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The Community Drivers' Hours (Passenger and Goods Vehicles) (Temporary Exception) Regulations 1991

Type Statutory-Instrument

Publication 1991-02-08

State In force

Department Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament

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Made: 8th February 1991

laid before Parliament: 8th February 1991

Coming into force: 9th March 1991

The Secretary of State for Transport, being a Minister designated[^f00001]for the pupose of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act[^f00002]in relation to the regulation and supervision of the working conditions of persons engaged in road transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by that section, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

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These Regulations may be cited as the Community Drivers' Hours (Passenger and Goods Vehicles) (Temporary Exception) Regulations 1991 and shall come into force on 9th February 1991.

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Pursuant to Article 13(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3820/85 of 20th December 1985 on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport[^f00003] until 8th March 1991 that Regulation shall apply to transport operations to which it applies with the exception of Articles 6, 8 and 9.

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Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

Roger Freeman — Minister for Public Transport, — Department of Transport — 8th February 1991

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Article 13 (2) of Council Regulation [(EEC) No. 3820/85](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/european/regulation/1985/3820) of the 20th December 1985 on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport provides that Member States may in urgent cases grant a temporary exception for a period not exceeding 30 days to transport operations carried out in exceptional circumstances. These Regulations provide that until the 8th March 1991 the Regulation shall apply to transport operations to which it applies with the exception of Articles 6, 8 and 9. The exceptional circumstances for the making of the Regulations are the severe weather conditions and the effects and consequences of the severe weather conditions.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: S.I. 1975/1707.

[^f00002]: 1972 c. 68.

[^f00003]: OJ No. L370. 31.12.85. p.1.

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