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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a Northern Ireland Statutory Rule: The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Exemption) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 No. 256
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations clarify which vehicles fall outside the scope of the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010.
The Regulations specify which vehicles will not require the operator to obtain an operator’s licence due to the weight or combined weight of the vehicles being used (regulation 3).
The Regulations also set out the vehicles that are exempt from the requirement of an operator’s licence due to their construction or function (regulation 4 and the Schedule).
An Explanatory Memorandum has been produced and is available from Road Safety and Vehicle Regulation Division, Department of the Environment, Clarence Court, 10-18 Adelaide Street, Town Parks, Belfast BT2 8GB or viewed online at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr
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