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PART V |
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MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTARY |
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Licensing of operators of goods vehicles |
| Increase of fine for breach of obligation to hold operator's licence. |
227. - (1) In section 2(5) of the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995 (obligation to hold operator's licence: penalty for offence), for "level 4" substitute "level 5".
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(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to any offence committed before this section comes into force.
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| Detention of vehicle used without operator's licence. |
228. - (1) In the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995, after section 2 insert-
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| "Detention of vehicle used without operator's licence. |
2A. Schedule 1A (which relates to the detention, removal and disposal of goods vehicles in respect of which it appears that section 2 is contravened) shall have effect."
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(2) After Schedule 1 to that Act insert, as Schedule 1A, the Schedule set out in Schedule 26 to this Act.
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| Addition of specified vehicles to operator's licence. |
229. In section 5 of the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995 (vehicles authorised to be used under operator's licence), for subsection (6) substitute-
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"(6) A motor vehicle which is not specified in an operator's licence is not authorised to be used under that licence by virtue of subsection (1) unless the licence-holder-
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(a) has given to the traffic commissioner by whom the licence was issued a notice in such form and containing such information about the vehicle as the commissioner may require, and |
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(b) has paid to him a prescribed fee." |
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Supplementary |
| Offences: general. |
230. - (1) If an offence under this Act is committed by a body corporate and is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or to be attributable to neglect on the part of-
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(a) a director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body, or |
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(b) a person who was purporting to act in such a capacity, |
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he (as well as the body) commits the offence.
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(2) In subsection (1) "director", in relation to a body corporate whose affairs are managed by its members, means a member of the body.
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(3) If an offence under this Act is committed by a Scottish partnership and is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of a partner, he (as well as the partnership) commits the offence.
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| Repeals and revocations. |
231. Schedule 27 contains repeals and revocations.
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| Commencement. |
232. - (1) Subject as follows, the preceding provisions of this Act come into force in accordance with provision made by the Secretary of State by order made by statutory instrument; and different provision may be made for different purposes.
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(2) The power conferred by subsection (1) is exercisable as respects Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (and not the Secretary of State) in relation to Parts II and III (and the repeals relating to Part II).
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(3) An order making provision for the coming into force of section 130-
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(a) shall provide for it to come into force on 1st April in any year, and |
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(b) shall be made at least three months before the day on which it is to come into force. |
