In CM July 25 you stated that Trade Licences may
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issued only to motor ders as defined in the hide (Excise) Act 1971. !lowing an unsuccessful 3iication as a haulage convtor I formed a company a motor trader, re-applied was again refused, hough the DoE agreed that new business complied th their definition of a itor trader. Where have ne wrong ?
The DoE says that it must be satisfied that there is fficient business to justify a issue of a trade licence. le Department suggests at an applicant should erate on normal road tax r six or 12 months and en send documentary evince of turnover with the iplication. They could not y what might be conlered "sufficient business."
I understand that further grounds for the revocaDri, suspension or curtailent of an operator's licence zve now been added to SecDn 69 of the Transport Act )68. Could you say what tese are?
I. Section 16 and paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 of the oad Traffic Act 1974 exmded the powers of the icensing Authorities under ection 69 of the Transport .ct 1968 to revoke, curtail r suspend an operator's cence.
The new grounds on which ction can be taken are ffences concerning plating . ertificates and goods vehicle ast certificates and failing to onform to regulations made bout lorry routes.
Powers were also given to he LAs in the same pare;mph to terminate an operaor's licence on a date earlier han that on which it would therwise have expired under ;ection 67 of the 1968 Act that section which deals vith licence duration).