The Road Transport Operator Regulations 2011

PART 2E+W+STransitional Provisions for the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995

Meaning of “standard licence”E+W+S

8.  In this Part “standard licence” has the meaning given by section 3(2) of the 1995 Act.

Standard licences issued before the commencement dateE+W+S

9.—(1) A person who holds a standard licence that was issued before the commencement date must, on and after the commencement date, comply with the requirements of section 13A of the 1995 Act (and section 27(1) of the 1995 Act as amended by paragraph 10 of Schedule 2 (revocation for failure to comply with requirements of section 13A) applies accordingly).

(2) Sub-paragraph (1) is subject to sub-paragraph (3) and paragraph 14 (exemption from professional competence examinations for certain transport managers).

(3) A certificate issued to a person under paragraph 13(1)(a) of Schedule 3 to the 1995 Act before the commencement date is to be treated as a certificate issued under paragraph 13(1)(a) of that Schedule on or after the commencement date.

Conditions contained in standard licences issued before the commencement dateE+W+S

10.—(1) This paragraph applies to a standard licence issued before the commencement date.

(2) In a condition attached to the licence under section 22(2)(a) of the 1995 Act, a reference to section 13(3) of that Act is to be read, on and after the commencement date, as a reference to section 13A(2) of that Act.

(3) In a condition attached to the licence under section 22(2)(b) of the 1995 Act, a reference to section 13(3)(a) or (c) of that Act is to be read, on and after the commencement date, as a reference to section 13A(3) of that Act.

Offences under section 22(6) of the 1995 Act (contravention of condition attached to licence)E+W+S

11.—(1) This paragraph applies where a person is guilty of an offence under section 22(6) of the 1995 Act (contravention of condition attached to licence).

(2) Where the offence was committed partly before and partly on or after the commencement date, section 22(6) as amended by paragraph 8(2)(d) of Schedule 2 applies in relation to the offence.

Objections to issue of operators’ licences made before the commencement dateE+W+S

12.—(1) This paragraph applies where a traffic commissioner receives an application for a standard licence before the commencement date, but does not grant the application until on or after the commencement date.

(2) An objection to the grant of the application made under section 12(1)(a) of the 1995 Act before the commencement date is to be treated as if it had been made on or after the commencement date under section 12 of that Act as amended by paragraph 4 of Schedule 2.

Period for appointment of new transport manager under paragraph 10 or 11 of Schedule 3E+W+S

13.—(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies where a traffic commissioner has, before the commencement date, given an opinion as to the period reasonably required for—

(a)the appointment of a new transport manager under paragraph 10 of Schedule 3 to the 1995 Act, or

(b)the removal of the transport manager or the appointment of another transport manager in his place under paragraph 11 of that Schedule.

(2) The licence-holder is not to be treated, on and after the commencement date, as failing to satisfy the requirement of professional competence under section 13A(2)(d) or (3)(b) of the 1995 Act until the expiry of the period.

(3) Sub-paragraph (4) applies where before the commencement date a traffic commissioner could have, but has not, given an opinion as to the period reasonably required for—

(a)the appointment of a new transport manager under paragraph 10 of Schedule 3 to the 1995 Act, or

(b)the removal of the transport manager or the appointment of another transport manager in his place under paragraph 11 of that Schedule.

(4) The licence-holder is not to be treated as failing to satisfy the requirement of professional competence under section 13A(2)(d) or (3)(b) of the 1995 Act until the traffic commissioner has given an opinion as to that period, and that period has expired.

Exemption from professional competence examinations for certain transport managersE+W+S

14.—(1) The Secretary of State may grant a transport manager an exemption from the requirements of paragraph 13(1) of Schedule 3 to the 1995 Act for the purposes of compliance with the requirement of section 13A(3)(b) of that Act (professional competence).

(2) The Secretary of State may grant an exemption under sub-paragraph (1) only if satisfied that the transport manager has continuously managed a road haulage undertaking or a road passenger transport undertaking (within the meaning of Article 9 of the 2009 Regulation) in one or more member States for the period of ten years ending on 4th December 2009.

(3) The Secretary of State may grant an exemption under sub-paragraph (1) on an application or without an application being made for it.

(4) The power conferred by sub-paragraph (1) may not be exercised after 4th December 2013.

(5) If an application is made for an exemption under sub-paragraph (1) and the Secretary of State refuses the application, the applicant may request a redetermination of the application by a traffic commissioner.

(6) Sub-paragraph (2) applies to a grant of an exemption by a traffic commissioner under sub-paragraph (5) as it applies to a grant of an exemption by the Secretary of State under sub-paragraph (1).

Proceedings relating to transport manager: procedural provisionsE+W+S

15.  The amendments made to paragraph 15 of Schedule 3 to the 1995 Act by paragraph 20(6) of Schedule 2, and paragraphs 16 and 17 of that Schedule as inserted by paragraph 20(7) of Schedule 2, apply to proceedings under the 1995 Act that have been commenced, but not completed, before the commencement date.