Statutory Instruments
2001 No. 3330
ROAD TRAFFIC
The Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2001
Made
3rd October 2001
Laid before Parliament
8th October 2001
Coming into force
1st November 2001
The Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 45 and 46 of the Road Traffic Act 1988( 1 ), and by virtue of the Department of Transport (Fees) Order 1988( 2 ), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and after consultation with representative organisations in accordance with section 195(2) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 1st November 2001.
Preliminary
2.The Motor Vehicles (Tests) Regulations 1981( 3 ) shall be further amended as follows.
Amendments relating to requirements as to vehicles submitted for examinations
3. —(1) Regulation 13(1) shall be amended as follows.
(2) After sub-paragraph (f)(i), the word “or” shall be deleted.
(3) After sub-paragraph (f)(ii) there shall be inserted
“ ; or
(iii)wheelchair restraining devices are not installed in the vehicle at the time it is submitted for examination ” .
Fees increase
4. In each provision specified in column (1) of the following Table for the amount specified in column (2) there shall be substituted the amount specified in column (3).
TABLE
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Regulation | Existing amount (£) | Substituted amount (£) |
| 20(1)(a) | 13.70 | 14.30 |
| 20(1)(aa) | 22.70 | 23.50 |
| 20(1)(b) | 26.60 | 27.50 |
| 20(1)(c)(i) | 35.90 | 39.40 |
| 20(1)(c)(ii) | 34 | 37.60 |
| 20(1)(ca) | 40.75 | 44.40 |
| 20(1)(d)(i) | 54.15 | 58.90 |
| 20(1)(d)(ii) | 41.70 | 43.40 |
| 20(1)(da)(i) | 80.30 | 87.05 |
| 20(1)(da)(ii) | 50.60 | 55.50 |
| 20(1)(f) | 35.75 | 39.20 |
| 25(2) | 94 | 119 |
Other amendments relating to fees
5. —(1) Regulation 20 shall be further amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (3A)(b)—
(a) after the item “steering wheel” the following item shall be inserted “tyres (other than in respect of a vehicle in Class I or II);” and
(b) after the item “vehicle identification numbers;” the word “or” shall be deleted and the following item shall be inserted “wheels (other than in respect of a vehicle in Class I or II); or”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
David Jamieson
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
3rd October 2001
1988 c. 52 ; sections 45 and 46 were amended by paragraphs 52 and 53 of Schedule 4 to the Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40) . Section 45 was also amended by paragraph 159 of Schedule 13 to the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39) .
S.I. 1988/643 , which was made under section 102 of the Finance (No. 2) Act 1987 (c. 51) . The relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1995/1684 and the relevant entries in Table III of Schedule 1 are items 1 and 2.