appointed day
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The day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of the Act specified in the Schedule for the purpose of enabling the Department to make Regulations is 22nd June 2012.
SCHEDULE — Provisions coming into operation on 22nd June 2012 for the purposes only of making Regulations
| Provisions of the Act | Subject Matter |
|---|---|
| Section 1 | Operators’ licences |
| Section 4 | Vehicles authorised to be used under operator’s licence |
| Section 7 | Application for operators’ licences |
| Section 8 | Notification of events subsequent to the making of an application |
| Section 9 | Publication by Department of notice of application for licence |
| Section 10 | Publication in locality affected of notice of application for licence |
| Section 11 | Objections to, and representations against, issue of operators’ licences |
| Section 12 | Determination of applications for operators’ licences |
| Section 13 | Determination where objections etc are made on environmental grounds |
| Section 16 | Variation of operators’ licences |
| Section 17 | Publication of notice of applications for variation in any locality affected |
| Section 18 | Objection to, and refusal of, applications to vary operators’ licences on environmental grounds |
| Section 20 | Conditions of licences |
| Section 27 | Periods of review for operating centres |
| Section 28 | Power to remove operating centres on review |
| Section 31 | Determinations as to environmental matters |
| Section 32 | Power of Department to hold inquiries |
| Section 34 | Review of decisions |
| Section 47 | Fees |
| Section 48 | Operators’ licences not to be transferable |
| Section 49 | Certificates of qualification |
| Section 52 | Application of Act to holding companies and subsidiaries |
| Section 53 | Application of Act to partnerships |
| Schedule 1 and section 30 so far as it relates to it | Transfer of operating centres |
| Schedule 2 and section 44 so far as it relates to it | Detention of vehicle used without operator’s licence |
Signed
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 21st June 2012
Iain Greenway — A senior officer of the — Department of the Environment
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Order brings the provisions of the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (“the Act”) listed in the Schedule into operation on 22nd June 2012 to enable the Department to make Regulations under the Act.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 2010 c. 2
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