The Community Drivers’ Hours Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012

Made: 21st June 2012

Coming into operation: 30th July 2012

The Department of the Environment makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972 .

The Department of the Environment is designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act in relation to the measures relating to the organisation of working time.

It appears to the Department of the Environment that it is necessary or expedient that references to Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council in these Regulations be construed as references to that Community instrument as amended from time to time.

Citation and commencement

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These Regulations may be cited as the Community Drivers' Hours Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 and shall come into operation on 30th July 2012.

Interpretation

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• (1) In these Regulations “the Community Drivers' Hours Regulation” means Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council as amended from time to time.

• (1A) The Department for Infrastructure is the competent authority for the purpose of these Regulations.

• (2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.

• (3) Any expression used in these Regulations which is used in the Community Drivers' Hours Regulation has the same meaning as in that Regulation.

Exemption from the Community Drivers' Hours Regulation

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• (1) This regulation applies to a driver to whom the Community Drivers' Hours Regulation applies, who—

• (a) is a member of a volunteer reserve force within the meaning of section 374 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 or an instructor in the Cadet Corps; and

• (b) in that capacity is attending—

• (i) annual camp training; or

• (ii) a weekend training session,

Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 21st June 2012

Ian Greenway — A senior officer of the

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) and section 3(3) and Part I of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7)

[^f00002]: S.I. 1997/1174

[^f00003]: O.J. No.L102, 11.04.06. p.1

[^f00004]: 1954 c.33 (N.I.)

[^f00005]: 2006 c. 52

Editorial notes

[^c21298491]: 1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) and section 3(3) and Part I of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7)

[^c21298501]: S.I. 1997/1174

[^c21298511]: O.J. No.L102, 11.04.06. p.1

[^c21298521]: 1954 c.33 (N.I.)

[^c21298531]: 2006 c. 52

[^key-a249a5b9520a06783eded6dde958c873]: Reg. 2(1A) inserted (18.2.2019) by The Road Traffic and Vehicles and Waterways (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/6), regs. 1(1), 14