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FUTURE LEGISLATION

17th February 1994
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• The Vehicle Inspectorate options for the future—Consultation on the privatisation of HGV Test Stations.

• Operator Licensing—Consultation on simplifying the 0-Licence system and changes to the system in N (reland. Review of fee structure. • Paying for Retler Motorways. Green paper proposing point of use charges for motorway/trunk roads. • Load Security—revision to Code of Practice. • Amendments to Food Hygiene Regulations— review of temperature control requirements. Expected Summer 1994 for implementation in 1995.

• Waste Management licensing—Regulations for licensing by Local Authorities of waste handling and treatment facilities. Due to be implemented on I May 1994. • New Driver Safety: Proposed measures to reduce accidents involving newly qualified drivers, including retesting after conviction for certain traffic of lances and incorporating an extended driving test (see EC initiative below).

• MOT Scheme Review

• Storage and Carriage of spare petrol—HSE proposals to revise conditions under which petrol con be stored without need for a Petroleum Spirit Licence.

• Dangerous Goods Transport: H&SE proposals for revision of UK dangerous goods legislation to align with ADR agreement, as required by proposed EC directive. • Review of UK Domestic Drivers' Hours Legislation

• Driving Test Fees—proposals to increase fees for all tests booked from 1 April 1994, with the fee for a weekday LGV/PCV test increased from £60 to £82,

• Dangerous Goods—Carriage of Dangerous Goods iClassification, Packaging & Labelling) Regulations: New Regulations for the consignment of dangerous goods by road or rail replacing carriage provisions of the Chemicals (Hazardous Information & Packaging) Regulations 1993 (CHIP). Require UN specification packaging For most dangerous goods).

EC Legislative Initiatives

• Vehicle weights and dimensions— harmonisation throughout EC Commission proposal fora Council Directive on protection of animals during transportation. Specifies, interalio, resting, feeding and watering times and minimum space allowances for certain animals. • Second generation tachographs— incorporation of/replacement by computerised records.

• EC Directive on Food Hygiene—includes designation of vehicles carrying bulk foodstuffs. Adopted on 14 June 1993. impementation in UK anticipated Autumn 1994, • Dangerous Goods—Appointment of Risk Prevention Officers by companies involved in packing, loading, unloading or storage of dangerous goods. • Carbon tax on fossil fuels—agreement yet to be reached by EC Governments although (date of introduction originally planned for end 1992. • Safely and Quality assurance scheme for operators of rood tankers and tank containers carrying dangerous goods—to be developed as European Standard on similar basis to quakily standard BS5750 and with voluntary participation. • Dangerous Goods—Harmonization of dangerous goods transport regulations— proposed directive to align domestic requirements with ADR Agreement. • Dangerous Goods—EU Quality/Safety Assurance Scheme: The European Standards Organisation hos been mandated by the Commission to develop a quality/safety assurance standard for all dangerous goods carriers.

• Dangerous Goods—Uniform Procedures for Checks on the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road: Draft proposals on the implementation of o system of uniform Community-wide

dangerous goods vehicle enforcement procedures. • Driving Test/Driver Licensing—Extension to incorporate a theory test staged testing and lowering of LGV threshold in Tine with second EC Directive on driver licensing. • Working Time Directive—minimum rest periods for staff but transport activities are exempt. • Safety for Transport Activities—proposed EC Directive on minimum safety and health requirements. • Road Transport Taxation—Council of Ministers decision on minimum VED rates, road user charges and liberalisation of cabotage operations.


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