Statutory Instruments
2002 No. 488
ROAD TRAFFIC
The Motor Vehicles (Tests) (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 45 and 46 of the Road Traffic Act 1988( 1 ) and by virtue of the Department of Transport (Fees) Order 1988( 2 ), and in exercise 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) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 1st April 2002.
Preliminary
2.The Motor Vehicles (Tests) Regulations 1981( 3 ) shall be further amended as follows.
Amendments to regulation 20 (fees for examinations)
3. —(1) Regulation 20 shall be amended as follows.
(2) In paragraphs (1)(d)(i), (da)(i), (e)(i) and (ea)(i), for “16” there shall be substituted “22”.
(3) In the provisions 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 |
| 20(1)(e)(i) | £50.50 | £52 |
| 20(1)(e)(ii) | £36 | £37 |
| 20(1)(ea)(i) | £84.50 | £52 |
| 20(1)(ea)(ii) | £46.50 | £37 |
| 20(2A) | £30 | £31 |
| £21.50 | £22 | |
| 20(2B) | £7.50 | £8 |
(4) In paragraph (4), for the words “some or all” there shall be substituted the words “one or more”.
(5) In paragraph (4), for the words prior to sub-paragraph (a) there shall be substituted the words—
“ Where either—
(i)on an examination of a vehicle in Class VI constructed or adapted to carry more than 22 passengers, it is found that one or more of the prescribed statutory requirements are not complied with, or when, in the circumstances mentioned in regulation 16, a full examination of the braking system or systems of the vehicle is not carried out; or
(ii)on an examination of a vehicle in Class VIA constructed or adapted to carry more than 22 passengers, it is found that one or more of the prescribed statutory requirements, including those referred to in item 28A in paragraph 3A of Schedule 2, are not complied with,
then the fee payable in respect of a further examination— ” .
(6) In the heading above the Table in paragraph (4), for “CLASS VI” there shall be substituted “CLASS VI OR VIA”.
(7) In column 1 of the Table in paragraph (4), for “Class VI” in both places where those words occur there shall be substituted “Class VI or VIA” and for “16” there shall be substituted “22”.
(8) In the Table in paragraph (4), for the amounts specified in column (1) of the Table below there shall be substituted the amounts specified in column (2).
TABLE
| (1) | (2) | (1)(Cont) | (2)(Cont) | (1)(Cont) | (2)(Cont) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Existing | Substituted | Existing | Substituted | Existing | Substituted |
| Amount (£) | Amount (£) | Amount (£) | Amount (£) | Amount (£) | Amount (£) |
| 24.50 | 25 | 58 | 60 | 36 | 37 |
| 40 | 41 | 88 | 91 | 57.50 | 59 |
| 29 (in column 4) | 29.50 | 17.50 | 18 | 43.50 | 45 |
| 44.50 | 45.50 | 29 (in column 3) | 30 | 65 | 67 |
| 50.50 | 52 | 22 | 22.50 | ||
| 80.50 | 83 | 33.50 | 34.50 |
(9) Paragraphs (4A) and (4B) shall be deleted.
(10) In paragraph (5), for “(1), (4), (4A) and (4B)” there shall be substituted “(1) and (4)”.
(11) In paragraph (7), for “paragraphs (4) and (4B)” there shall be substituted “paragraph (4)”.
(12) In paragraph (7)(c)(xvi), “and” shall be deleted.
Amendments to paragraph 5 of Schedule 2 (the prescribed statutory requirements for vehicles in Class VI)
4. In the Table in paragraph 5(b) of Schedule 2, after item 37, there shall be inserted the following items—
| “ Item No | Regulations | Affecting |
|---|---|---|
| 37A | 100(1) (insofar as it relates to the question whether the particulars opposite are fitted or, as the case may be, maintained so that no danger is likely to be caused) | Wheelchair restraining devices |
| 37B | 100(1) (insofar as it relates to the question whether the particulars opposite are fitted or, as the case may be, maintained so that no danger is likely to be caused) | Features associated with wheelchairs, boarding devices (lifts, ramps), optical devices (to allow the driver to see the boarding area), signs and markings, communication devices, slip resistant surfaces, steps, floors and gangways, kneeling systems, lighting which is intended for wheelchair users to board or alight in safety" ” |
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 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 entry in Table III of Schedule 1 is item 1.