FUTURE LEGISLATION
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UK
• The Vehicle Inspectorate options for the future— Consultation on the privatisation of HGV Test Stations (CM 15-21 July).
• Operating Licensing—Consultation on simplifying the '0 Licence system and changes to the system in Northern Ireland (CM 3-9 June).
• Paying for Better Motorways. Green paper proposing point of use charges for motorway/trunk roads.
• Speed Limits/Speed Limiter Setting. Reduction of 60mph IGV speed limit to accord with speed limiter setting required when EC speed limiter directive is incorporated into UK law.
• Vehicle Heights—notification of travelling height— part of the initiatives to reduce "bridge bashing".
• Lead Security—revision to Cock of Practice.
• Prohibition Review—revision of Prohibition system and Classification of Defects.
• Amendments to Food Hygiene Regulations—review of temperature controlled requirements
• Waste Management licensing--Regu lotions awaited for licensing by Local Authorities of waste handling and treatment facilities.
EC LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES
• Vehicle weights and dimensions—harmonisation throughout EC
• Protection of animals during transportation—specifies vehicle dimensions, animal densities and feeding and watering times.
• Second generation tachographs—incorporation of/replacement by computerised records.
• Doh EC Directive on Food Hygiene—includes designation of vehicles carrying bulk foodstuffs.
• Dangerous Goods—Appointment of Risk Prevention Officers by companies involved in pocking, loading, unloading or storage of dangerous goods.
• Vehicle Noise Emission--implernentotion of EC Directive 92/97 • Carbon tax on fossil fuels—agreement yet to be reached by EC Governments although date of introduction originally planned for end 1992.
• Safety and Quality assurance scheme for operators of road tankers and tank containers—draft directive for scheme on similar basis to BS5750 and with voluntary participation.
• Driving Test/Driver Licensing—Extension to incorporate a theory test, staged testing and lowering of LGV threshold in line with 2nd EC Directive on driver licensing.
• Working Time Directive– mmtmum ,est periods for staff but transport octivites ore exempt (CM 24 Sept-1 Oct 1992)
• Safety for Transport Activities—proposed EC Directive on minimum safety and health requirements (see this issue page 36).
• Road Transport Taxation—Council of Ministers decision on minimum VED rates, road user charges and liberalisation of cabotage operations.