Statutory Instruments
2001 No. 309
ROAD TRAFFIC
The Goods Vehicles (Authorisation of International Journeys) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2001
Made
6th February 2001
Laid before Parliament
14th February 2001
Coming into force
12th March 2001
The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, with the consent of the Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 56(1) and (2) of the Finance Act 1973( 1 ), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Goods Vehicles (Authorisation of International Journeys) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 12th March 2001.
Amendment of Goods Vehicles (Authorisation of International Journeys) (Fees) Regulations 2000
2. —(1)The Goods Vehicles (Authorisation of International Journeys) (Fees) Regulations 2000( 2 ) shall be amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2, after the definition of “Ecopoints”, the following definitions shall be inserted:
“ “empty permit” means a permit to travel on Swiss territory granted for goods vehicles that are empty or are transporting light loads;
“full-weight permit” means a permit to travel on Swiss territory granted for goods vehicles the actual total laden weight of which is more than 34 tonnes but not more than 40 tonnes; ” .
(3) At the end of regulation 2, the following definition shall be inserted:
“ “Swiss permit” means a full-weight or empty permit issued pursuant to European Parliament and Council Regulation ( EC ) No. 2888/2000 3 ) on the distribution of permits for heavy goods vehicles travelling in Switzerland. ” .
(4) In regulation 3, after paragraph (4), the following paragraph shall be inserted:
“ (4A) The fee payable on the issue of a Swiss permit shall be £4. ” .
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Larry Whitty
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
5th February 2001
We consent to the making of these Regulations
Clive Betts
Greg Pope
Two of the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
6th February 2001