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Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Act 1994
sec.222Application of new ch 6A, pt 2 in relation to drivers who were not persons in the chain of responsibility
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### sec.222 Application of new ch 6A, pt 2 in relation to drivers who were not persons in the chain of responsibility
This section applies in relation to a person (a relevant driver ) if—
immediately before the commencement, the person was not a person in the chain of responsibility; and
on or after the commencement, the person becomes a duty holder for a road-based public passenger service as a driver of a motor vehicle for the service; and
during the transitional period, the operator of the service is complying with a relevant safety provision under section 221(2).
While the operator is complying with a relevant safety provision under section 221(2), the relevant driver—
must comply with a relevant safety provision that applied to a driver for a public passenger service immediately before the commencement; and
is taken to comply with chapter 6A, part 2 only if the relevant driver complies with paragraph (a).
s 222 ins 2024 No. 2 s 43
(sec.222-ssec.1) This section applies in relation to a person (a relevant driver ) if— immediately before the commencement, the person was not a person in the chain of responsibility; and on or after the commencement, the person becomes a duty holder for a road-based public passenger service as a driver of a motor vehicle for the service; and during the transitional period, the operator of the service is complying with a relevant safety provision under section 221(2).
(sec.222-ssec.2) While the operator is complying with a relevant safety provision under section 221(2), the relevant driver— must comply with a relevant safety provision that applied to a driver for a public passenger service immediately before the commencement; and is taken to comply with chapter 6A, part 2 only if the relevant driver complies with paragraph (a).
- (a) immediately before the commencement, the person was not a person in the chain of responsibility; and
- (b) on or after the commencement, the person becomes a duty holder for a road-based public passenger service as a driver of a motor vehicle for the service; and
- (c) during the transitional period, the operator of the service is complying with a relevant safety provision under section 221(2).
- (a) must comply with a relevant safety provision that applied to a driver for a public passenger service immediately before the commencement; and
- (b) is taken to comply with chapter 6A, part 2 only if the relevant driver complies with paragraph (a).