The Goods Vehicles (Authorisation of International Journeys) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2001

• Citation: S.I. 2001/309
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Goods Vehicles (Authorisation of International Journeys) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 12th March 2001.

Section 2 Amendment of Goods Vehicles (Authorisation of International Journeys) (Fees) Regulations 2000

(1) The Goods Vehicles (Authorisation of International Journeys) (Fees) Regulations 2000 shall be amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2, after the definition of “Ecopoints”, the following definitions shall be inserted:

“empty permit” means a permit to travel on Swiss territory granted for goods vehicles that are empty or are transporting light loads;

“full-weight permit” means a permit to travel on Swiss territory granted for goods vehicles the actual total laden weight of which is more than 34 tonnes but not more than 40 tonnes;

(3) At the end of regulation 2, the following definition shall be inserted:

“Swiss permit” means a full-weight or empty permit issued pursuant to European Parliament and Council Regulation ( EC ) No. 2888/2000 on the distribution of permits for heavy goods vehicles travelling in Switzerland.

(4) In regulation 3, after paragraph (4), the following paragraph shall be inserted:

(4A) The fee payable on the issue of a Swiss permit shall be £4.