This Statutory Instrument has been printed to correct errors in S.I. 2006/1998 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
Statutory Instruments
2007 No. 1161
road traffic
The Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2007
Made
2nd April 2007
Laid before Parliament
4th April 2007
Coming into force
7th May 2007
The Secretary of State for Transport makes the following Regulations 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 ).
In accordance with section 195(2) of that Act he has consulted with such representative organisations as he thinks fit.
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 7th May 2007.
Amendments to regulation 20 (fees for examinations)
2. —(1)Regulation 20 of the Motor Vehicles (Tests) Regulations 1981( 3 ) shall be amended as follows.
(2) For paragraph (3), there shall be substituted—
“ (3) Where, on an examination of a vehicle other than a vehicle in Class VI or VIA, it is found that some or all of the prescribed statutory requirements are not complied with or where, in the circumstances mentioned in regulation 16, a full examination of the braking system or systems of the vehicle is not carried out then provided that—
(a) the vehicle is left at the vehicle testing station at which the examination took place so that the defects which have been revealed can be repaired;
(b) the re-examination is carried out before the expiration of a period of 10 days starting on the day after the day of the initial examination; and
(c) there has been no change to the authorised examiner at the vehicle testing station between those examinations,
no fee shall be payable in respect of the re-examination carried out there on the completion of those repairs.
(3ZA) Where, on an examination of a vehicle other than a vehicle in Class VI or VIA, it is found that some or all of the prescribed statutory requirements are not complied with or where, in the circumstances mentioned in regulation 16, a full examination of the braking system or systems of the vehicle is not carried out then provided that—
(a) the vehicle is returned to the vehicle testing station at which the examination took place;
(c) the re-examination is carried out before the expiration of a period of 10 days starting on the day after the day of the initial examination; and
(c) there has been no change to the authorised examiner at the vehicle testing station between those examinations,
the fee payable for the re-examination shall be a maximum of one-half of the fee otherwise chargeable. ” .
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
S.J Ladyman
Minister of State
Department for Transport
2nd April 2007
1988 c.52 ; section 45 was amended by the Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40) , Schedule 4, paragraph 52 and by the Road Traffic (Vehicle Testing) Act 1999 (c. 12) , section 1; section 46 was substituted by the Road Traffic (Vehicle Testing) Act 1999, section 2.
S.I. 1988/643 , which was made under the Finance (No. 2) Act 1987 (c. 51) , section 102. The relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2003/1094 and the relevant entry in S.I. 1988/643 is Schedule 1, Table III, item 1.
S.I. 1981/1694 ; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1991/1525 , 1992/3160 , 1995/2438 , 1998/1672 , 2001/3330 , 2003/1113 and 2006/1998 .