Statutory Instruments
2001 No. 936
ROAD TRAFFIC
The Vehicle Excise Duty (Immobilisation, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 2001
Made
13th March 2001
Laid before Parliament
14th March 2001
Coming into force
9th April 2001
The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 57(1), (2) and (3) of, and Schedule 2A to , the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994( 1 ) hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Vehicle Excise Duty (Immobilisation, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 9th April 2001.
Amendment of Vehicle Excise Duty (Immobilisation, Removal and Disposal) Regulations 1997
2.The Vehicle Excise Duty (Immobilisation, Removal and Disposal) Regulations 1997( 2 ) shall be amended in accordance with the following regulations.
3. —(1) In Schedule 1, Table 1 shall be amended as follows.
(2) In relation to each item identified in columns (1) and (2) of the following Table, there shall be substituted for the amount specified in column (3) of that Table the amount specified in column (4) thereof.
TABLE
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Matter for which charge may be made | Existing amount | Substituted amount |
| 1. | Release of vehicle from immobilisation device | £68 | £80 |
| 2. | Removal of a motorcycle, possession taken within the first 24 hours after such removal | £68 | £80 |
| 3. | Removal of vehicle, including a motorcycle where item 2 does not apply | £135 | £160 |
| 4. | Storage of vehicle—for each period of 24 hours or part thereof | £12 | £15 |
4. In Schedule 1, for Table II shall be substituted the following Table.
“ Table II
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Item | Provision of Schedule 1 to the 1994 Act | Amount of Charge |
| 1. | Part I (general) Part 1A (light passenger vehicles: graduated rates of duty) ( 3 ) Part 1B (light goods vehicles) ( 4 ) Part II (motorcycles) Part IV (special vehicles) Part IVA (special concessionary vehicles) Part VIII paragraph 9(2)(a) (showman’s goods vehicle), (2)(b) (island goods vehicle) and (2)(c) (goods vehicle used for driver training) | £120 |
| 2. | Part III (buses) Part V (recovery vehicles) Part VII (haulage vehicles) Part VIII (goods vehicles) in so far as it relates to vehicles for which a charge is not prescribed in item 1 and which do not exceed 12,000 kg | £300 |
| 3. | Part VI (vehicles used for exceptional loads) Part VIII (goods vehicles) in so far as it relates to vehicles for which a charge is not prescribed in items 1 and 2 | £600 ” |
Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State
Larry Whitty
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
13th March 2001
1994 c. 22 . Schedule 2A was inserted by paragraph 36(2) of Schedule 4 to the Finance Act 1995 (c. 4) and amended by section 20 of the Finance Act 1997 (c. 16) .
Part IA was inserted by the Finance Act 2000 (c. 17) , Schedule 3.
Part IB was also inserted by that provision.