Statutory Instruments
2003 No. 1815
ROAD TRAFFIC
The Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2003
Made
14th July 2003
Laid before Parliament
21st July 2003
Coming into force
11th August 2003
The Secretary of State for Transport, 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) (No. 3) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 11th August 2003.
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 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) | 52.00 | 59.00 |
| 20(1)(e)(ii) | 37.00 | 42.00 |
| 20(1)(ea)(i) | 52.00 | 59.00 |
| 20(1)(ea)(ii) | 37.00 | 42.00 |
| 20(2A) | 31.00 | 35.00 |
| 22.00 | 25.00 | |
| 20(2B) | 8.00 | 9.00 |
(3) 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 Amount (£) | Substituted Amount (£) | Existing Amount (£) | Substituted Amount (£) | Existing Amount (£) | Substituted Amount (£) |
| 25.00 | 28.00 | 60.00 | 68.00 | 37.00 | 42.00 |
| 41.00 | 47.00 | 91.00 | 103.00 | 59.00 | 67.00 |
| 29.50 | 33.50 | 18.00 | 20.00 | 45.00 | 51.00 |
| 45.50 | 52.50 | 30.00 | 34.00 | 67.00 | 76.00 |
| 52.00 | 59.00 | 22.50 | 25.50 | ||
| 83.00 | 94.00 | 34.50 | 39.50 |
(4) In paragraph (5B)(ii), for “the fee shall be reduced to £1.50 (the balance of any sum paid in respect of the fee being refundable)” substitute “any sum paid by him in respect of such a previous application for an examination shall be returned”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
David Jamieson
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department for Transport
14th July 2003
1988 c. 52 . Section 45 was amended by paragraph 52 of Schedule 4 to the Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40) , and by Section 1 of the Road Traffic (Vehicle Testing) Act 1999 (c. 12) . Section 46 was substituted by Section 2 of the Road Traffic (Vehicle Testing) Act 1999.
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. 2003/1094 and the relevant entry in Table III of Schedule 1 is item 1.