Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022

PART 6

Licensed Haulage Emergency Support Scheme

Licensed Haulage Emergency Support Scheme

45. (1) It shall be and be deemed always to have been a function of the Minister to establish and operate the Scheme.

(2) In this section—

“Act of 2006” means the Road Traffic and Transport Act 2006 ;

“licensed road haulage operator” means a person who, on the 11th day of March 2022—

(a) held an operator’s licence, or

(b) had applied for an operator’s licence which was, after the 11th day of March 2022, granted to the person;

“operator’s licence” means—

(a) an international road haulage operator’s licence granted by the Minister under paragraph (a) of section 2(1) of the Act of 2006, or

(b) a national road haulage operator’s licence granted by the Minister under paragraph (b) of section 2(1) of the Act of 2006;

“Minister” means the Minister for Transport;

“relevant period” means the period beginning on the 5th day of April 2022 and ending on the 6th day of June 2022;

“Scheme” means the Licensed Haulage Emergency Support Scheme established and operated by the Minister for the provision of financial support, subject to and in accordance with the Scheme, to licensed road haulage operators who applied during the relevant period for financial support.