Statutory guidance

Traffic commissioners: legal entities

Sets out how traffic commissioners are to be satisfied as to the legal status of applicants and operators.

From:
Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain
Published
3 May 2019
Last updated
19 SeptemberJanuary 20222024 — See all updates

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Statutory document 5 – Legal entities, including insolvency and Regulation 31 and Section 57 applications

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Statutory document no. 5: legal entities (including insolvency and regulation 31 and section 57 applications)

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The Senior Traffic Commissioner for Great Britain issues guidance and directions under section 4C(1) of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 (as amended).

This guidance explains how the Senior Traffic Commissioner believes that traffic commissioners should interpret the law in relation to different legal entities.

The directions are addressed to the traffic commissioners in respect of the approach to be taken by staff acting on behalf of individual traffic commissioners. They dictate the operation of delegated functions in relation to different legal entities.

This document replaces the previous version dated January 2017 .

Published 3 May 2019
Last updated 19 SeptemberJanuary 20222024 + show all updates

  1. Update to case law following publication of the Upper Tribunal 2023 Digest.

  2. updated section on: - conversion of a company to a community benefit society and the legal status - regulation 31 of the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Regulations 1995

  3. Publication of consultation draft to incorporate changes bought about by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 - https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/senior-traffic-commissioners-statutory-documents-2022-revisions

  4. Link to HMRC guidance on short-term driver engagements (para 38)

  5. Detail effect of bankruptcy order annulment and link to The Official Receiver v Atkinson & Ors

  6. Clarification of Statutory Document status to assist document users

  7. Reflecting legal changes.

  8. Adding HTML version for accessibility purposes.

  9. Document updated.