Recording equipment

3.—(1) For the definition of “the Community Recording Equipment Regulation” in each of the provisions specified in paragraph (2) below there shall be substituted the following definition—

“`the Community Recording Equipment Regulation' means Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3821/85 of 20th December 1985 on recording equipment in road transport(1) as read with the Community Drivers' Hours and Recording Equipment (Exemptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 1986”.

(2) The provisions referred to in paragraph (1) above are—

(a)section 97(7) of the 1968 Act;

(b) section 82 of the Road Traffic Act 1972 (2);

(c)Regulation 1(3) of the Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment) Regulations 1979; and

(d) Regulation 3(3) of the Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment) (Amendment) Regulations 1984.

(3) Part VI of the 1968 Act shall be further amended as follows, that is to say—

(a)in subsections (1)(c), (4)(c) and (5) of section 97 for the words “Articles 15 to 17” there shall be substituted the words “Articles 13 to 15”;

(b)in subsection (3)(b) of that section for the words “Articles 18(2)” there shall be substituted the words “ Article 16(2)”;

(c)in subsections (1) and (3) of section 97A for the words “crew member”, in each place where they occur, there shall be substituted the word “driver” ;

(d)in subsection (2) of that section for the words “crew members” there shall be substituted the word “drivers” ;

(e)in section 97B(2) for the words “crew member” there shall be substituted the word “driver” and for the words “Article 17(2) or (3) or 18(2)” there shall be substituted the words “Article 15(2) or (5) or 16(2) ”;

(f)in section 99(1)(bb) for the words “ Article 16(2)” there shall be substituted the words “Article 14(2) ” and for the words “ Article 17(5)” there shall be substituted the words “Article 15(7) ”; and

(g)in section 103, in the definition of “record sheet” for the words “Article 18(2)” there shall be substituted the words “Article 16(2)” .

(4) In Regulation 4(1)(a) of the said Regulations of 1979 for the words “Article 14” there shall be substituted the words “ Article 12”.