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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Quality Partnership Schemes (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 and come into force on 11th January 2010.
(2) These Regulations apply to England only.
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(1) Regulation 13 of the Quality Partnership Schemes (England) Regulations 2009 (assessors to assist traffic commissioners) is amended as follows.
(2) For paragraph (2) substitute—“
(2) In making such a determination the traffic commissioner may be assisted by—
(a) an assessor selected from a panel of persons appointed by the Secretary of State for the purposes of section 17A of the 1981 Act (assessors to assist traffic commissioners); or
(b) a person drawn from a panel of persons appointed by the Secretary of State for the purposes of section 126A of the Act (boards for proposed schemes for areas in England).”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Sadiq Khan
Minister of State
Department for Transport
7th December 2009