Insert the following new Clause— “Report on the international road transport permits regime
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Committee stage — Lords 20
Insert the following new Clause— “EU Community Licence arrangements
Insert the following new Clause— “Outcome of negotiations on the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the EU (section 1)
leave out subsection (2)
Insert the following new Clause— “Outcome of negotiations on the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the EU (section 3)
leave out lines 1 and 2 and insert — A prohibition imposed by regulations under subsection (1) relating to Ireland may not prohibit journeys beginning in Northern Ireland.”
Insert the following new Clause— “Report to Parliament on future arrangements for international transport of goods by road
Insert the following new Clause— “Report to Parliament on cost of future international haulage permit scheme to road haulage industry
at end insert— Regulations under subsection (1) must provide for compulsory registration of—
at end insert— Before regulations are made under this section, the Secretary of State must issue guidance outlining the trailer registration requirements to which UK motorists are subject when travelling in or through individual EU member states.”
at end insert— Regulations must provide for the compulsory registration of trailers weighing under 3.5 tonnes kept or used on roads, whether the trailer is being used internationally or only in the United Kingdom, in a register kept by the Secretary of State.”
at end insert— Regulations must make provision for mandatory safety standard requirements which all registered trailers must satisfy, with inspections of such trailers to be undertaken on an annual basis.”
leave out lines 1 and 2
leave out paragraph (b)
at end insert— The Secretary of State must take all reasonable steps to meet the demand for permits from UK hauliers.”
Insert the following new Clause— “Report on the Government’s strategy for non-UK goods vehicles
leave out paragraphs (a) and (b) and insert “an international agreement— to which the United Kingdom is a party; and
Insert the following new Clause— “Outcome of negotiations on the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the EU (section 2)
at end insert— Before exit day, the Secretary of State must publish a report outlining the content of any agreement with the EU over the allocation of permits for UK registered vehicles to operate in the EU.
Insert the following new Clause— “Non-UK goods vehicles
Report stage — Lords 20
at end insert— In negotiating arrangements for permits with the European Union or European Union member States, the Secretary of State must seek reciprocity in terms of the quantity of permits and the fees charged.”
at end insert— Regulations under this section must not be made until the Government has come to an agreement with the European Union and the European Union’s member States regarding the timetable for implementation of a new permits regime.
Insert the following new Clause— “Report to Parliament on future arrangements for international transport of goods by road
Insert the following new Clause— “Report to Parliament on the cost of the future international haulage permit scheme to the road haulage industry
at end insert— The Secretary of State must collate comprehensive data on the number and nature of trailer-related road accidents in the United Kingdom, and the Secretary of State must include the findings in a report.
at end insert— The report referred to in section 12(2A) must include a recommendation regarding the necessity or not for a periodic mandatory safety standards testing scheme for all trailers weighing more than 750kg.
Insert the following new Clause— “EU Community Licence arrangements
at end insert— The regulations must ensure that the cost of applying for a permit under this Act is not disproportionate to the cost an applicant would have incurred previously applying for a Community Licence.”
leave out lines 37 to 44 and insert— as to how the Secretary of State is to decide whether to grant an application for a permit, including provision specifying criteria or other methods of selection (which may include first come, first served or an element of random selection).”
Insert the following new Clause— “Report on effects of EU-related provisions
Insert the following new Clause— “Consultation
at end insert— If continued UK participation in the EU’s Community Licence arrangements is not agreed as part of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal agreement with the EU, regulations must provide an exemption from fees for UK registered hauliers for the period of five years beginning with the date on which the new international road transport permit scheme is introduced.”
at end insert “, which must include requirements on an operator in respect of performance, repute and environmental and safety standards”
at end insert— Where a driver is required to produce documents under this section, the driver may produce a digital or physical version of the documents.”
leave out “driver” and insert “operator”
leave out “a country outside the United Kingdom” and insert “an EU member state other than the United Kingdom”
Insert the following new Clause— “Prevention of limits on hauliers
at end inset— the renting out of trailers.”
at end insert— the renting out of trailers.”
after “keeping” insert “, hiring out”