Legislation – Road Safety Act 2006
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Fixed penalties
6Goods vehicles operator licensing
(1)
The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995 (c. 23) is amended as follows.
(2)
In subsection (1) of section 9 (duty of applicant for operator’s licence to notify traffic commissioner of notifiable conviction subsequent to making of application), insert at the end “
or there is issued a notifiable fixed penalty notice within the meaning given in paragraph 7 of that Schedule.
”
(3)
In subsection (3)(b) of that section (offence of failing to notify conviction of transport manager), insert at the end “
or the issue to the transport manager of a fixed penalty notice or conditional offer under Part 3 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 in respect of such an offence.
”
(4)
“(ca)
that during those five years a fixed penalty notice or conditional offer has been issued under Part 3 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 to the licence-holder in respect of an offence within sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (c) or to a servant or agent of the licence-holder in respect of an offence within sub-paragraph (ii) of that paragraph;”.
(5)
In paragraph (d) of that subsection, insert at the end “
.
or an issue of a fixed penalty notice or conditional offer under Part 3 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 to the licence-holder or a servant or agent of his in respect of such an offence;
”
(6)
“(fa)
particulars of any notifiable fixed penalty notices which have been issued during those five years;”.
(7)
“
“Notifiable fixed penalty notices”
7
In paragraph 1(fa)
“notifiable fixed penalty notice” means any fixed penalty notice or conditional offer under Part 3 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988—
(a)
issued to a relevant person in respect of an offence such as is mentioned in paragraph 5, or
(b)
issued to a servant or agent of a relevant person in respect of an offence within paragraph 4(b).”