The Motor Vehicles (Approval) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

• Citation: S.I. 2007/495
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Approval) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 1st April 2007.

Section 2 Preliminary

The Motor Vehicles (Approval) (Fees) Regulations 2001 shall be amended as follows.

Section 3 Increase in fees

In the regulations specified in the first column of the Table below, for the fee specified opposite that regulation in the second column, there shall be substituted the fee specified opposite that regulation in the third column.

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Section 4 Amendment of regulation 4 (fees - application for Minister’s approval certificate)

In regulation 4(2), for “the condition specified in regulation 5(8)(c)” substitute “regulation 5(8A)”.

Section 5 Amendment of regulation (fees - appeals)

For regulation 7, there shall be substituted—

(7)

(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) to (4), the fee prescribed for the purposes of regulation 9(2) of the Approval Regulations in respect of an appeal is the same amount as the fee payable under regulation 4(1).

(2) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), where regulation 5(8A) of the Approval Regulations applies, the fee prescribed for the purposes of regulation 9(2) of the Approval Regulations in respect of an appeal is the same amount as the fee payable under regulation 4(2).

(3) Subject to paragraph (4), where the time appointed for the re-examination of a vehicle for the purposes of such an appeal is, at the applicant’s request, out of hours—

(a) the fee prescribed by paragraph (1) or (2) shall be increased by the same amount as the amount payable under regulation 4(3); and

(b) such additional amount is payable before the re-examination is carried out.

(4) Where an appeal is refused by virtue of regulation 10 of the Approval Regulations, the fee prescribed for the purposes of regulation 9(2) of those Regulations shall be the same amount as the fee payable under regulation 4(1) or (2) and the balance, if any, of any sum previously paid in respect of that fee shall be repaid to the applicant.