Part 1: Haulage Policy Background Section 2: Number and allocation of permits etc.
Section 2 provides that the Secretary of State may set out in regulations:
	how the number of permits for specific international journeys is determined in accordance with international agreements (subsection (1)(a)) and how the number of those permits available for classes of applicants will be determined by the Secretary of State (subsection (1)(b));
	the criteria or methods to be applied by the Secretary of State deciding whether to grant a permit (subsection (1)(c)). These methods may include random selection, when used with other criteria or methods, or first come, first served;
	for the Secretary of State to make a number of permits available for granting in circumstances in which the methods in subsection (1)(c) are not appropriate (subsection (1)(d)), for example, for allocation in an emergency or for some other special need;
	that the Secretary of State may grant a permit subject to conditions and set out the consequences of failing to comply with those conditions (subsections (2)(a) and (b));
	provisions dealing with the duration, variation, renewal or cancellation of permits (subsection (2)(c)); and
	the procedures in relation to applications, including provision specifying when an application must be made or that the time may be determined by the Secretary of State and the information to be provided with such applications (subsection (2)(d)).