The Public Service Vehicles (International Passenger Services) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019

Use of a public service vehicle not registered in the United KingdomN.I.

4.—(1) This regulation applies to a vehicle not registered in the United Kingdom but which is registered in [F1a] Member State, an EEA State or an Interbus State, and which is being used in Northern Ireland in accordance with—

(a)Interbus for the provision of liberalised occasional services or non-liberalised occasional services; or

(b)Regulation 1073/2009—

(i)for the provision of occasional services, regular services or special regular services; or

(ii)for authorised cabotage operations as provided for in Article 15 of that Regulation.

(2) In relation to a vehicle to which this regulation applies—

(a)the 1967 Act has effect as if section 4 (grant of road service licences) was omitted; and

(b)none of the provisions of the Public Service Vehicles Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1985(1) and the Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness, Equipment and Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995(2) shall have effect.

(3) In this regulation, “Interbus State” means a State, not being a Member State, which is a contracting party to Interbus.