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'UTU RE LEGISLATION
iorthern Ireland operator licensing reform: Ire DOE intends to amend the Northern reland operator licensing system to mirror that Iperating in Great Britain, including a system ar restricted operator licensing to apply to ownccount carriage for the first time, but without he introduction of Traffic Commissioners. mplementation is expected in spring 2008.
Myer training: The European Driver 'raining Directive introduces initial and ,eriodic training for professional goods and .assenger vehicle drivers. The operational :vel 2 training is referred to as a Certificate Professional Competence (CPC). For new oods vehicle drivers the initial qualification is ..quired from 9 September 2009 and existing rivers must complete 35 hours of periodic -aining by 2014. The key dates for passenger chicle drivers are 2008 and 2013 ,ow emission zone: The low-emission zone LEZ) in London will cover all London ()roughs (generally lying inside the M25). he zone will be introduced in three phases by ohicle category arid minimum emission level. rom 4 February 2008 goods vehicles over 12 tonnes will have to meet Euro-3, and buses, coaches and goods vehicles over 3.5 tonnes will have to meet the same standard by July 2008, as will light goods vehicles and minibuses from October 2010. A Euro-4 standard will be applied from January 2012.
0-licensing changes: Individual vehicle specification fees are expected to be dropped from the 0-licensing system and instead added to vehicle test fees in April 2008. At the same time proposals to remove the 28-day period of grace for vehicles used on the margin and the abolition of paper discs will be reviewed.
Graduated fixed penalties: The UT has issued a consultation on the details of introducing a graduated fixed penalty system for road traffic offences,such as drivers' hours and overloading, to be issued by Vosa examiners. A deposit scheme is also proposed to cover offences committed by visiting vehicles/drivers who are unable to provide a GB address.
Rebated fuel: The vehicles permitted to use rebated fuel will change on I April 2008. Road construction vehicles will no longer be an exempted category, but instead two new categories of tar sprayers and road surfacing vehicles will be added.
Corporate manslaughter: Corporate manslaughter legislation is in place to introduce a new offence for holding organisations to account for gross failings by their senior management that result in a fatality from 6 April 2008. Vehicle recovery: Arrangements will be changed to allow the Highways Agency (HA) to take over vehicle recovery/removal on the English motorway and trunk road network.The changes include the appointment of a national recovery manager, HA traffic officers to be given the power to remove vehicles, and new statutory charges for the removal and storage of vehicles.
ACT NOW!
The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations Order 2007, CIF 26 October 2007 This order establishes a fuel supplier obligation to ensure 5% of transport fuel is renewable by 2010, with details for monitoring this.
The Community Drivers' Hours and Working Time (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Temporary Exception) (Amendment) Regulations 2007, CIF 5 November 2007 The drivers' hours and working time rules are temporarily relaxed in specified ways for special transport needs that have arisen out of the foot and mouth outbreak.
The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No3) Regulations 2007, CIF 1 December 2007 Technical amendments include changes to smoke tests at annual test and to authorised sealing of speed limiters.
The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2007, CIF 1 February 2008 The limits applying to certain awards by employment tribunals are increased, such as for unfair dismissal.
The Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (England) Representations and Appeals Regulations 2007, The Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (England) General Regulations 2007, The Removal and Disposal of Vehicles (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2007, The Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (Guidelines on Levels of Charges) (England) Order 2007, CIF 31 March 2008
These reg u lations replace rules connected with civil enforcement of parking contraventions in relation to the general regulations, representations and appeals, together with the removal and disposal of vehicles. Guidelines are also issued in relation to the levels of charges to be imposed, including the amount of time parking offenders will be allowed during which to pay a penalty charge notice at the lower rate.