Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995
Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995 (1995 c. 23)
- Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995 (1995 c. 23)
- Functions of traffic commissioners
- 1 Functions of traffic commissioners.
- Operators’ licences
- 2 Obligation to hold operator’s licence.
- 2A Detention of vehicle used without operator’s licence.
- 2B Power to stop
- 3 “Standard” and “restricted” licences.
- 3A Temporary exemptions for international operators
- 4 Other Temporary exemptions.
- Vehicles authorised to be used under a licence
- 5 Vehicles authorised to be used under operator’s licence.
- 6 Maximum numbers of vehicles.
- Operating centres
- 7 Operating centres to be specified in heavy goods vehicle licences.
- Applications for licences
- 8 Applications for operators’ licences.
- 9 Convictions etc. subsequent to the making of an application.
- 10 Publication by traffic commissioner of notice of application for licence.
- 11 Publication in locality affected of notice of application for heavy goods vehicle licence.
- 12 Objections to, and representations against, issue of operators’ licences.
- Determination of applications
- 13 Determination of applications for operators’ licences
- 13A. Requirements for standard licences
- 13B. Requirements for restricted licences
- 13C. Requirements for standard and restricted licences
- 13D. Further requirement for standard and restricted licences
- 14 Determinations where objections etc are made on environmental grounds.
- 15 Issue of operators’ licences.
- 16 Duration of operators’ licences.
- Variation of licences
- 17 Variation of operators’ licences.
- 18 Publication of notice of applications for variation of heavy goods vehicle licences in any locality affected.
- 19 Objection to, and refusal of, applications to vary heavy goods vehicle licences on environmental grounds.
- 20 Variation of licences: further provisions.
- Conditions attached to licences
- 21 Conditions attached to heavy goods vehicle licences for securing road safety.
- 22 Conditions attached to operators’ licences as to matters required to be notified to traffic commissioner.
- 23 Conditions attached to heavy goods vehicle licences as to use of operating centres.
- Interim licences and interim variations
- 24 Interim operators’ licences.
- 25 Interim variations.
- Revocation etc. of operators’ licences
- 26 Revocation, suspension and curtailment of operators’ licences.
- 27 Revocation of standard licences.
- 28 Disqualification.
- 29 Revocation and disqualification etc: supplementary provisions.
- Review of operating centres
- 30 Periods of review for operating centres.
- 31 Power to remove operating centres on review.
- 32 Power to attach conditions on review.
- Transfer of operating centres
- 33 Transfer of operating centres.
- Environmental matters
- 34 Determinations as to environmental matters.
- Inquiries
- 35 Power of traffic commissioners to hold inquiries.
- Review of decisions and appeals
- 36 Review of decisions.
- 37 Rights of appeal in connection with operators’ licences.
- Forgery, false statements, etc.
- 38 Forgery of documents, etc.
- 39 False statements.
- Enforcement etc.
- 40 Inspection of maintenance facilities.
- 41 Power to seize documents etc.
- 42 Meaning of “officer” and powers of police constables.
- 43 Evidence by certificate.
- Miscellaneous
- 44 Assessors.
- 45 Fees.
- 46 Holding companies and subsidiaries.
- 47 Partnerships.
- 48 Operators’ licences not to be transferable etc.
- 49 Certificates of qualification.
- Large goods vehicles
- 50 Large goods vehicles.
- General provisions
- 51 Time for bringing proceedings.
- 52 Destination of fines: Scotland.
- 53 Method of calculating weight of motor vehicles.
- 54 Saving for law of nuisance.
- 55 Protection of public interests.
- 56 Secretary of State’s power to hold inquiries.
- 56A. Traffic commissioner may have regard to international obligations
- Regulations and orders
- 57 Regulations and orders.
- Interpretation
- 58 General interpretation.
- Supplementary provisions
- 59 Transitional provision etc.
- 60 Consequential amendments and repeals.
- 61 Commencement.
- 62 Short title and extent.
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Meaning of “small goods vehicle”
- SCHEDULE 1A Detention of vehicles used without operator’s licence
- Interpretation
- Detention of property
- Immobilisation and removal
- Return or disposal of vehicle
- Return or disposal of contents of vehicle
- Custody of property
- Proceeds of sale
- Disputes
- Obstruction of authorised person
- Offences as to securing possession of property
- SCHEDULE 2 Information about, and convictions of, applicants for and holders of operators’ licences
- Information to be given under section 8
- Offences
- Repealed enactments
- Notifiable fixed penalty notices
- SCHEDULE 3 Qualifications for standard licence
- Effective and stable establishment
- Good repute
- Appropriate financial standing
- Professional competence
- Requirements for a transport manager
- Transport manager to be notified of proceedings
- Determinations in respect of transport managers
- Transport managers: cancellation or variation of disqualification order
- SCHEDULE 4 Transfer of operating centres
- Transfers in connection with new licences
- Transfers in connection with the variation of licences
- SCHEDULE 5 Large Goods Vehicles
- Meaning of “large goods vehicle”
- Consignment notes
- Powers of entry and inspection
- Falsification of consignment notes and records
- Amendment of sections 38, 41 and 42 of this Act
- SCHEDULE 6 Transitional provisions, transitory modifications and savings
- General transitional provisions
- Meaning of “local authority” in relation to Scotland or Wales
- Meaning of “holding company” and “subsidiary”
- Provisions relating to the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
- SCHEDULE 7 Consequential amendments
- The Road Traffic Act 1960 (c. 16)
- The Transport Act 1968 (c. 73)
- Road Traffic (Foreign Vehicles) Act 1972 (c. 27)
- International Road Haulage Permits Act 1975 (c. 46)
- Transport Act 1982 (c. 49)
- London Regional Transport Act 1984 (c. 32)
- Transport Act 1985 (c. 67)
- Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52)
- SCHEDULE 8 Repeals and revocations
- Part I Enactments repealed
- Part II Subordinate legislation revoked
- Notes:
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