The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Exemptions and Modifications) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

[^f00008]: Section 58(1) of the 1995 Act provides that “motor vehicle” has the same meaning as in section 253 of the Road Traffic Act 1960 (c. 16) (a mechanically propelled vehicle intended or adapted for use on roads).

[^f00009]: “Vehicle combination” is defined in section 58(1) of the 1995 Act as a combination of goods vehicles made up of one or more motor vehicles and one or more trailers all of which are linked together when travelling.

[^f00010]: The person using the vehicle is construed in accordance with section 58(2) of the 1995 Act.

[^f00011]: Section 58(1) of the 1995 Act provides that “trailer” has the same meaning as in section 253 of the Road Traffic Act 1960.

[^f00012]: Switzerland No. 1 (2019). Article 12(2) extends the agreement to Liechtenstein.

[^f00013]: Treaty Series No. 4 (1989). The UK-USSR Agreement remains in force with Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

[^f00014]: 2010 c. 2 (N.I.); relevantly amended by the Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Act 2018 (c. 19), section 12, S.I. 2019/708 and 2022/293 and S.R. 2012/257.

[^f00015]: Treaty Series No. 48 (1994).

[^f00016]: Publication pending. A hard copy can be obtained on request from the International Road Haulage Permit Office: email irhp@dvsa.gov.uk or telephone 020 8158 0250.

[^f00017]: Belarus No. 1 (2019).

[^f00018]: The term “standard licence” has the meaning given in section 3(2) of the 1995 Act.

[^f00019]: Bosnia and Herzegovina No. 1 (2021).

[^f00020]: Georgia No. 1 (1998).

[^f00021]: Treaty Series No. 43 (1982), amended by Treaty Series No. 68 (1986).

[^f00022]: Kazakhstan No. 1 (2019).

[^f00023]: Kosovo No. 1 (2021).

[^f00024]: Article 12(2) of the UK-Switzerland Agreement extends it to Liechtenstein.

[^f00025]: Moldova No. 2 (1996).

[^f00026]: Montenegro No. 2 (2019).

[^f00027]: Treaty Series No. 90 (2000).

[^f00028]: Treaty Series No. 35 (2005).

[^f00029]: OJ No. L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 72, as incorporated into, and adapted for the purposes of, the EEA Agreement under Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 88/2014 of 16 May 2014 amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement (OJ No. L 310, 30.10.2014, pp. 40-51). The model of a Community licence as issued by Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway is set out in Appendix 2 to Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement.

[^f00030]: Norway No. 1 (2019).

[^f00031]: Serbia No. 1 (2019).

[^f00032]: Treaty Series No. 25 (1989).

[^f00033]: Treaty Series No. 72 (1978), amended by Turkey No. 1 (2010).

[^f00034]: OJ No. L 275, 20.10.2005, p. 1, amended by OJ No. L 313, 29.11.2005, p. 1, OJ No. L 152, 7.6.2006, p. 11 and OJ No. L 192, 19.7.2008, p. 51. The full title of the Directive is Directive 2005/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 September 2005 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the measures to be taken against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants from compression-ignition engines for use in vehicles, and the emission of gaseous pollutants from positive-ignition engines fuelled with natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas for use in vehicles. The Directive was repealed with effect from 31 December 2013 by Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009.

[^f00035]: OJ No. L 188, 18.7.2009, p. 1, amended by OJ No. L167, 25.6.2011, p. 1, OJ No. L 47, 18.2.2014, p. 1, OJ No. L 151, 14.6.2018, p. 1 and OJ No. 198, 15.7.2019, p. 202. The full title of the Regulation is Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 on type-approval of motor vehicles and engines with respect to emissions from heavy duty vehicles (Euro VI) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information and amending Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 and Directive 2007/46/EC and repealing Directives 80/1269/EEC, 2005/55/EC and 2005/78/EC.

[^f00036]: Treaty Series No. 121 (2000), amended by Ukraine No. 1 (2019).

[^f00037]: EUR 2011/582; EUR 2017/2400.

[^f00038]: Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2007 on type-approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information (OJ L 171, 29.6.2007, p. 1).

[^f00039]: EUR 2017/1151.

[^f00040]: OJ No. L 316, 14.11.2012, p. 1, amended by OJ No. L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 132, OJ No. L 159, 28.5.2014, pp. 1 and 11, OJ No. L 200, 26.7.2016, p. 1, OJ No. L 252, 16.9.2016, p. 53, OJ No. L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 1 and OJ No. L 249, 31.7.2020, pp. 17 and 49. The Internal Market Information System may be accessed via https://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/imi-net/about/index_en.htm.

[^f00041]: EUR 2009/1072, amended by sections 23 and 24 of the European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 and S.I. 2019/708, 2022/293 and 1260.

[^f00042]: The ECMT Multilateral Quota User Guide is available at: https://www.itf-oecd.org/user-guide-certificates.

[^f00043]: Treaty Series No. 32 (1954); also known as the Protocol to co-ordinate and rationalise European Inland Transport of international importance.

[^f00044]: CM(73)5, as continued by CM(73)24. A copy is published at www.itf-oecd.org/lacquis-cemtprincipal-acts-ecmt-1953-2003.

[^f00045]: 1988 c. 52.

[^f00046]: S.I. 1995/3000, amended by S.I. 2022/293; other amending instruments are not relevant.

[^f00047]: Regulation 30M was inserted by S.I. 2019/670.

[^f00048]: 2015 c. 26. Section 30(3) was amended by section 19 of the Enterprise Act 2016 (c. 12) and paragraph 36 of Schedule 8 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16).