The Minibus and Other Section 19 Permit Buses (Amendment) Regulations 1996
These Regulations amend the Minibus and Other Section 19 Permit Buses Regulations 1987 by altering the conditions which must be met by a person driving a small bus under a section 19 permit. Following the amendment of section 18 of the Transport Act 1985 by the Driving Licences (Community Driving Licence) Regulations 1996 a person who does not hold a full passenger-carrying vehicle driver’s licence may not, after 1st January 1997, drive large buses under such a permit. These provisions together give effect to Article 5.4(a) of Council Directive 91/439/EEC (OJ No. L237, 24.8.91, p.1).