The Public Service Vehicles (Registration of Local Services) (Quality Contracts Schemes) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009

PART 3APPLICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION WHERE SCHEME IN FORCE

Prescribed time for submission of clearance certificate

10.  For the purposes of section 6B(5) of the 1985 Act (clearance certificates), the prescribed time for the authority or authorities to submit a clearance certificate to the traffic commissioner is 28 days, commencing on the date on which the authority or authorities receive notice of consultation from the traffic commissioner by virtue of section 6B(4) of that Act.

Cases where requirement to obtain clearance certificate does not apply

11.—(1) Section 6B(3) to (6) of the 1985 Act (procedure for determining applications for registration where quality contracts scheme in force) does not apply in the cases prescribed in paragraph (2).

(2) The cases are where the application is to vary the registration only—

(a)to enable the operator of the service to comply with a traffic regulation condition or any other provision made by or under an enactment prohibiting or restricting the use of any road by vehicular traffic; or

(b)in respect of a change in the operator’s address.