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Lawyer to draft Isle of Man 0-licence regs
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THE ISLE OF MAN has taken its first step towards introducing an operator licensing system by hiring a consultant to draft the legislation.
Transport lawyer Murray Oliver will oversee the formation of new laws on the licensing of HGV operators. He will be responsible to the island's Department of Transport rather than Vosa, which has no jurisdiction on the island.
Pressure on the Government to act has been growing since 13-year-old racing cyclist James Berry was struck and killed by a wheel that came off a tipper truck from Island Drainage and Groundworks in 2006. Two mechanics were cleared of manslaughter ('Mechanics not guilty', CM 28 February).
Now the island's Government has employed Oliver to "draft subordinate legislation". He is one of only a few road transport lawyers to hold HGV C+E and PSV D+E licences.
Oliver was unable to comment on what his role will entail or how long it will take, but a spokesman for the Department of Transport says: "The regulations have not been drafted by the Department due to the Road Transport Licensing Commission being fully involved in implementing the Isle of Man taxi legislation.
"Oliver is drafting the bare bones. Following consultation, it will go forward as proposed legislation."