Statutory Instruments
2007 No. 690
PUBLIC PASSENGER TRANSPORT, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Public Service Vehicles (Registration of Local Services) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007
Made
6th March 2007
Laid before Parliament
8th March 2007
Coming into force
1st April 2007
The Secretary of State for Transport makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 52(1) and 60(1)(e) and (1A) of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981( 1 ) and by sections 126(1) and 134 of the Transport Act 1985( 2 ); and by virtue of the Department of Transport (Fees) Order 1988( 3 ).
He has consulted with representative organisations in accordance with section 61(2) of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981( 4 ).
Citation, commencement and extent
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Public Service Vehicles (Registration of Local Services) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 1st April 2007.
2. These regulations extend to England and Wales( 5 )
Amendment of the principal Regulations
3. —(1)The Public Service Vehicles (Registration of Local Services) Regulations 1986( 6 ) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulations 12(1)(a) and 12(2)(a) for “£11” substitute “£12”.
(3) In regulations 12(1)(b) and 12(2)(b) for “£51” substitute “£54”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
S.J. Ladyman
Minister of State
Department for Transport
6th March 2007
1981 c.14 (in these footnotes called the “1981 Act”). Relevant amendments to section 52(1) of the 1981 Act were made by the Transport Act 1985 (c.67) (in these footnotes called “the 1985 Act”), section 3(5) and paragraphs 4(1) and 4(14) of Part II of Schedule 2. Section 60(1)(e) of the 1981 Act was substituted by section 66(5) of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 (c.40) . For the definition of “prescribed”, see section 60(2) of the 1981 Act, as amended by the 1985 Act, sections 134(1) and (2)(c).
S.I. 1988/643 , which was made under the Finance (No. 2) Act 1987 (c.51) , section 102. The relevant entry in S.I. 1988/643 is Schedule 1, Table V, Item 3B.
By virtue of section 135 of the 1985 Act, section 61 of the 1981 Act has effect as if Part I of the 1985 Act were contained in the 1981 Act. Section 61(2) of the 1981 Act was amended by the 1985 Act, section 139(3) and Schedule 8.
Competence to make regulations in respect of Scotland has been devolved by virtue of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46) , section 53 and the Public Service Vehicles (Registration of Local Services) Regulations 1986 were revoked in relation to Scotland by S.S.I. 2001/219 .
S.I. 1986/1671 ; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1989/1064 , 2004/2250 and 2005/2355 .