- a community order
means an order under section 177 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 or Chapter 2 of Part 9 of the Sentencing Code, a community punishment order made before the commencement of that section or a community service order under the Community Service by Offenders (Scotland) Act 1978 or a service community order or overseas community order under the Armed Forces Act 2006and “a community payback order” means a community payback order under section 227A or 227M of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 imposing an unpaid work or other activity requirement.
- a community payback order
means a community payback order under section 227A or 227M of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 imposing an unpaid work or other activity requirement.
- a sentence of imprisonment
includes any form of custodial sentence or order other than one under the enactments relating to mental health, “a community order”means an order under section 177 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 or Chapter 2 of Part 9 of the Sentencing Code, a community punishment order made before the commencement of that section or a community service order under the Community Service by Offenders (Scotland) Act 1978 or a service community order or overseas community order under the Armed Forces Act 2006and “a community payback order” means a community payback order under section 227A or 227M of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 imposing an unpaid work or other activity requirement.
- Approval Regulations
means the Road Vehicles (Approval) Regulations 2020;
- approved body
means—
- authorised person
means— (a) an examiner appointed by the Secretary of State under section 66A of the Road Traffic Act 1988, or (b) a person acting under the direction of such an examiner;
- certificate of initial fitness
has the meaning given by section 6. •................................ •................................ • “company” means a body corporate;
- children
means persons who have not attained the age of 18.
- company
means a body corporate;
- deputy traffic commissioner for the Scottish Traffic Area
means any person appointed under paragraph 3 or 4 of Schedule 2 to this Act to act as deputy in the case of the Scottish traffic commissioner;
- enhanced criminal record certificate
means an enhanced criminal record certificate issued under section 113B of the Police Act 1997;
- forges
means makes a false document or other thing in order that it may be used as genuine. •................................
- free school transport
means transport provided by a local authority free of charge— (a) in pursuance of arrangements under section 508B(1), section 508C(1), section 508F(1), or section 509AA(7)(b) or (9)(a) of the Education Act 1996, (aa) in pursuance of arrangements made by the authority in pursuance of a scheme made by them under Schedule 35C to that Act (school travel schemes), (ab) in pursuance of arrangements under sections 3 or 4 of the Learner Travel (Wales) Measure 2008, or (b) otherwise, in the exercise of any function of the authority, for the purpose of facilitating the attendance of persons receiving education or training at any premises;
- immobilisation device
means any device or appliance which is an immobilisation device for the purposes of section 104 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984;
- immobilisation notice
means a notice—
- individual approval certificate
means a certificate issued under regulation 18(10) of the Approval Regulations;
- international operation
means a passenger transport operation starting or terminating in the United Kingdom and involving an international journey by the vehicle concerned, whether or not any driver leaves or enters the United Kingdom with that vehicle;
- large buses
means public service vehicles within paragraph (a) of that subsection.
- local authority
means— (a) in relation to England and Wales, any local authority within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1972;
- local service
has the same meaning as in the Transport Act 1985;
- modification
includes addition, omission and alteration, and related expressions shall be construed accordingly;
- motor vehicle
means a mechanically propelled vehicle intended or adapted for use on roads;
- national operation
means a passenger transport operation wholly within the United Kingdom;
- official PSV testing station
has the meaning given by section 8(3);
- operator
has the meaning given by section 81;
- personal effects
means— (a) any personal effects of any individual, and (b) any articles being carried by a vehicle for the purpose of their delivery from one person to another.
- prescribed
means prescribed by rules made by the Secretary of State by statutory instrument.
- prescribed testing authority
means such person authorised by the Secretary of State under section 8 of the Transport Act 1982 to carry on a vehicle testing business within the meaning of Part II of that Act as may be prescribed • “PSV operator’s licence” means a PSV operator’s licence granted under the provisions of Part II of this Act;
- public service vehicle
means a motor vehicle (other than a tramcar) which—
- regulations
means regulations made by the Secretary of State.
- relevant authority
means— (a) a local transport authority (within the meaning given by Part 2 of the Transport Act 2000) whose area is in England, or (b) Transport for London;
- relevant certificate of conformity
means— (a) a UK (NI) certificate of conformity, as defined in Article 3(5C) of the Type Approval Regulation, or (b) in a case where the vehicle— (a) was in the United Kingdom before IP completion day;
- relevant conviction
means a conviction (other than a spent conviction) of any offence prescribed for the purposes of this Act, or an offence under the law of Northern Ireland, or of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom, corresponding to an offence so prescribed;
- relevant enhanced criminal record certificate
means an enhanced criminal record certificate which includes, by virtue of section 113BA of the Police Act 1997, suitability information relating to children.
- relevant fixed penalty notice
means a fixed penalty notice or conditional offer issued under Part 3 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 in respect of an offence prescribed for the purposes of this Act.
- relevant local service
means a local service which has one or more stopping places in England;
- reserved matters
means reserved matters within the meaning of the Scotland Act 1998.
- restricted licence
means such a PSV operator’s licence as is mentioned in section 13(3);
- road
means any highway and any other road to which the public has access, and includes bridges over which a road passes except that in Scotland it has the same meaning as in the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984;
- small bus
means a public service vehicle within paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 1 of this Act;
- small series certificate of conformity
means a certificate issued under regulation 16(7) of the Approval Regulations;
- specified
means specified by the traffic commissioner imposing the requirement to inform.
- standard licence
means a PSV operator’s licence which is not a restricted licence;
- statutory provision
means a provision contained in an Act or in subordinate legislation within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978;
- stopping officer
means an officer appointed under section 66B of the Road Traffic Act 1988.
- stopping place
has the same meaning as in the Transport Act 1985.
- the 2009 Regulation
means Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing common rules concerning the conditions to be complied with to pursue the occupation of road transport operator and repealing Council Directive 96/26/EC;
- the 2009 Regulation (EU)
means Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing common rules concerning the conditions to be complied with to pursue the occupation of road transport operator and repealing Council Directive 96/26/EC, as that Regulation has effect in EU law;
- the 2011 Regulation
means Regulation (EU) No 181/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 concerning the rights of passengers in bus and coach transport and amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004;
- the requisite skills
means knowledge corresponding to the level of training, for either national or international transport operations as the case may be, provided for in Annex I to the 2009 Regulation in the subjects there listed.
- traffic commissioner
means a commissioner appointed under section 4;
- tramcar
includes any carriage used on any road by virtue of an order made under the Light Railways Act 1896;
- transport manager
has the same meaning as in the 2009 Regulation;
- Type Approval Regulation
means Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.