Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010

Type Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly
Publication 2010-01-22
Last updated 2022-07-01
State In force
Jurisdiction Northern Ireland
Department Statute Law Database
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[^key-43c9757909780af05d514c6213aca2bd]: Words in s. 12C(9)(b) inserted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 83(6)(c)

[^key-59bddb4975d278d7d1801ad52edeb438]: Words in s. 12E substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 84

[^key-c681387f1e4a843e15e4f6e57ad13710]: Words in s. 13(1) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 85(1)

[^key-882659569d1b0c2b0f72b6025757a458]: Words in s. 13(2)(a) inserted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 85(2)

[^key-de5e1ff0df00a4129b1fc7c88e80bde7]: Words in s. 13(3) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 85(3)(a)

[^key-6202c75659b9de8287aa665bff22a2f1]: Words in s. 13(3)(a) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 85(3)(b)

[^key-3a5c2a195d4cf520b461c3ad91c98ace]: Words in s. 13(4) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 85(4)

[^key-472d15130eb39bb0e6b6e102cf4f41d3]: Words in s. 13(5) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 85(5)(a)

[^key-471ca4f14d8faea48d53f9a5d8864702]: Words in s. 13(5)(a) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 85(5)(b)

[^key-a69c178574298fb4c78b3d926c309741]: Words in s. 13(5)(c)(i) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 85(5)(c)

[^key-801880ce4b35f1a838b80087bf44b53d]: Words in s. 13(6) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 85(6)

[^key-b059563bc2012bd45df3218ea6ad1969]: Words in s. 14(3)(f) inserted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 86

[^key-d88a716beecdc8de25a4f3b1025ec3d2]: Words in s. 16(1)(g) inserted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 87(1)

[^key-5d66e1fd408a0b386379e79339ad57c2]: Words in s. 16(5)(c) inserted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 87(2)

[^key-d2b1e579ff5fe483fe43fe62a3e572d6]: Words in s. 17(1) inserted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 88(2)

[^key-bcf1420fbf86e6b3775ea9a1611011a4]: Words in s. 17(2)(a) inserted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 88(3)(a)(i)

[^key-5cf2b106f814b76f88e209d5a24e58c6]: Words in s. 17(2)(a) inserted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 88(3)(a)(ii)

[^key-eb5f5ee4208b3486e04ec64971ee7a87]: Words in s. 17(2)(b) inserted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 88(3)(b)

[^key-c01722d4f3335b6e7d27427e5d1f3387]: Words in s. 17(2)(c) inserted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 88(3)(c)

[^key-3b1f3079bb032337edba9511eb26a9e1]: Words in s. 17(3) inserted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 88(4)

[^key-7d9c14ea8dbad9575ed6de393866086d]: Words in s. 17(5) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 88(5)(a)

[^key-2472580f03fd5ce8aff45aea66d41a4f]: Words in s. 17(5)(b)(i) inserted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 88(5)(b)

[^key-b07e5c442778de881fbbcadb395a59a2]: Words in s. 18(1) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 89(2)

[^key-f0068f774ceedba01fb8a49a939dbff0]: Words in s. 18(3)(a) inserted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 89(3)

[^key-2ab0a7ea779e7dd11f78016423d2f402]: Words in s. 18(6)(a) inserted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 89(4)

[^key-6143e8c383685f3f55a40ef2c6b913ca]: Words in s. 18(7)(a) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 89(5)

[^key-bc6003840dd9ff5fee6c0ba1f90edbe4]: Words in s. 18(8) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 89(6)

[^key-b29bad81504545f9e97ac80097683417]: Words in s. 18(9) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 89(7)(a)

[^key-c8f4cfe6662fbe46214ba3d3e4030a01]: Words in s. 18(9)(a) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 89(7)(b)

[^key-0689f61068a184725b0d59d606a39e8d]: Words in s. 18(9)(c)(i) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 89(7)(c)

[^key-1ea10dacb1b11bf3ff338a983f536518]: Words in s. 20(1)(a) inserted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 90(a)(i)

[^key-a160df6d3cca33c5e1cb8be60e99ca29]: Words in s. 20(1)(a) inserted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 90(a)(ii)

[^key-7c752237de257ba196839d90c7090a07]: Words in s. 20(1)(c) inserted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 90(b)

[^key-965de36b14c847503a95b2d2c3e3f45e]: Words in s. 23(1)(a) inserted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 91(1)(a)

[^key-e9f1c666a0aa0e5c4b4a271205339c65]: Words in s. 23(1)(a) inserted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 91(1)(b)

[^key-ceac70052132b9cb1c39036b9f1e0b7b]: Words in s. 23(9)(d) inserted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 91(2)

[^key-b8278deae4cacb5b65166f1d66eb74bf]: Words in s. 24(1)(a) inserted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 92(1)(a)(i)

[^key-cb9ece9cd05c9a18b42c0bd43bd05ca8]: Word in s. 24(1)(a) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 92(1)(a)(ii)

[^key-1dafe6bcd74d0103362142fcc294757f]: S. 24(1)(b) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 92(1)(b)

[^key-ba7af868475e5f35e93c2594fe38e76f]: Words in s. 24(3A) omitted (17.3.2022) by virtue of The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 92(2)

[^key-7b09f31ea020c235a1beedd590a8320e]: Words in s. 27(1) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 93(1)

[^key-3a852b3ae76eb83a831b9f54077c2503]: Words in s. 27(2) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 93(2)

[^key-f8ceded02d4d809f529714ef5f061000]: Words in s. 28(1) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 94(1)

[^key-a4fceb73c0c0dc745f9b5a94bc7765fb]: Words in s. 28(2) inserted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 94(2)

[^key-fb3b819401785bd6c49a88efcf262d3e]: Words in s. 28(3) inserted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 94(3)(a)

[^key-6b656340700c252acc27f86775d26b29]: Words in s. 28(3) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 94(3)(b)

[^key-d2d2c4b79520995ca5553d613ae669f0]: Words in s. 29(1) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 95(1)

[^key-5f6e520ad1ecc0c1d3317a986f13f783]: Words in s. 29(4) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 95(2)(a)

[^key-2ab89e4a9bd375f4b89490bfae4819d8]: Words in s. 29(4)(a) inserted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 95(2)(b)

[^key-d14ca646af01a31a52d6e567cd4da60a]: Words in s. 29(4)(b) inserted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 95(2)(c)

[^key-534e7ebb7b49d62f994ce64a94a90f0e]: Words in s. 29(4)(c) inserted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 95(2)(d)

[^key-666e864a8681369d26c05283790b894d]: Words in s. 29(4)(d) inserted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 95(2)(d)

[^key-46fd4278626615f8aa6ccd5511e09d96]: Words in s. 29(5) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 95(3)

[^key-99d697a51620e5ea1e5e1385153e284c]: Words in s. 30 substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 96(a)

[^key-ebcecb9c5bb7f087a41098280d093586]: Words in s. 30 substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 96(b)

[^key-e3c3e940717df66231bdefbc268a4737]: Words in s. 31(2)(a) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 97(1)(a)

[^key-35e2226b072d8807beba5f733df56a51]: Words in s. 31(2)(b) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 97(1)(b)

[^key-9580f3e8852ca4c597c1097ebc4930be]: Words in s. 31(2)(c) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 97(1)(c)

[^key-67f95082e8ecda88fa7c369985b136fc]: Words in s. 31(3)(a) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 97(2)

[^key-236016ce8c21573d636cec6315b2ad58]: Words in s. 31(5)(a) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 97(2)

[^key-655ec86480b277b9b3a33784fbdb3d56]: Word in s. 49(1) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 98(1)(a)(i)

[^key-9902c92e58576015a954a54644308b04]: Word in s. 49(1) inserted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 98(1)(a)(ii)

[^key-584e170df0ff96d5272db856f967ccfe]: Words in s. 49(1) inserted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 98(1)(a)(iii)

[^key-d540c0d41c25407b4226d82e24f1bf91]: Words in s. 49(1) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 98(1)(b)

[^key-51fad47fb5e20595102285157b76856d]: S. 49(2)(b) omitted (17.3.2022) by virtue of The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 98(2)

[^key-bed0ea9bddcf136c51c761bec69b84ed]: S. 49(5) omitted (17.3.2022) by virtue of The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 98(3)

[^key-4c1c472e7cffea7aa3353eb5981dc5a8]: Words in s. 58(1) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 99(a)

[^key-5e8115121eceea3c5a710e8bab13be12]: Words in s. 58(1) inserted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 99(b)

[^key-330506581483fa963228ba4fa079ec1c]: Words in s. 58(1) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 99(c)

[^key-5c2898a67693a0865932dba420fb0793]: Words in s. 58(1) inserted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 99(d)

[^key-1c9d8a7858576c2e3dcb7da2d976de91]: Words in s. 58(1) inserted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 99(e)

[^key-24c4986edfa9c01a8377746420d3e277]: Words in s. 58(1) inserted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 99(f)

[^key-57d3ff239633a250e5a2b01bc21fdd10]: Words in s. 58(1) omitted (17.3.2022) by virtue of The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 99(g)

[^key-96854b788bb1ca42946c84161ba3a97f]: Words in s. 58(1) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 99(h)

[^key-3493cf964d8b0697fcbe8cb51d0b4a32]: Words in Sch. 1 para. 1(1) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 101(1)(a)

[^key-17602701ddc4e12c02ae0dbb4f1adab3]: Words in Sch. 1 para. 1(2) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 101(1)(b)

[^key-f04a2ba412ccf0d43d99f4405dfd0ecd]: Words in Sch. 1 para. 1(3) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 101(1)(c)

[^key-4cf7708d0b9cb047a761a7b0c099e2a1]: Words in Sch. 1 para. 1(7) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 101(1)(d)(i)

[^key-86f18b3b2c8e785452641d3efb32d11c]: Words in Sch. 1 para. 1(7)(b)(i) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 101(1)(d)(ii)

[^key-d08fd8a17f03d701cab981f48554ede8]: Words in Sch. 1 para. 1(8) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 101(1)(e)

[^key-014ff9d44cf58192bce3ded8b522761c]: Words in Sch. 1 para. 2(1) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 101(2)

[^key-081fa752ff51a23a9fc8af2e54c55046]: Words in Sch. 1 para. 3(1) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 101(3)(a)

[^key-2a9ffaba53b497a7cf532e0a8df0d44f]: Words in Sch. 1 para. 3(2) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 101(3)(b)

[^key-81dbb1c14ae71a45aa33fe5b7eee8d57]: Words in Sch. 1 para. 3(3) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 101(3)(b)

[^key-b929d67d8ad019a0ef01c6af91bf19bb]: Words in Sch. 1 para. 3(7) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 101(3)(c)(i)

[^key-3e7e20b081857eb8a5d0dec5d9774a54]: Words in Sch. 1 para. 3(7)(b)(i) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 101(3)(c)(ii)

[^key-f9a47c282ef022911bba7dd4c4765e3e]: Words in Sch. 1 para. 3(8) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 101(3)(d)

[^key-fd15db19a61a91057527334191258528]: Words in Sch. 1 para. 4(1) substituted (17.3.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(1), 101(4)

[^key-684bc5b8a0d124d6618a1842d765137a]: S. 1(3)(a)(i) substituted (20.5.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(2), 74(a)(i)

[^key-551964f6727ddba9468a04baa2f7fa3f]: S. 1(3)(a)(ia) inserted (20.5.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(2), 74(a)(ii)

[^key-62b2029078a8d8c5d9c86e3dcac1c60d]: Words in s. 1(3) substituted (20.5.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(2), 74(b)(i)

[^key-8853f86cbce86b3202c7720e89b85b39]: Words in s. 1(3) substituted (20.5.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/293), regs. 2(2), 74(b)(ii)

[^key-4e6a8f0792a916aaa92dece5954df5da]: S. 12A(3)(c) omitted (1.7.2022) by virtue of The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/727), regs. 1(b), 9

[^key-3a86556610a26c35251a3f9c795acb6c]: Sch. 5 para. 1 omitted (1.7.2022) by virtue of The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/727), regs. 1(b), 10(a)

[^key-3273a70261e1e093dea19fc1c0c60721]: Words in Sch. 5 para. 2 substituted (1.7.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/727), regs. 1(b), 10(b)(i)

[^key-fce7de8a7bf5d1bd5600765845204581]: Words in Sch. 5 paras. 2(a)-(g) substituted (1.7.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/727), regs. 1(b), 10(b)(ii)

[^key-936aa226722ddc17cfd464c921cc7070]: Words in Sch. 5 para. 3 heading omitted (1.7.2022) by virtue of The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/727), regs. 1(b), 10(c)

[^key-00f126e07d3415ef7231ab1f451ad226]: Words in Sch. 5 para. 3 omitted (1.7.2022) by virtue of The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/727), regs. 1(b), 10(d)(i)(aa)

[^key-f0e12c633838445b08d3f9e68d0538cd]: Words in Sch. 5 para. 3 substituted (1.7.2022) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/727), regs. 1(b), 10(d)(i)(bb)

[^key-964d982f7845694391bbe17c32f9f3a0]: Words in Sch. 5 para. 3(a) omitted (1.7.2022) by virtue of The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/727), regs. 1(b), 10(d)(ii)

[^key-e43cb8da4c0985c00f7023f64107317b]: Words in Sch. 5 para. 3(b) omitted (1.7.2022) by virtue of The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/727), regs. 1(b), 10(d)(ii)

12A
  • (1) The requirements of this section are set out in subsections (2) and (3).
  • (2) The first requirement is that the Department is satisfied that the applicant—
  • (a) has an effective and stable establishment in Northern Ireland (as determined in such manner as may be prescribed );
  • (b) is of good repute (as determined in such manner as may be prescribed ); and
  • (c) has appropriate financial standing (as determined in such manner as may be prescribed ); ...
  • (d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  • (3) The second requirement is that the Department is satisfied that the applicant ...—
  • (a) is an individual who—
  • (i) is professionally competent (as determined in such manner as may be prescribed) and
  • (ii) has designated a suitable number of individuals (which may include the applicant) who satisfy such requirements as may be prescribed, or
  • (b) if the applicant is not an individual, or is an individual who is not professionally competent, has designated a suitable number of individuals who satisfy such other requirements as may be prescribed.
  • (c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  • (4) For the purposes of subsection (3), a number of designated individuals is suitable if the Department is satisfied it is proportionate to the maximum numbers of motor vehicles and trailers that may be used by the applicant in accordance with section 5 if the standard licence is issued.
  • (5) In this Act, “transport manager” means an individual designated under subsection (3)(a)(ii) or (b).
12B

The requirement of this section is that the applicant is not unfit to hold an operator’s licence by reason of—

  • (a) any matter of which particulars are required to be given under section 7; or
  • (b) any event required to be notified in accordance with section 8(1).
12C
  • (1) The requirements of this section are that it must be possible (taking into account the Department’s powers under section 14(3) to issue a licence in terms that differ from those applied for) to issue a licence in relation to which—
  • (a) in the case of a light goods vehicle licence, subsections (2) to (4) will apply, or
  • (b) in the case of a heavy goods vehicle licence, subsections (2) to (6) will apply.
  • (2) There must be satisfactory arrangements for securing that the following are complied with in the case of vehicles used under the licence—
  • (a) Article 56 of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (drivers’ hours); and
  • (b) the applicable Community rules, within the meaning of Article 2 of that Order.
  • (3) There must be satisfactory arrangements for securing that vehicles used under the licence are not overloaded.
  • (4) There must be satisfactory facilities and arrangements for maintaining the vehicles used under the licence in a fit and serviceable condition.
  • (5) A heavy goods vehicle licence must specify at least one place in Northern Ireland as an operating centre of the licence-holder, and each place so specified must be available and suitable for use as an operating centre of the licence-holder (disregarding any respect in which it may be unsuitable on environmental grounds).
  • (6) The capacity of the place specified as an operating centre (if there is only one) or both or all of the places so specified taken together (if there is more than one) must be sufficient to provide an operating centre for all the heavy goods vehicles used under the licence.
  • (7) In considering whether the requirements of subsections (2) to (4), or (2) to (6), are satisfied, the Department may take into account any undertakings given by the applicant (or procured by the applicant to be given) for the purposes of the application, and may assume that those undertakings will be fulfilled.
  • (8) In considering whether subsection (5) will apply in relation to a heavy goods vehicle licence, the Department may take into account any conditions that could be attached to the licence under section 20(1)(a) (conditions of licences) and may assume that any conditions so attached will not be contravened.
  • (9) In considering whether subsection (5) or (6) will apply in relation to a heavy goods vehicle licence, the Department may take into account whether any proposed operating centre of the applicant would be used—
  • (a) as an operating centre of the holders of other heavy goods vehicle licences as well as an operating centre of the applicant; or
  • (b) by the applicant or by other persons for purposes other than keeping heavy goods vehicles used under the licence.
12D

The requirement of this section is that the provision of the facilities and arrangements for maintaining the vehicles in a fit and serviceable condition is not prejudiced by reason of the applicant’s having insufficient financial resources for that purpose.

12E

As from such date as may be prescribed, section 12B shall have effect as if—

  • (a) the existing text of section 12B were renumbered subsection (1),
  • (b) in section 12B(1), in the words before paragraph (a), before “requirement of” there were inserted “first”, and
  • (c) after section 12B(1) there were inserted—

(2) The second requirement of this section is that the applicant— (a) if an individual, is professionally competent (as determined in such manner as may be set out in regulations made for the purposes of section 12A(3)(a)(i)), or (b) if not an individual, or an individual who is not professionally competent, complies with section 12A(3)(b) as if the applicant were an applicant for a standard licence who is not an individual or is an individual who is not professionally competent.

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False statements

2A
  • (1) The Department for Infrastructure may grant an international operator a temporary exemption from any requirement to hold a standard licence which would otherwise be imposed by sections 1 and 2, for the purpose of—
  • (a) enabling an emergency to be dealt with, or
  • (b) enabling some other special need to be met.
  • (2) A temporary exemption under subsection (1) may be granted—
  • (a) by giving a notice in writing to the operator to whom it relates, or
  • (b) by publishing a notice specifying the class of operators to whom it relates.
  • (3) A notice under subsection (2) must specify—
  • (a) the vehicle or class of vehicles to which it relates;
  • (b) the transport operations to which it relates, or that it relates to all transport operations.
  • (4) A temporary exemption under subsection (1) permits the person to whom it relates to use the specified vehicle or (as the case may be) any vehicle of the specified class for the carriage of goods for the purposes of the transport operations to which it relates.
  • (5) Accordingly, sections 1(1) and 2(6) do not to that extent apply to that person’s use of goods vehicles.
  • (6) In this section “international operator” means a person who has an effective and stable establishment in a country or territory other than the United Kingdom that is comparable to an effective and stable establishment in Northern Ireland (as determined in such manner as may be set out in regulations made for the purposes of section 12A(2)(a)) .
  • (7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
59A

Schedule 5 (which contains transitional provisions) has effect.

SCHEDULE5

Provisions relating to the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

Interpretation for paragraphs 2 and 3

1

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2

For the purposes of this Act, beginning with 17th March 2022 —

  • (a) any application for an operator’s licence made to the Department under section 7 before 17th March 2022 is to be treated by the Department as an application for a heavy goods vehicle licence;
  • (b) any objection to, or representations against, the grant of an application for an operator’s licence made to the Department under section 11 before 17th March 2022 is to be treated by the Department as an objection to, or representations against, the grant of an application for a heavy goods vehicle licence;
  • (c) an operator’s licence issued under section 14 before 17th March 2022 is to be treated as a heavy goods vehicle licence;
  • (d) any application for a variation of an operator’s licence made to the Department under section 16 before 17th March 2022 is to be treated by the Department as an application for a variation of a heavy goods vehicle licence;
  • (e) any objection to, or representations against, the grant of an application for a variation of an operator’s licence made to the Department under section 18 before 17th March 2022 is to be treated by the Department as an objection to, or representations against, the grant of an application for a variation of a heavy goods vehicle licence;
  • (f) any request for an interim operator’s licence made to the Department under section 21 before 17th March 2022 is to be treated by the Department as a request for an interim heavy goods vehicle licence; and
  • (g) any interim operator’s licence issued under section 21 before 17th March 2022 is to be treated as an interim heavy goods vehicle licence.
3

For the purposes of this Act ..., an individual who before 17th March 2022 was designated a transport manager under section 12A(3)—

  • (a) in accordance with Article 4(1) of the 2009 Regulation is, beginning with that date, to be treated by the Department as an individual designated under section 12A(3)(a)(ii) ..., or
  • (b) in accordance with Article 4(2) of the 2009 Regulation is, beginning with that date, to be treated by the Department as an individual designated under section 12A(3)(b) ....

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