Recent Legislation

• These regulations provide for the operation of road tankers which transport petroleum products in the exceptional circumstances arising from the fire at Buncefield fuel depot. Until the end of 10 February 2006, any time spent driving road tankers in those exceptional circumstances, or in consequence of such exceptional circumstances, is not to be taken into account for the purposes of the application of Article 6(2) of the Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3820/85 on harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport, which limits the maximum period of driving in a fortnight.

The Road Transport (Working Time) Regulations 2005, which apply to mobile workers to whom the Council Regulation applies, are also modified in relation road tankers to increase the maximum working time in a week, prescribed by regulation 4(1), to 66 hours and to allow up to 6 extra hours to be worked without affecting the average weekly working time. But the modification has effect only where necessary as a result driving within the modified Council Regulation.

• In force - 12 January 2006   
• Access to document:  Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) Document

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