Statutory Instruments
2002 No. 2426
ROAD TRAFFIC
Road Vehicles (Testing) (Disclosure of Information) (Great Britain) Regulations 2002
Made
23rd September 2002
Laid before Parliament
24th September 2002
Coming into force
15th October 2002
The Secretary of State for Transport, being the Minister designated( 1 ) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to the testing of the roadworthiness of motor vehicles and their trailers and in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972( 2 ) hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation, commencement and extent
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Road Vehicles (Testing) (Disclosure of Information) (Great Britain) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 15th October 2002.
(2) These regulations do not extend to Northern Ireland.
Disclosure of testing information to member state competent authorities
2. The Secretary of State may give information about vehicles or persons obtained from tests and inspections carried out under section 67 or 68 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 or under section 1 of the Road Traffic (Foreign Vehicles) Act 1972( 3 ) to the competent authorities in other member States, and in Northern Ireland and Gibraltar, in compliance with Directive 4 ).
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
David Jamieson
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department for Transport
23rd September 2002