The Goods Vehicles (Operators' Licences, Qualifications and Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1995

• Citation: S.I. 1995/1488
• Sections: 7

Section 1

These Regulations may be cited as the Goods Vehicles (Operators' Licences, Qualifications and Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1995 and shall come into force on 1st July 1995.

Section 2

The Goods Vehicles (Operators' Licences, Qualifications and Fees) Regulations 1984 shall be further amended in accordance with the following provisions of these Regulations.

Section 3

(1) In regulation 3(2)—

(a) in the definition of “keeper”, for the words “the Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971” there shall be substituted “the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994” ;

(b) in the definition of “recovery vehicle”, for the words “Part I of Schedule 3 to the Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971” there shall be substituted “Part V of Schedule 1 to the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994”;

(c) in the definition of “showman’s goods vehicle”, for the words “Schedule 4 to the Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971” there shall be substituted “section 62(1) of the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994”;

(d) in the definition of “tower wagon”, for the words “section 4(2) of the Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971” there shall be substituted “paragraph 17 of Schedule 2 to the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 as originally enacted”; and

(e) in the definition of “trade licence” for the words “section 38(1) of the Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971” there shall be substituted “section 62(1) of the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994”.

Section 4

In regulation 35(1A)—

(a) for the words “1st June 1994” there shall be substituted the words “1st July 1995”, and

(b) in sub-paragraph (b) for “£8” there shall be substituted “£8.50”.

Section 5

In regulation 35(1B)—

(a) for the words “1st June 1994” there shall be substituted the words “1st July 1995”, and

(b) in sub-paragraph (a) for “£8” there shall be substituted “£8.50”.

Section 6

In paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 5, for the words “paragraph 2 of Part I of Schedule 3 to the Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971” there shall be substituted “paragraph 4(3) of Part IV of Schedule 1 to the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 as originally enacted”.

Section 7

Nothing in regulation 4 or 5 of these Regulations affects the fee payable in respect of the grant or variation of a licence before 1st July 1995.