Statutory Instruments
2009 No. 643
Road Traffic
The Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
Made
11th March 2009
Laid before Parliament
13th March 2009
Coming into force
for all purposes except those of regulations 3(3) and 5
6th April 2009
for the purposes of regulations 3(3) and 5
26th April 2009
The Secretary of State for Transport makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 45(2) and (7) and 46(1)(f), (1)(j) and (4) of the Road Traffic Act 1988( 1 ).
The Secretary of State for Transport has consulted representative organisations in accordance with section 195(2) of that Act.
The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercising the powers conferred by section 46(1)(f), has taken into account the functions and matters specified in respect of that section in the Department of Transport (Fees) Order 1988( 2 ).
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 and come into force—
(a) for all purposes except those of regulations 3(3) and 5 on 6th April 2009; and
(b) for the purposes of regulation 3(3) and 5 on 26th April 2009.
Preliminary
2.The Motor Vehicles (Tests) Regulations 1981( 3 ) are amended as follows.
Amendment to regulation 20 (fees for examinations)
3. —(1) Regulation 20 is amended as follows.
(2) In the provisions specified in column (1) of the following Table for each amount specified in column (2) substitute the amount specified in column (3).
Table
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Regulation | Existing Amount (£) | Substituted Amount (£) |
| 20(1)(a) | 28.65 | 29.20 |
| 20(1)(aa) | 36.55 | 37.20 |
| 20(1)(b) | 36.55 | 37.20 |
| 20(1)(c)(i) | 55.50 | 56.45 |
| 20(1)(c)(ii) | 53.10 | 54.00 |
| 20(1)(ca) | 62.00 | 63.05 |
| 20(1)(d)(i) | 78.15 | 79.45 |
| 20(1)(d)(ii) | 57.65 | 58.65 |
| 20(1)(da)(i) | 120.70 | 122.65 |
| 20(1)(da)(ii) | 78.00 | 79.30 |
| 20(1)(f) | 56.75 | 57.70 |
(3) In paragraph (3A)(b), insert “trailer coupling” in the appropriate alphabetical place in the list of matters.
Amendment to regulation 25 (charges for entries in the electronic record and payments on account)
4. In regulation 25(1), for “£1.85” substitute “£2.00”.
Amendment to Schedule 2 (the prescribed statutory requirements)
5. —(1) Schedule 2 is amended as follows.
(2) In item 13A of paragraph 1(c), for “, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15” substitute “and 9 to 15”.
(3) In item 22 of paragraph 2(b), after the words “or part of the suspension” insert “or any trailer coupling”.
(4) In item 27 of paragraph 2(d), for “, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15” substitute “and 9 to 15”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Jim Fitzpatrick
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Transport
11th March 2009
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 1982/783 ; 1983/1147 ; 1984/401 and 1126 ; 1985/834 ; 1986/372 and 904 ; 1988/339 and 989 ; 1989/920 and 1694 ; 1990/628 and 1186 ; 1991/253 , 455 , 1525 and 2229 ; 1992/566 , 1609 and 3160 ; 1993/3011 ; 1994/2136 ; 1995/2438 ; 1996/1751 ; 1997/81 ; 1998/1672 ; 1999/2199 ; 2000/1432 and 2322 ; 2001/1648 and 3330 ; 2002/488 and 1698 ; 2003/1113 , 1698 and 1815 ; 2004/1632 and 1879 ; 2005/1832 and 2341 ; 2006/1998 and 2680 ; 2007/506 and 1161 ; 2008/ 1402 and 1461 .