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7th July 1978, Page 5
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IITAIN has been granted :emptions from the aorious EEC regulation 3/69 for milk hauliers, livesck operators, animal waste id carcass loads and minibus erations.

And a new definition of ntinuous driving time for e purposes of the rules :ans that continuous driving le is now just that — only e time spent behind the ieel.

fransport Minister William dgers told the House of mmons on Tuesday: "I hope it it will be possible to de:e the regulations before the :ess because of the urgent :d to remove uncertainties ing the industry."

Vlinibuses for not more than people including the driver; licles undergoing road ts; those carrying live ands or carcasses or waste not human consumption; cial vehicles at markets, or door to door selling or aries and exhibitions will still be controlled only by 1968 Transport Act.

lilk transport is exempted Ti the EEC rules, but only il December 1980 and on idition that there is not re than five hours contous driving or 108 hours a tnight. Drivers will be wed to save their rest days or only two weeks and not he new rules, Drivers irs (Harmonisation with nmunity Rules) Regulas, are to bring Britain in with EEC hours regulas, while the Community d Transport Rules miption) Regulations deal the latest round of nptions.

:action to the new exemps has been one of relief. "It le only sensible course," a Road Haulage Associaspokesman.

le Freight Transport Iciation was pleased that lerogations it had pressed ad been achieved and that Ionisation and the deroms had come at the same to avoid more confusion. revertheless, this does no; to alter the fact that the !rs' hours scene is a corn: area of chaotic non said a spokesman.

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