What are the relevant regulations for construction, equipment and use of permit buses?
Small Buses A small bus operated under a permit must comply with the set of construction standards at either (a) or (b) below, depending in part on the age of the vehicle. These standards also apply to vehicles hired in (see question 10 in Part 1). • The new unified standards of construction and equipment contained in Regulations 41 to 43 of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 (SI 1986/1078) and the Public Service Vehicles (Carrying Capacity) Regulations 1984 (SI 1984/1406) apply to all small buses first registered on or after 1 April 1988 and manufactured on or after 1 October 1987. In practice it will be found that most manufacturers have been complying with these new unified standards since the end of 1986. • For small buses first registered before 1 April 1988 or manufactured before 1 October 1987, and which do not comply with the new unified standards, the regulations governing the construction and equipment of a permit minibus are the Minibus (Conditions of
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