
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Minibus and Other Section 19 Permit Buses (Amendment) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 1st January 1998.
2 
In regulation 3(2) of the Minibus and Other Section 19 Permit Buses Regulations 1987, for paragraphs (b) and (c) there shall be substituted—“
(b) has held such a licence for a period of, or periods amounting in aggregate to, not less than 2 years,
(c) is 21 years of age or over,
(cc) if he is 70 years of age or over, is not suffering from a relevant disability in respect of which the Secretary of State would be bound to refuse to grant him a licence authorising the driving of a class of vehicles in sub-category D1, and”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
Helene Hayman
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
8th December 1997