The Community Drivers' Hours and Recording Equipment Regulations 2007

• Citation: S.I. 2007/1819
• Sections: 26

Section 1 Citation, commencement, interpretation and revocation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Community Drivers' Hours and Recording Equipment Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on the seventh day after the day on which they are made.

(2) In these Regulations—

“the Community Drivers' Hours Regulation” means Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council as amended from time to time;

“the EU Tachographs Regulation ” means Regulation ( EU ) No. 165/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on tachographs in road transport

“ the 1968 Act ” means the Transport Act 1968.

(3) Any expression used in these Regulations which is used in the Community Drivers' Hours Regulation has the same meaning as in that Regulation.

(4) The following provisions are revoked—

(a) the Community Drivers' Hours and Recording Equipment (Exemptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 1986 ;

(b) the Community Drivers' Hours and Recording Equipment (Exemptions and Supplementary Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 1986 ;

(c) the Community Drivers' Hours and Recording Equipment (Exemptions and Supplementary Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 1987 ;

(d) the Community Drivers' Hours and Recording Equipment (Exemptions and Supplementary Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 1988 ;

(e) the Community Drivers' Hours and Recording Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 1998 ; and

(f) paragraph 7 of the Schedule to the Railways Act 1993 (Consequential Modifications) Order 1994 .

Section 2 Exemption from the Community Drivers' Hours Regulation

(1) ... Exemption is granted from Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9 of the Community Drivers' Hours Regulation in respect of—

(a) any vehicle falling within a description specified in Part 1 of the Schedule to these Regulations, and

(b) any vehicle—

(i) which has a maximum permissible mass not exceeding 7.5 tonnes,

(ii) which is being used to deliver items as part of a universal service by a universal service provider as defined in Article 2(13) of Directive 97/67/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the development of the internal market of Community postal services,

(iii) which is being used within a 100 kilometre radius from the base of the universal service provider, and

(iv) the driving of which does not constitute the driver's main activity.

(2) ... Exemption is granted from Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9 of the Community Drivers' Hours Regulation in respect of any vehicle falling within a description specified in Part 2 of the Schedule to these Regulations.

Section 3 Supplementary provisions relating to the Community Drivers' Hours Regulation

For the purpose of Article 3(i) of the Community Drivers' Hours Regulation and Article 2.2(k) of the European Agreement concerning the Work of Crews of Vehicles Engaged in International Road Transport (as applied by Article 2(3) of that Regulation) a vehicle has a historic status if it is a vehicle which is by virtue of its construction and equipment suitable for carrying passengers or goods and which was manufactured more than 25 years before the date on which it is being driven.

Section 4 Exemption from the EU Tachographs Regulation

(1) ... Exemption is granted from the provisions of the EU Tachographs Regulation in respect of any vehicle falling within a description specified in Part 1 of the Schedule to these Regulations.

(2) ... Exemption is granted from the provisions of the EU Tachographs Regulation in respect of:

(a) any vehicle falling within a description specified in Part 2 of the Schedule to these Regulations; and

(b) any vehicle being used for collecting sea coal.

Section 5 Amendment of Part 6 of the Transport Act 1968

The 1968 Act is amended as follows.

Section 6

In section 95(2) for paragraph (c) substitute—

(c) vehicles not falling within paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection which—

(i) are vehicles within the meaning given by Article 4 of the Community Drivers' Hours Regulation; and

(ii) are not referred to in Article 3 of that Regulation.

Section 7

In section 96—

(a) in subsection (11A)—

(i) omit the words “in Great Britain”;

(ii) for the words from “any other person” to “the contravention” substitute “ the offender's employer, and any other person to whose orders the offender was subject, ” ;

(b) in subsection (11B), after paragraph (b) insert—

; or

(c) being charged as mentioned in paragraph (b), he proves—

(i) that at the time of the contravention he was complying with Article 10(1) (distance-related payments etc) and Article 10(2) (organisation of drivers' work etc) of the Community Drivers' Hours Regulation; and

(ii) that he took all reasonable steps to avoid the contravention.

(c) after subsection (11B) insert—

(11C) A person who—

(a) is subject to the requirement imposed by Article 10(4) of the Community Drivers' Hours Regulation (undertakings etc to ensure that contractually agreed transport time schedules respect that Regulation); and

(b) fails to take all reasonable steps to comply with that requirement,

shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.

Section 8

In section 103(1) —

(a) after the definition of “the analogue recording equipment” insert—

“the Community Drivers' Hours Regulation” means Regulation (EC) No. 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council as amended from time to time;

(b) at the end of the definition of “the applicable Community Rules” insert—

and includes the European Agreement concerning the Work of Crews of Vehicles engaged in International Road Transport of 1st July 1970 , as amended, as applied by Article 2(3) of the Community Drivers' Hours Regulation

Section 1

(1) Any vehicle which is owned or hired without a driver by a public authority to undertake carriage by road otherwise than in competition with private transport undertakings.

(2) A vehicle does not fall within the description specified in this paragraph unless the vehicle—

(a) is being used for the provision of ambulance services—

(i) by a relevant NHS body, ...

(ii) in pursuance of arrangements made by or at the request of a relevant NHS body, or made with the Secretary of State or with the Welsh or Scottish Ministers; or

(iii) services for persons who are aged 18 or over and have a disability within the meaning given by section 6 of the Equality Act 2010 (disability).

(b) is being used for the transport of organs, blood, equipment, medical supplies or personnel—

(i) by a relevant NHS body, or

(ii) in pursuance of arrangements of the kind mentioned in paragraph (a)(ii);

(c) is being used by a local authority to provide, in the exercise of social services functions—

(i) services for old persons; or

(ii) services for persons to whom section 29 of the National Assistance Act 1948 (welfare arrangements for physically and mentally handicapped persons) applies;

(d) is being used by Her Majesty's Coastguard, a general lighthouse authority or a local lighthouse authority;

(e) is being used for the purpose of maintaining railways by the British Railways Board, any holder of a network licence (within the meaning of Part 1 of the Railways Act 1993) which is a company wholly owned by the Crown (within the meaning of that Act), Transport for London, any wholly owned subsidiary of Transport for London, a Passenger Transport Executive or a local authority;

(f) is being used by the British Waterways Board or Canal & River Trust for the purpose of maintaining navigable waterways.

(3) In this paragraph—

“ general lighthouse authority ” and “ local lighthouse authority ” have the same meaning as in Part 8 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 ;

“ local authority ” means—

in relation to England and Wales, a county or district council, a London borough council or the Common Council of the City of London; and

in relation to Scotland, a regional, islands or district council;

“ relevant NHS body ” means—

in England, NHS England , an integrated care board , a National Health Service Trust, a Special Health Authority, and an NHS foundation trust;

in Wales, a Local Health Board, a National Health Service Trust, and a Special Health Authority; and

in Scotland, a Health Board, a Special Health Board, or the Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service;

“social services functions”—

in relation to England and Wales, has the meaning given by section 1A of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 ; and

in relation to Scotland, means functions under the enactments referred to in section 5(1B) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 ;

“ wholly owned subsidiary ” in relation to Transport for London, has the meaning given by section 736(2) of the Companies Act 1985 .

Section 2

(1) Any vehicle which is being used or hired without a driver by an agricultural, horticultural, forestry, farming or fishery undertaking for carrying goods as part of its own entrepreneurial activity within a 100 kilometre radius from where the undertaking is based.

(2) A vehicle which is being used by a fishery undertaking does not fall within the description specified in this paragraph unless the vehicle is being used—

(a) to carry live fish; or

(b) to carry a catch of fish from the place of landing to a place where it is to be processed.

Section 3

Any tractor which is used for agricultural or forestry work within a 100 kilometre radius of the base of the undertaking which owns, hires or leases the tractor.

Section 4

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Section 5

Any vehicle which operates exclusively on an island which does not exceed 2300 square kilometres in area and is not linked to the rest of Great Britain by a bridge, ford or tunnel open for use by motor vehicles.

Section 6

Any vehicle which is used by an undertaking for the carriage of goods within a 100 kilometre radius from where the undertaking is based, is propelled by means of natural or liquefied gas or electricity and has a maximum permissible mass, including the mass of any trailer or semi-trailer drawn by it, not exceeding 7.5 tonnes.

Section 7

(1) Any vehicle which is being used for driving instruction and examination with a view to obtaining a driving licence or certificate of professional competence.

(2) A vehicle does not fall within the description specified in this paragraph if the vehicle or any trailer or semi-trailer drawn by it is being used for the commercial carriage of goods or passengers.

Section 8

Any vehicle which is being used in connection with—

(a) sewerage, flood protection, water, gas or electricity maintenance services;

(b) road maintenance or control;

(c) door-to-door household refuse collection or disposal;

(d) telegraph or telephone services;

(e) radio or television broadcasting; or

(f) the detection of radio or television transmitters or receivers.

Section 9

Any vehicle with not more than 17 seats, including the driver's seat, used exclusively for the non-commercial carriage of passengers.

Section 10

Any specialised vehicle which is being used for transporting circus or funfair equipment.

Section 11

Any mobile project vehicle the primary purpose of which is use as an educational facility when stationary and which is specially fitted for that purpose.

Section 12

Any vehicle which is being used for the collection of milk from farms or for the return to farms of milk containers or milk products intended for animal feed.

Section 13

Any vehicle which is being used to carry animal waste or carcasses which are not intended for human consumption.

Section 14

(1) Any vehicle which is used exclusively on roads inside hub facilities.

(2) For the purposes of this paragraph, examples of “hub facilities” include ports, interports and railway terminals.

Section 15

Any vehicle which is being used to carry live animals from a farm to a market, or from a market to a slaughterhouse, where the distance between the farm and the market, or between the market and the slaughterhouse, does not exceed 100 kilometres.

Section 16

Any vehicle which is being used by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution for the purpose of hauling lifeboats.

Section 17

Any vehicle which was manufactured before 1st January 1947.

Section 18

Any vehicle which is propelled by steam.