The Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995

• Citation: S.I. 1995/1471
• Sections: 15

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 and shall come into force on 1st July 1995.

Section 2 Amendment of the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1973

The Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1973 shall have effect with the amendments specified in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Section 1

In regulation 3 the definition of “prescribed form” shall be omitted.

Section 2

Regulation 4 shall be omitted.

Section 3

In regulation 9(1), for the words “the declaration furnished in respect of the vehicle” there shall be substituted “the particulars furnished in respect of the vehicle when a vehicle licence was last applied for”.

Section 4

In regulation 11, the words “other than an alteration of the nature referred to in Regulation 12,” shall be omitted.

Section 5

Regulation 12 shall be omitted.

Section 6

In regulation 24, for the words “Regulations 25, 26 and 27” there shall be substituted “Regulations 25 and 27”.

Section 7

In regulation 25—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) after the words “registered under” there shall be inserted “the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994, the Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971 ,”;

(ii) for the words “make a declaration as if, subject to the provisions of the next following paragraph,” there shall be substituted “make to the Secretary of State such declaration and furnish the Secretary of State with such particulars in respect of the vehicle as would be required by virtue of section 7(1) of the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 if ”;

(b) paragraph (2) shall be omitted; and

(c) in paragraph (3), after the word “declaration” there shall be inserted “and particulars”.

Section 8

Regulation 26 shall be omitted.

Section 9

In regulation 27, the following paragraphs shall be substituted for paragraphs (1) and (2)—

(1) This Regulation applies to any mechanically propelled vehicle which is an exempt vehicle other than a vehicle falling within paragraph 3 (vehicles not for carriage) of Schedule 2 to the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994.

(2) Subject to paragraph (2A) below, the owner of a vehicle to which this Regulation applies shall annually make such declaration and furnish such particulars as would be required by virtue of section 7 of the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 if he desired to take out a vehicle licence for the vehicle.

(2A) In the case of a vehicle falling within—

(a) paragraph 19 of Schedule 2, or

(b) paragraph 7 of Schedule 4,

to the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994, the owner shall in addition furnish a certificate issued by the Department of Health and Social Services which is in such form and contains such particulars as the Secretary of State may specify.

Section 10

Regulation 29 shall be omitted.

Section 11

Regulation 44 shall be omitted.

Section 12

Regulation 46 shall be omitted.

Section 13

Schedule 4 shall be omitted.