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THE DRAFT Regulations I operators' licensing inclui some other detailed amen ments to the operation of t system. The Freight Transp( Association is worried atm some of these.
It is worried that a transpi manager is defined for the fi time in Regulations as such, a would prefer "nominated pi fessionally competent perso to be substituted as this mc accurately reflects the status nominated foremen in the inch try.
The requirement that t nominated person should be the full-time employment of 0-licence holder also is unnec sary, according to the Fl which wants the term "conI uous effective responsibility" be used. This would meet I special problems of groups small companies which sh. the same location.
It wants a standard applicat form to be introduced for all licences, rather than retain the present system in which L can devise special forms their own areas.
It is asking the Departmen1 Transport to think again ab its plans for a E5 fee for repla ment 0-licence discs, as it lieves these often disintegrate become illegible because their poor quality, rather ti through negligence on the r of the operator.
The FTA wants privatr owned road sweepers to exempted from 0-licensi These are being bought by cc panies which need to cli roads outside their premit but the exemption applies c to local authority vehicles.
The FTA calls for the DTp continue to permit divisions corporate companies to h separate 0-licences for each the divisions. Strict interpri tion of the law demands the limited or public limited cc pany should only hold one licence.