The Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2003

• Citation: S.I. 2003/1816
• Sections: 7

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 11th August 2003.

Section 2 Preliminary

The Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) Regulations 1988 shall be further amended as follows.

Section 3 Amendments relating to fees

(1) In regulation 12, in paragraph (3), for the Table there shall be substituted the following Table—

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(2) In the regulations specified in column (1) of the following Table for the amounts specified in column (2) there shall be substituted the amounts specified in column (3).

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Section 4 Amendments to regulation 8 (conditions of acceptance of a vehicle)

(1) Regulation 8 shall be further amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (2)(k), after the words “preceding the examination” there shall be inserted “or as otherwise notified in writing by the Secretary of State”.

(3) After paragraph (2)(p), the word “or” shall be omitted.

(4) In paragraph (2)(q), for the words “applies to the vehicle.” there shall be substituted “applies to the vehicle; or” and the following sub–paragraph shall be inserted—

(r) an examiner is not able to open and examine recording equipment fitted to the vehicle in accordance with the Community Recording Equipment Regulation .

Section 5 Amendments to regulation 16 (fees for re-tests)

In regulation 16(6)(c)(ii), the words “(except in so far as those items relate to rear markings)” shall be omitted.

Section 6 Amendment of regulation 39(3)(b)(ii) (general provisions as to fees)

In regulation 39(3)(b)(ii), for the words “the fee shall be reduced to £2.50 (the balance of any sum already paid in respect of the fee being refundable)” substitute “any sum paid by him in respect of such a previous application for an examination shall be returned”.

Section 7 Amendment of paragraph 31 of Schedule 2 (classes of vehicle to which the Regulations do not apply)

In paragraph 31(b)(ii) of Schedule 2, for the words “of less than 810 millimetres” substitute “of not more than 1100mm”.