Commentary on provisions of Act Section 24: International road haulage
This section makes amendments to retained EU law to reflect the types of international road haulage journeys which are permitted under the TCA. The section amends the definition of "international carriage" for these purposes. It also sets out the permitted number of journeys an EU haulier can carry out within the UK to collect and drop off goods after an international journey, and the timeframe that these journeys can take place within.
	Subsection (1) sets out that the provision relates to retained EU legislation, as set out in subsection (4). The retained EU legislation that is amended by this provision is Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 on common rules for access to the international road haulage market ("the 2009 regulations"), as amended by the Licensing of Operators and International Road Haulage (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/708).
	Subsection (2) makes specific amendments to the 2009 regulations (as amended) to change the definition of "international carriage" to reflect the types of international journeys for which a licence is required. The amendment permits a UK haulier to carry goods between two Member States following an international journey from the UK to the first Member State (a "cross-trade" journey). This is in addition to those permitted journeys already set out in the 2009 regulations.
	Subsection (3) amends the 2009 regulations (as amended) to specify the journeys that an EU haulier is permitted to carry out within the UK after dropping the final part of their international load within the UK (a "cabotage" journey), and vice versa. The provision changes the number of permitted journeys within a specified period.
	Subsection (4) sets out the retained EU legislation that is amended by the provision.