Statutory Instruments
2002 No. 487
ROAD TRAFFIC
The Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2002
Made
6th March 2002
Laid before Parliament
7th March 2002
Coming into force
1st April 2002
The Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 49, 51(1) and 53(5) 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 Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 1st April 2002.
Preliminary
2.The Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) Regulations 1988( 3 ) shall be further amended as follows.
Amendments relating to fees
3. —(1) In regulation 12, in paragraph (3), for the Table there shall be substituted the following Table—
“ TABLE
| Description of vehicle | Fee (£) |
|---|---|
| Motor vehicle with 2 axles | 40 |
| Motor vehicle with 3 axles | 42 |
| Motor vehicle with 4 or more axles | 44 |
| Trailer with 1 axle | 20 |
| Trailer with 2 axles | 21 |
| Trailer with 3 or more axles | 22 ” |
(2) In the regulations specified in column (1) of the following Table for the amounts specified in column (2) there shall be substituted the amounts specified in column (3).
TABLE
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Regulation | Existing amount (£) | Substituted amount (£) |
| 12(4) | 21.50 | 22 |
| 13.50 | 14 | |
| 16(1) | 19.50 | 20.50 |
| 10.50 | 11 | |
| 16(3) | 19.50 | 20.50 |
| 10.50 | 11 | |
| 16(4) | 10.50 | 11 |
| 16(5) | 21.50 | 22.50 |
| 13.50 | 14 | |
| 34(1) | 14.50 | 15 |
| 34(2) | 8.50 | 9 |
| 34(2A) | 4 | 4.50 |
| 37B(2) | 14.50 | 15 |
| 39(3)(b)(ii) | 2 | 2.50 |
| 41(1) | 10.50 | 11 |
Fees for re-tests
4. In regulation 16(6)(c)(i), “8,” shall be deleted.
Amendment to Schedule 2 (classes of vehicle to which the Regulations do not apply)
5. In paragraph 25 of Schedule 2, the following words shall be inserted after the words “Motor vehicles”—
“ in respect of which a test certificate issued in accordance with Article 34 of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 ( 4 ) is in force or which are ” .
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
David Jamieson
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
6th March 2002
1988 c. 52 . Sections 49 and 51 were amended by the Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 41) , Schedule 4, paragraph 54 and Schedule 8.
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 entry in Table III of Schedule 1 is item 3.
S.I. 1988/1478 ; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1989/1693 , 1990/448 , 1992/2447 , 1993/2048 and 3013 , 1997/82 and 263 , 1998/1671 , 2000/1433 and 2001/1650 .
S.I. 1981/154 (N.I. I) ; the 1981 Order was amended by the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 (c. 22) , Schedule 3, paragraph 17(1) and (2) and S.R. 1987/366 . Exemptions from the requirement to have a vehicle test certificate were prescribed in S.R. 1989/234 .