The Motor Vehicles (Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 1997

• Citation: S.I. 1997/1366
• Sections: 7

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 30th June 1997.

Section 2 Preliminary

The Motor Vehicles (Approval) Regulations 1996 shall be amended as follows.

Section 3 Amendment to regulation 4 (approval requirements relating to relevant passenger vehicles)

In regulation 4(6) for “in item 6 of column 2” there shall be substituted “in column 2 of item 6”.

Section 4 Amendment to regulation 6 (approval requirements relating to relevant goods vehicles)

In regulation 6(7) for “relevant passenger vehicle” there shall be substituted “relevant goods vehicle”.

Section 5 Amendments to regulation 7 (application for Minister’s approval certificate)

In regulation 7—

(a) in paragraph (1) for “issue for a Minister’s” there shall be substituted “issue of a Minister’s”; and

(b) in paragraph (6) for “is made in accordance with the paragraphs (1) to (3)” there shall be substituted “made in accordance with paragraphs (1) to (3)”.

Section 6 Replacement certificates

After regulation 12 there shall be inserted—

Replacement certificates

(12A)

(1) If a Minister’s approval certificate has been lost or defaced, an application for the issue of a replacement for the original certificate may be made in writing to the Secretary of State at the place from which the original certificate was issued.

(2) The application shall—

(a) specify the identification number of the vehicle in respect of which the original certificate was issued; and

(b) be accompanied by the prescribed fee.

(3) As soon as reasonably practicable after he receives the application and fee, the Secretary of State shall issue to the applicant a replacement for the certificate to which the application relates and any such replacement shall have the same effect as the certificate which it replaces and shall be marked “replacement”.

Section 7 Amendment to regulation 14 (obligatory certificates)

In regulation 14(3) for “1st July 1997” there shall be substituted “1st January 1998”.