The Vehicle Inspectorate Trading Fund Order 1991

• Citation: S.I. 1991/773
• Sections: 12

Section 1

(1) lt appears to the Secretary of State for Transport (“the Secretary of State”) that—

(a) those operations of the Department of Transport which are referred to in article 3 of this Order are suitable to he financed by means of a trading fund, and

(b) the financing of those operations by means of a trading fund would be in the interests of the improved efficiency and effectiveness of the management of those operations:

(2) The Secretary of State has taken such steps as appear to him to be appropriate to give to such persons as appear to him to be appropriate an opportunity to make representations to him and has laid before Parliament a report about the representations received and his conclusions in accordance with sections 1(3) and 6(4) of the Government Trading Funds Act 1973 (“ the Act ”):

(3) The Secretary of State has, in accordance with section 2(1) of the Act, determined—

(a) with Treasury concurrence that the assets and liabilities set out in Schedule 2 are properly attributable to those operations and are suitable to be appropriated to the fund to be established by the following Order, and

(b) in accordance with Treasury directions the values and amounts so set out:

Section 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Vehicle Inspectorate Trading Fund Order 1991 and shall come into force on 1st April 1991.

Section 2 Interpretation

In this Order—

“the Act” means the Government Trading Funds Act 1973;

“the fund” means the trading fund established by this Order:

“vehicle” means road vehicle; and

“Vehicle Inspectorate” means that part of the Department of the Vehicle Inspectorate-Executive Agency.

Section 3 Establishment of the fund

As from 1st April 1991 there shall be established a trading fund for such of the operations of the Vehicle Inspectorate as are described in Schedule 1 to this Order.

Section 4 Source of loans

The Secretary of State is hereby designated as the source of issues to the fund by way of loan.

Section 5 Assets, liabilities and public dividend capital

(1) The Crown assets and liabilities set out in Schedule 2 to this Order shall be appropriated as assets and liabilities of the fund at the values or amounts shown in that Schedule.

(2) The sum of £19,100,000, being part of the amount by which the values of those assets exceed the amounts of those liabilities, shall be treated as public dividend capital.

Section 6 Limitation of indebtedness

The maximum amount that may be issued to the fund by way of loan under section 2B of the Act shall be £40,000,000.

Section 1

The inspection, examination, testing and weighing of vehicles, their parts, accessories, equipment and loads.

Section 2

The enforcement of laws relating to, or connected with, vehicles in so far as such enforcement does not fall within paragraph (1) above.

Section 3

The provision of authority required for carrying on activities relating to vehicles in so far as such provision does not fall within paragraph (1) or (2) above.

Section 4

The promotion of vehicle safety and of environmental protection in connection with vehicles in so far as such promotion does not fall within paragraph (1), (2) or (3) above.

Section 5

The carrying out of operations incidental, conducive or otherwise ancillary to the conduct of the operations described above.