S. 10(2) excluded (retrospectiveto 1.4.2001) by 2001 c. 9, s. 13(10)(11)(14)

Ss. 7A, 7B inserted (24.7.2002 for the purpose of the exercise of any power to make regulations and 30.11.2003 otherwise) by Finance Act 2002 (c. 23), s. 19, Sch. 5 para. 5 ; S.I. 2003/3086, art. 2(b)

S. 7C inserted (S.) (19.7.2006) by Finance Act 2006 (c. 25), s. 15

Words in s. 11(1) substituted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 4 para. 30(3) of the amending Act) by 1995 c. 4, s. 19, Sch. 4 Pt. V para. 30(2)(a)(3)

Words in s. 11(1) substituted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 4 para. 30(3) of the amending Act) by 1995 c. 4, s. 19, Sch. 4 Pt. V para. 30(2)(b)(3)

S. 11(1A) inserted (29.4.1996) by 1996 c. 8, s. 23, Sch. 2 para. 3

S. 17(3)-(7) repealed (1.5.1995 with effect in accordance with Sch. 29 Pt. V(2) Note of the amending Act) by 1995 c. 4, ss. 19, 162, Sch. 4 Pt. III paras. 15, 16, Sch. 29 Pt. V(2) Note

S. 19A inserted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 4 para. 32(4) of the amending Act) by 1995 c. 4, s. 19, Sch. 4 Pt. V para. 32(1)(4)

1979 c. 2.

S. 19B inserted (19.3.1997) by 1997 c. 16, s. 19(1)

S. 20(3) substituted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 4 para. 29 of the amending Act) by 1995 c. 4, s. 19, Sch. 4 Pt. IV paras. 21, 29

S. 15A inserted (10.7.2003 with effect as mentioned in s. 16(3) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2003 (c. 14), s. 16(1)

S. 19C inserted (22.7.2004 with effect as mentioned in s. 18(4) of the amending Act and with effect 14.10.2005 in accordance with Appointed Day Order) by Finance Act 2004 (c. 12), s. 18(2); S.I. 2005/2356, art. 2

S. 22A inserted (17.9.2002) by 2001 c. 3, ss. 33(2), 44; S.I. 2002/2377, art. 2(b)

S. 22ZA inserted (24.7.2002) by Finance Act 2002 (c. 23), s. 17

1978 c. 30.

S. 27A andcross-heading inserted (prosp.) by 2001 c. 3, ss. 34, 44

S. 27A and cross-heading inserted (prosp.) by 2001 c. 3, ss. 34, 44

S. 28A and cross heading inserted (1.7.2005) by Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), s. 151; S.I. 2005/1521, art. 3(1)(u) (subject to art. 3(4)(5))

Words in s. 29(3) inserted (29.4.1996 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 2 para. 9(2) of the amending Act) by 1996 c. 8, s. 23, Sch. 2 para. 9

S. 29(3A) inserted (29.4.1996 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 2 para. 9(2) of the amending Act) by 1996 c. 8, s. 23, Sch. 2 para. 9

Words in s. 31(5)(b) repealed (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 4 para. 35(2) and Sch. 29 Pt. V(3) Note 1 of the amending Act) by 1995 c. 4, ss. 19, 162, Sch. 4 Pt. VII para. 35, Sch. 29 Pt. V(3) Note 1

S. 31A excluded (27.11.2003) by The Finance Act 2002, Section 19 (Appointed Days etc.) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/3086), {art. 3}

Words in s. 37(2) repealed (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 4 para. 37(3) and Sch. 29 Pt.V(3) Note 2 of the amending Act) by 1995 c. 4, ss. 19, 162, Sch. 4 Pt. VII para. 37(1)(3), Sch. 29 Pt.V(3) Note 2

Words in s. 39(2)(a) substituted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 4 para. 29 of the amending Act) by 1995 c. 4, s. 19, Sch. 4 Pt. IV paras. 22(a), 29

Words in s. 39(4)(a) substituted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 4 para. 29 of the amending Act) by 1995 c. 4, s. 19, Sch. 4 Pt. IV paras. 22(b), 29

Words after para. (b) in s. 39(4) substituted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 4 para. 29 of the amending Act) by 1995 c. 4, s. 19, Sch. 4 Pt. IV paras. 22(c), 29

Words in s. 39(5)(a) substituted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 4 para. 29 of the amending Act) by 1995 c. 4, s. 19, Sch. 4 Pt. IV paras. 22(b), 29

Words after para. (b) in s. 39(5) substituted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 4 para. 29 of the amending Act) by 1995 c. 4, s. 19, Sch. 4 Pt. IV paras. 22(c), 29

Words in s. 40(2) substituted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 4 para. 29 of the amending Act) by 1995 c. 4, s. 19, Sch. 4 Pt. IV paras. 23(a), 29

Words in s. 40(2) substituted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 4 para. 29 of the amending Act) by 1995 c. 4, s. 19, Sch. 4 Pt. IV paras. 23(b), 29

1988 c. 52.

Words in s. 42(5)(b) substituted (29.4.1996) by 1996 c. 8, s. 22(1)

1988 c. 52.

S. 42(6)(b) substituted (29.4.1996) by 1996 c. 8, s. 22(2)

S.I. 1995/2994 (N.I. 18).

S. 43A inserted (1.4.1998) by 1997 c. 16, s. 18, Sch. 3 para. 5; S.I. 1998/560, art. 2

S. 43B inserted (17.9.2002) by 2001 c. 3, ss. 43, 44, Sch. para. 5; S.I. 2002/2377, art. 2

S. 43C and preceding cross heading inserted (1.7.2005) by Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), s. 150(1); S.I. 2005/1521, art. 3(1)(u) (subject to art. 3(4)(5))

S. 43C and preceding cross heading inserted (1.7.2005) by Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), s. 150(1); S.I. 2005/1521, art. 3(1)(u) (subject to art. 3(4)(5))

Words in s. 47(1)(2) inserted (29.4.1996 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 2 para. 14(3) of the amending Act) by 1996 c. 8, s. 23, Sch. 2 para. 14(1)(a)(3)

1979 c. 2.

Words in s. 48(3) inserted (29.4.1996 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 2 para. 14(3) of the amending Act) by 1996 c. 8, s. 23, Sch. 2 para. 14(1)(b)(3)

Words in s. 48(4) substituted (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 40, ss. 5, 7(2), Sch. 4 para. 90(4)

S. 51A inserted (29.4.1996) by 1996 c. 8, s. 23, Sch. 2 para. 13

1979 c. 2.

Words in s. 57(1) repealed (29.4.1996) by 1996 c. 8, ss. 23, 205, Sch. 16, Sch. 41 Pt. II Note

1990 c. 29.

S. 59(2)(a) applied (1.9.2001) by S.I. 2001/561, reg. 11(4)

S. 59(6) inserted (29.4.1996) by 1996 c. 8, s. 23, Sch. 2 para. 15

Words in s. 60(2) inserted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 4 para. 29 of the amending Act) by 1995 c. 4, s. 19, Sch. 4 Pt. IV paras. 25, 29

S. 60A inserted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 4 para. 29 of the amending Act) by 1995 c. 4, s. 19, Pt. IV paras. 26, 29

S.I. 1981/154 (N.I. 1).

1988 c. 52.

Words in s. 61(3)(a) inserted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 4 para. 29 of the amending Act) by 1995 c. 4, s. 19, Sch. 4 paras. 27(1)(a), 29

S. 61(3)(c) and preceding word repealed (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 4 para. 29 and Sch. 29 Pt. V(2) Note of the amending Act) by 1995 c. 4, ss. 19, 162, Sch. 4 paras. 27(1)(b), 29, Sch. 29 Pt. V(2) Note

S. 61(3A) inserted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 4 para. 29 of the amending Act) by 1995 c. 4, s. 19, Sch. 4 Pt. IV paras. 27(2), 29

1988 c. 52.

S. 61(4)(5)(7) repealed (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 4 para. 29 and Sch. 29 Pt. V(2) Note of the amending Act) by 1995 c. 4, ss. 19, 162, Sch. 4 Pt. IV paras. 27(3), 29, Sch. 29 Pt. V(2) Note

1988 c. 52.

S. 61(6)(b) substituted (29.4.1996) by 1996 c. 8, s. 22(4)

S. 61A inserted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 4 para. 29 of the amending Act) by 1995 c. 4, s. 19, Sch. 4 Pt. IV paras. 28, 29

1988 c. 52.

1988 c. 52.

S. 61B inserted (31.7.1998) by 1998 c. 36, s. 16, Sch. 1 para. 2

Words in s. 2(4) substituted (29.4.1996 with effect as mentioned in s. 18(5) of the amending Act) by 1996 c. 8, s. 18(3)(5)

Words in s. 7(1) substituted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 4 Pt. V para. 30(3) of the amending Act) by 1995 c. 4, s. 19, Sch. 4 Pt. V para. 30(1)(a)(3)

Word in s. 7(2) substituted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 4 Pt. V para. 30(3) of the amending Act) by 1995 c. 4, 19, Sch. 4 Pt. V para. 30(1)(b)(3)

Words in s. 7(2) inserted (29.4.1996 with effect as mentioned in s. 17(14) of the amending Act) by 1996 c. 8, s. 17(9)(a)(14)

Words in s. 7(2) inserted (29.4.1996 with effect as mentioned in s. 17(14) of the amending Act) by 1996 c. 8, s. 17(9)(b)(14)

S. 7(3)(b)(ba) substituted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 4 Pt. IV para. 29 of the amending Act) for s. 7(3)(b) by 1995 c. 4, s. 19, Sch. 4 Pt. IV paras. 18, 29

S. 7(3A)(3B) inserted (29.4.1996 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 2 para. 2(3) of the amending Act) by 1996 c. 8, s. 23, Sch. 2 para. 2(1)-(3)

S. 7(6)(aa) inserted (29.4.1996) by 1996 c. 8, s. 23, Sch. 2 para. 2(4)(a)

Words in s. 7(6)(a) inserted (29.4.1996) by 1996 c. 8, s. 23, Sch. 2 para. 2(4)(b)

Words in s. 7(6)(b) inserted (29.4.1996) by 1996 c. 8, s. 23, Sch. 2 para. 2(4)(c)

S. 7(8) inserted (29.4.1996 with effect as mentioned in s. 17(14) of the amending Act) by 1996 c. 8, s. 17(10)(14)

Words in s. 13(1)(c) inserted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 4 para. 31(3) of the amending Act) by 1995 c. 4, s. 19, Sch. 4 Pt. V para. 31(1)(3)

S. 13(1A) inserted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 4 para. 31(3) of the amending Act) by 1995 c. 4, s. 19, Sch. 4 Pt. V para. 31(2)(3)

Words in s. 13(3)(b) substituted (29.4.1996 with effect as mentioned s. 18(5) of the amending Act) by 1996 c. 8, s. 18(4)(a)(5)

S. 15 restricted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 4 para. 39(1) of the amending Act) by 1995 c. 4, s. 19, Sch. 4 Pt. IX para. 39

S. 15 restricted (29.4.1996 with effect as mentioned in s. 17(12) of the amending Act) by 1996 c. 8, s. 17(12)(13)

Words in s. 15(4) inserted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 4 para. 29 of the amending Act) by 1995 c. 4, s. 19, Sch. 4 Pt. IV paras. 19, 29

Words in s. 16(2)(b)(i)(4)(b)(i)(6)(b)(i) substituted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 4 para. 29 of the amending Act) by 1995 c. 4, s. 19, Sch. 4 Pt. IV paras. 20, 29

S. 19 modified (28.7.2000) by 2000 c. 17, s. 20(9)

S. 19(3) inserted (29.4.1996) by 1996 c. 8, s. 23, Sch. 2 para. 8

Words in s. 21(1)(2) inserted (1.5.1995) by 1995 c. 4, s. 19, Sch. 4 Pt. VI para. 33

S. 21(3)(4) inserted (1.5.1995) by 1995 c. 4, s. 19, Sch. 4 Pt. VI para. 33

Words in s. 22(1)(d) inserted (29.4.1996) by 1996 c. 8, s. 23, Sch. 2 para. 4(1)(2)

S. 22(1)(dd) inserted (1.5.1995) by 1995 c. 4, s. 19, Sch. 4 Pt. IV para. 34(1)(2)

Words in s. 22(1)(dd) inserted (29.4.1996) by 1996 c. 8, s. 23, Sch. 2 para. 4(1)(3)

S. 22(1)(g): word immediately preceding para. (h) repealed (29.4.1996) by 1996 c. 8, s. 205, Sch. 41 Pt. II(6)

Words in s. 22(1)(h) inserted (29.4.1996) by 1996 c. 8, s. 23, Sch. 2 para. 4(1)(4)

S. 22(1)(i) inserted (29.4.1996) by 1996 c. 8, s. 23, Sch. 2 para. 4(1)(5)

S. 22(1A)(1B) inserted (1.5.1995) by 1995 c. 4, s. 19, Sch. 4 Pt. IV para. 34(1)(3)

Word in s. 22(1B) repealed (29.4.1996) by 1996 c. 8, s. 205, Sch. 41 Pt. II(6)

Words in s. 22(1B)(a) substituted (29.4.1996) by 1996 c. 8, s. 23, Sch. 2 para. 5

S. 22(1C) inserted (29.4.1996) by 1996 c. 8, s. 23, Sch. 2 para. 6

S. 22(1D)-(1G) inserted (29.4.1996) by 1996 c. 8, s. 23, Sch. 2 para. 7

1973 c. 62.

S. 32(1)(b) substituted (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 40, ss. 5, 7(2), Sch. 4 para. 90(2)

1950 c. 7 (N.I.).

1980 c. 43.

1954 c. 9 (N.I.).

S. 32A inserted (1.5.1995) by 1995 c. 4, s. 19, Sch. 4 Pt. VII para. 36(1)

S. 33(4) inserted (29.4.1996) by 1996 c. 8, s. 23, Sch. 2 para. 10

Words in s. 36(1) substituted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 4 para. 32(4) of the amending Act) by 1995 c. 4, s. 19, Sch. 4 Pt. V para. 32(3)(4)

Words in s. 36(3)(b) substituted (29.4.1996 with effect as mentioned in s. 18(5) of the amending Act) by 1996 c. 8, s. 18(4)(c)(5)

S. 35A inserted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 4 para. 33(4) of the amending Act) by 1995 c. 4, s. 19, Sch. 4 Pt. V para. 32(2)(4)

1973 c. 62.

S. 41(1)(b) substituted (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 40, ss. 5, 7(2), Sch. 4 para. 90(3)

1950 c. 7 (N.I.).

1980 c. 43.

1954 c. 9 (N.I.).

S. 45(2A) inserted (29.4.1996) by 1996 c. 8, s. 23, Sch. 2 para. 11(1)(2)

Words in s. 45(3) inserted (29.4.1996) by 1996 c. 8, s. 23, Sch. 2 para. 11(1)(3)

S. 45(3A)(3B) inserted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 4 para. 29 of the amending Act) by 1995 c. 4, s. 19, Sch. 4 Pt. IV paras. 24, 29

S. 46A inserted (29.4.1996) by 1996 c. 8, s. 23, Sch. 2 para. 12

1980 c. 43.

S.I.1981/1675 (N.I.26).

1968 c. 64.

Words in s. 52(3)(b) substituted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 4 para. 38(2) of the amending Act) by 1995 c. 4, s. 19, Sch. 4 Pt. VIII para. 38(1)(a)(2)

1971 c. 36 (N.I.).

1968 c. 64.

Words in s. 52(4)(b) substituted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 4 para. 38(2) of the amending Act) by 1995 c. 4, s. 19, Sch. 4 Pt. VIII para. 38(1)(b)(2)

1971 c. 36 (N.I.).

1980 c. 43.

S.I. 1981/1675 (N.I.26).

Words in s. 55(1) substituted (29.4.1996 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 2 para. 14(3) of the amending Act) for s. 55(1)(a)(b) by 1996 c. 8, s. 23, Sch. 2 para. 14(2)(3)

1980 c. 43.

S.I. 1981/1675 (N.I.26).

Definitions in s. 62(1) repealed (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 29 Pt. V(2) Note of the amending Act) by 1995 c. 4, s. 19, Sch. 29 Pt. V(2) Note

1984 c. 54.

S. 62(1A) inserted (29.4.1996 with effect as mentioned in s. 15(4) of the amending Act) by 1996 c. 8, s. 15(3)(4)

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/22/body/1996-04-29Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994An Act to consolidate the enactments relating to vehicle excise duty and the registration of vehicles.1994-07-05texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-05-281996-04-29Part I Vehicle excise duty and licences Main provisions
1 Duty and licences.1

A duty of excise (“vehicle excise duty”) shall be charged in respect of every mechanically propelled vehicle which is used, or kept, on a public road in the United Kingdom and shall be paid on a licence to be taken out by the person keeping the vehicle.

2

A licence taken out for a vehicle is in this Act referred to as a “vehicle licence”.

2 Annual rates of duty.1

Vehicle excise duty in respect of a vehicle of any description is chargeable by reference to the annual rate currently applicable to it in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 1 which relate to vehicles of that description.

2

But where vehicle excise duty is chargeable in respect of the keeping of a vehicle on a road (and not in respect of its use), the duty is chargeable in accordance with subsection (3) or (4).

3

Where one or more vehicle licences have previously been issued for the use of the vehicle, duty in respect of the keeping of the vehicle on a road is chargeable by reference to the annual rate currently applicable to a vehicle of the same description as that of the vehicle on the occasion of the issue of that licence (or the last of those licences).

4

In any other case, duty in respect of such keeping is chargeable by reference to the general rate currently specified in paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 1.

3 Duration of licences.1

A vehicle licence may be taken out for any vehicle for any period of twelve months running from the beginning of the month in which the licence first has effect.

2

Where the annual rate of vehicle excise duty in respect of vehicles of any description exceeds £50, a vehicle licence may be taken out for a vehicle of that description for a period of six months running from the beginning of the month in which the licence first has effect.

3

The Secretary of State may by order provide that a vehicle licence may be taken out for a vehicle for such period as may be specified in the order.

4

An order under subsection (3) may specify—

a

a period of a fixed number of months (not exceeding fifteen) running from the beginning of the month in which the licence first has effect,

b

in the case of a licence taken out on the first registration under this Act of a vehicle of such description as may be specified in the order, a period exceeding by such number of days (not exceeding thirty) as may be determined by or under the order the period for which the licence would otherwise have effect by virtue of subsection (1) or (2) or of an order under paragraph (a), or

c

in the case of a vehicle of such description (or of such description and used in such circumstances) as may be specified in the order, a period of less than one month.

5

An order under subsection (3)—

a

may be made so as to apply only to vehicles of specified descriptions, and

b

may make different provision for vehicles of different descriptions or for different circumstances.

6

The power to make an order under subsection (3) includes power to make transitional provisions and to amend or repeal subsection (1) or (2).

4 Amount of duty.1

Where a vehicle licence for a vehicle of any description is taken out for any period of twelve months, vehicle excise duty shall be paid on the licence at the annual rate of duty applicable to vehicles of that description.

2

Where a vehicle licence for a vehicle of any description is taken out for a period of six months, vehicle excise duty shall be paid on the licence at a rate equal to fifty-five per cent. of that annual rate.

3

In determining a rate of duty under subsection (2) any fraction of five pence—

a

if it exceeds two and a half pence, shall be treated as five pence, and

b

otherwise, shall be disregarded.

4

Where a vehicle licence for a vehicle of any description is taken out for a period specified in an order under section 3(3), vehicle excise duty shall be paid on the licence at such rate as may be specified in the order.

5

A rate of vehicle excise duty specified in an order under section 3(3) in relation to a licence taken out for a vehicle for a period of—

a

a fixed number of months other than twelve, or

b

less than one month,

shall be such as to bear to the annual rate of duty applicable to the vehicle no less proportion than the period for which the licence is taken out bears to a year.

6

A rate of vehicle excise duty specified in an order under section 3(3) in relation to a licence taken out for a vehicle for a period of three months or a period of four months shall not exceed for each month of the period ten per cent. of the annual rate of duty applicable to the vehicle.

7

The power to make an order under section 3(3) includes power to amend or repeal subsection (2) or (3) of this section.

5 Exempt vehicles.1

No vehicle excise duty shall be charged in respect of a vehicle if it is an exempt vehicle.

2

Schedule 2 specifies descriptions of vehicles which are exempt vehicles.

6 Collection etc. of duty.1

Vehicle excise duty shall be levied by the Secretary of State.

2

For the purpose of levying vehicle excise duty the Secretary of State and his officers (including any body or person authorised by the Secretary of State to act as his agent for the purposes of this Act) have the same powers, duties and liabilities as the Commissioners of Customs and Excise and their officers have with respect to—

a

duties of excise (other than duties on imported goods),

b

the issue and cancellation of licences on which duties of excise are imposed, and

c

other matters (not being matters relating only to duties on imported goods),

under the enactments relating to duties of excise and excise licences.

3

The enactments relating to duties of excise, or punishments and penalties in connection with those duties, (other than enactments relating only to duties on imported goods) apply accordingly.

4

Subsections (2) and (3) have effect subject to the provisions of this Act (including in particular, in the case of subsection (3), subsection (6) of this section and sections 47, 48 and 56).

5

The Secretary of State has with respect to vehicle excise duty and licences under this Act the powers given to the Commissioners of Customs and Excise by the enactments relating to duties of excise and excise licences for the mitigation or remission of any penalty or part of a penalty.

6

Vehicle excise duty, and any sums received by the Secretary of State by virtue of this Act by way of fees, shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund.

Vehicle licences
7 Issue of vehicle licences.1

Every person applying for a vehicle licence shall—

a

make such a declaration, and

b

furnish such particulars,

(whether or not with respect to the vehicle for which the licence is to be taken out) as may be specified by the Secretary of State.

2

The declarations and particulars which may be so specified include, in relation to a person applying for a licence for a goods vehicle or a special vehicle, a declaration as to, and particulars of, any of the matters specified in subsection (3) as to which the Secretary of State may require information with a view to an alteration in the basis on which vehicle excise duty is chargeable in respect of goods vehicles or, as the case may be, special vehicles.

3

The matters referred to in subsection (2) are—

a

the construction of the vehicle,

b

the vehicle’s revenue weight,

ba

the place where the vehicle has been or is normally kept, and

c

the use to which the vehicle has been or is likely to be put.

3A

A person applying for a licence shall not be required to make a declaration specified for the purposes of subsection (1)(a) if he agrees to comply with such conditions as may be specified in relation to him by the Secretary of State.

3B

The conditions which may be specified under subsection (3A) include a condition that particulars for the time being specified for the purposes of subsection (1)(b) are furnished by being transmitted to the Secretary of State by such electronic means as he may specify.

4

A vehicle licence—

a

is issued for the vehicle specified in the application for the licence, and

b

does not entitle the person to whom it is issued to use or keep any other vehicle.

5

The Secretary of State is not required to issue a vehicle licence for which an application is made unless he is satisfied—

a

that the licence applied for is the appropriate licence for the vehicle specified in the application, and

b

in the case of an application for a licence for a vehicle purporting to be the first application for a licence for the vehicle, that a licence has not previously been issued for the vehicle.

6

Regulations made by the Secretary of State may provide for—

aa

the return of any vehicle licence which is damaged or contains any particulars which have become illegible or inaccurate,

a

the issue of a new vehicle licence in the place of a licence which is or may be lost, stolen, destroyed or damaged or which contains any particulars which have become illegible or inaccurate, and

b

the fee to be paid on the issue of a new licence in any of those circumstances.

7

Where, following an application made in accordance with regulations under paragraph 13 of Schedule 1, a licence is issued for a goods vehicle at the rate of duty applicable to a weight specified in the application which is lower than its actual weight, that lower weight is to be shown on the licence.

8

In this section “special vehicle” has the same meaning as in paragraph 4 of Schedule 1.

7A Supplement payable on late renewal of vehicle licence1

Regulations may make provision for a supplement of a prescribed amount to be payable in prescribed cases where—

a

a vehicle licence taken out for a vehicle expires, and

b

no vehicle licence is issued for the vehicle—

i

before the end of such period beginning with the expiry of the expired licence as may be prescribed, and

ii

for a period beginning with that expiry.

2

A supplement under this section—

a

shall be payable by such person, or jointly and severally by such persons, as may be prescribed;

b

shall become payable at such time as may be prescribed;

c

may be of an amount that varies according to the length of the period between—

i

the expiry of the licence by reason of whose non-renewal the supplement becomes payable, and

ii

the time at which the supplement is paid or that licence is renewed.

3

A supplement under this section that has become payable—

a

is in addition to any vehicle excise duty charged in respect of the vehicle concerned;

b

does not cease to be payable by reason of a vehicle licence being taken out for the vehicle after the supplement has become payable;

c

may, without prejudice to section 6 or 7B(2) and (3) or any other provision of this Act, be recovered as a debt due to the Crown.

4

In this section—

a

references to the expiry of a vehicle licence include a reference to—

i

its surrender, and

ii

its being treated as no longer in force for the purposes of subsection (2) of section 31A by subsection (4) of that section;

b

prescribed” means prescribed by, or determined in accordance with, regulations;

c

regulations” means regulations made by the Secretary of State with the consent of the Treasury.

5

No regulations to which subsection (6) applies shall be made under this section unless a draft of the regulations has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

6

This subsection applies to regulations under this section that—

a

provide for a supplement to be payable in a case where one would not otherwise be payable,

b

increase the amount of a supplement,

c

provide for a supplement to become payable earlier than it would otherwise be payable, or

d

provide for a supplement to be payable by a person by whom the supplement would not otherwise be payable.

7B Late-renewal supplements: further provisions1

The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for notifying the person in whose name a vehicle is registered under this Act about—

a

any supplement under section 7A that may or has become payable on non-renewal of a vehicle licence for the vehicle;

b

when failure to renew a vehicle licence may result in the person being guilty of an offence under section 31A.

2

The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision—

a

for assessing an amount of supplement due under section 7A from any person and for notifying that amount to that person or any person acting in a representative capacity in relation to that person;

b

for an amount assessed and notified under such regulations to be deemed to be an amount of vehicle excise duty due from the person assessed and recoverable accordingly;

c

for review of decisions under such regulations and for appeals with respect to such decisions or decisions on such reviews.

3

Regulations under subsection (2) may, in particular, make provision that, subject to any modifications that the Secretary of State considers appropriate, corresponds or is similar to—

a

any provision made by sections 12A and 12B of the Finance Act 1994 (assessments related to excise duty matters), or

b

any provision made by sections 14 to 16 of that Act (customs and excise reviews and appeals).

4

Sums received by way of supplements under section 7A shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund.

7CRecovery of section 7A supplements: Scotland1

The Secretary of State may by regulations provide for the recovery of supplement that has become payable under section 7A by diligence authorised by summary warrant.

2

Regulations under subsection (1) may, in particular, provide—

a

for such summary warrants—

i

to be granted by the sheriff on the application of the Secretary of State; and

ii

to authorise any of the diligences mentioned in subsection (3);

b

for such applications to be accompanied by a certificate mentioned in subsection (4); and

c

for the fees and outlays of sheriff officers incurred in executing such summary warrants to be chargeable against the debtor.

3

The diligences referred to in subsection (2)(a)(ii) are—

a

an attachment;

b

an earnings arrestment;

c

an arrestment and action of furthcoming or sale.

4

The certificate referred to in subsection (2)(b) is a certificate by the Secretary of State —

a

stating that none of the persons specified in the application has paid the supplement due;

b

stating that payment of the amount due from each such person has been demanded from him;

c

stating whether in response to that demand any such person disputes liability to pay; and

d

specifying the amount due from and unpaid by each such person.

5

No fee shall be chargeable by the sheriff officer against the debtor for—

a

collecting; or

b

accounting to the Secretary of State for,

sums paid to him by the debtor in respect of the amount owing.

6

No summary warrant for recovery of supplement payable under section 7A may be granted against a person if—

a

he disputes liability to pay; or

b

an action for payment to recover such supplement from him has already been raised.

7

Failure to respond to a demand to pay shall not be taken to mean liability to pay is disputed.

8

An action for payment to recover supplement payable under section 7A may be raised against a person notwithstanding that a summary warrant has already been granted for recovery of such supplement from him but only if none of the diligences mentioned in subsection (3) has been executed against him.

9

Where such an action is raised, the summary warrant shall cease to have effect in relation to such person.

10

This section extends to Scotland only.

8 Vehicles removed into UK.1

Where an application is made for a vehicle licence for a vehicle which—

a

appears to the Secretary of State to have been removed into the United Kingdom from a place outside the United Kingdom, and

b

is not already registered under this Act,

the Secretary of State may refuse to issue the licence unless subsection (2) applies to the vehicle.

2

This subsection applies to a vehicle if the Secretary of State is satisfied in relation to the removal of the vehicle into the United Kingdom—

a

that any value added tax charged on the acquisition of the vehicle from another member State, or on any supply involving its removal into the United Kingdom, has been or will be paid or remitted,

b

that any value added tax or customs duty charged on the importation of the vehicle from a place outside the member States has been or will be paid or remitted, or

c

that no such tax or duty has been charged on the acquisition or importation of the vehicle or on any supply involving its removal into the United Kingdom.

9 Temporary vehicle licences.1

Where an application is made for a vehicle licence for a vehicle for any period, the Secretary of State may, if he thinks fit, instead of issuing immediately a vehicle licence for that period—

a

issue a vehicle licence (a “temporary licence”) for fourteen days, or such other period as may be prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State, having effect from such day as may be so prescribed, and

b

from time to time issue a further temporary licence for the vehicle.

2

Nothing in this section affects the amount of any duty payable on a vehicle licence.

3

Where an application for a vehicle licence is made to a body (other than a Northern Ireland department) authorised by the Secretary of State to act as his agent for the purpose of issuing licences, the body may, before issuing a licence under subsection (1)(a), require the applicant to pay to it in connection with the issue a fee of £2.

4

The Secretary of State may by regulations substitute for the sum for the time being specified in subsection (3) such other sum as may be prescribed by the regulations.

10 Transfer and surrender of vehicle licences.1

Any vehicle licence may be transferred in the manner prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State.

2

The holder of a vehicle licence may at any time surrender the licence to the Secretary of State.

3

Where—

a

a person surrenders under subsection (2) a temporary licence issued pursuant to an application for a vehicle licence, and

b

a further vehicle licence issued pursuant to the application is either held by him at the time of the surrender of the temporary licence or received by him after that time,

the further licence ceases to be in force and the person shall immediately return it to the Secretary of State.

Trade licences
11 Issue of trade licences.1

Where—

a

a motor trader or vehicle tester, or

b

a person who satisfies the Secretary of State that he intends to commence business as a motor trader or vehicle tester,

applies to the Secretary of State (in the manner specified by the Secretary of State) to take out a licence under this section (a “trade licence”), the Secretary of State may, subject to the conditions prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State, issue such a licence to him on payment of vehicle excise duty at the rate applicable to the licence.

1A

The power to prescribe conditions under subsection (1) includes, in particular, the power to prescribe conditions which are to be complied with after the licence is issued.

2

In the case of a motor trader who is a manufacturer of vehicles, a trade licence is a licence for—

a

all vehicles which are from time to time temporarily in his possession in the course of his business as a motor trader,

b

all vehicles kept and used by him solely for purposes of conducting research and development in the course of his business as such a manufacturer, and

c

all vehicles which are from time to time submitted to him by other manufacturers for testing on roads in the course of that business.

3

In the case of any other motor trader, a trade licence is a licence for all vehicles which are from time to time temporarily in his possession in the course of his business as a motor trader.

4

In the case of a vehicle tester, a trade licence is a licence for all vehicles which are from time to time submitted to him for testing in the course of his business as a vehicle tester.

12 Use of vehicles by holders of trade licences.1

The holder of a trade licence is not entitled by virtue of the licence—

a

to use more than one vehicle at any one time,

b

to use a vehicle for any purpose other than a purpose prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State, or

c

except in such circumstances as may be so prescribed, to keep any vehicle on a road if it is not being used on the road.

2

The Secretary of State shall by regulations prescribe—

a

the conditions subject to which trade licences are to be issued, and

b

the purposes for which the holder of a trade licence may use a vehicle by virtue of the licence.

3

The purposes which may be prescribed as those for which the holder of a trade licence may use a vehicle under the licence shall not include the conveyance of goods or burden of any description other than—

a

a load which is carried solely for the purpose of testing or demonstrating the vehicle or any of its accessories or equipment and which is returned to the place of loading without having been removed from the vehicle except for that purpose or in the case of accident,

b

in the case of a vehicle which is being delivered or collected, a load consisting of another vehicle used or to be used for travel from or to the place of delivery or collection,

c

a load built in as part of the vehicle or permanently attached to it,

d

a load consisting of parts, accessories or equipment designed to be fitted to the vehicle and of tools for fitting them to the vehicle, or

e

a load consisting of a trailer other than a trailer which is for the time being a disabled vehicle.

4

For the purposes of subsection (3), where a vehicle is so constructed that a trailer may by partial superimposition be attached to the vehicle in such a manner as to cause a substantial part of the weight of the trailer to be borne by the vehicle, the vehicle and the trailer are deemed to constitute a single vehicle.

5

In subsection (3)(e) “disabled vehicle” includes a vehicle which has been abandoned or is scrap.

13 Trade licences: duration and amount of duty.1

A trade licence may be taken out—

a

for one calendar year,

b

for a period of six months beginning with the first day of January or of July, or

c

where subsection (2) applies, for a period of seven, eight, nine, ten or eleven months beginning with the first day of any month other than January or July and ending no later than the relevant date.

1A

In subsection (1)(c) “the relevant date” means—

a

in relation to a licence taken out for a period beginning with the first day of any of the months February to June in any year, 31st December of that year;

b

in relation to a licence taken out for a period beginning with the first day of any of the months August to December in any year, 30th June of the following year.

2

This subsection applies where the person taking out the licence—

a

is not a motor trader or vehicle tester (having satisfied the Secretary of State as mentioned in section 11(1)(b)), or

b

does not hold any existing trade licence.

3

The rate of duty applicable to a trade licence taken out for a calendar year is—

a

the annual rate currently applicable to a vehicle under sub-paragraph (1)(c) of paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 if the licence is to be used only for vehicles to which that paragraph applies, and

b

otherwise, the annual rate currently applicable to a vehicle under paragraph 1 of Schedule 1.

4

The rate of duty applicable to a trade licence taken out for a period of six months is fifty-five per cent. of the rate applicable to the corresponding trade licence taken out for a calendar year.

5

The rate of duty applicable to a trade licence taken out for a period of seven, eight, nine, ten or eleven months is the aggregate of—

a

fifty-five per cent. of the rate applicable to the corresponding trade licence taken out for a calendar year, and

b

one-sixth of the amount arrived at under paragraph (a) in respect of each month in the period in excess of six.

6

In determining a rate of duty under subsection (4) or (5) any fraction of five pence—

a

if it exceeds two and a half pence, shall be treated as five pence, and

b

otherwise, shall be disregarded.

14 Trade licences: supplementary.1

Nothing in sections 11 to 13 prevents a person entitled to take out a trade licence from holding two or more trade licences.

2

The holder of a trade licence may at any time surrender the licence to the Secretary of State.

3

Where—

a

the Secretary of State refuses an application for a trade licence by a person entitled to make such an application, and

b

the applicant, within the period prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State, requests him to review his decision,

the Secretary of State shall comply with the request and (in doing so) consider any representations made to him in writing during that period by the applicant.

4

Regulations made by the Secretary of State may provide for—

a

the issue of a new trade licence in the place of a licence which is or may be lost, stolen, destroyed or damaged, and

b

the fee to be paid on the issue of a new licence.

Additional duty, rebates etc.
15 Vehicles becoming chargeable to duty at higher rate.1

Where—

a

a vehicle licence has been taken out for a vehicle at any rate of vehicle excise duty, and

b

at any time while the licence is in force the vehicle is used so as to subject it to a higher rate,

duty at the higher rate becomes chargeable in respect of the licence for the vehicle.

2

For the purposes of subsection (1) a vehicle is used so as to subject it to a higher rate if it is used in an altered condition, in a manner or for a purpose which—

a

brings it within, or

b

if it was used solely in that condition, in that manner or for that purpose, would bring it within,

a description of vehicle to which a higher rate of duty is applicable.

3

For the purposes of subsection (1) a vehicle in respect of which a lower rate of duty is chargeable by virtue of regulations under paragraph 13 of Schedule 1 is also used so as to subject it to a higher rate if it is used in contravention of a condition imposed under or by virtue of sub-paragraph (2) of that paragraph.

4

Subject to section 7(5),Where duty at a higher rate becomes chargeable under subsection (1) in respect of a vehicle licence, the licence may be exchanged for a new vehicle licence for the period—

a

beginning with the date on which the higher rate of duty becomes chargeable, and

b

ending with the period for which the original licence was issued.

5

A new vehicle licence may be obtained under subsection (4) only on payment of the appropriate proportion of the difference between—

a

the amount of duty payable on the original licence, and

b

the amount of duty payable on a vehicle licence taken out for the period for which the original licence was issued but at the higher rate of duty.

6

For the purposes of subsection (5) “the appropriate proportion” means the proportion which the number of months in the period—

a

beginning with the date on which the higher rate of duty becomes chargeable, and

b

ending with the period for which the original licence was issued,

bears to the number of months in the whole of the period for which the original licence was issued (any incomplete month being treated as a whole month).

7

If the higher rate has been changed since the issue of the original licence, the amount under subsection (5)(b) is calculated as if that rate had been in force at all material times at the level at which it is in force when it becomes chargeable.

15AException for tractive units from charge at higher rate1

Where—

a

a vehicle licence has been taken out for a tractive unit, and

b

the licence was taken out at a rate of vehicle excise duty applicable to a tractive unit which is to be used with semi-trailers with a minimum number of axles,

duty at a higher rate does not become chargeable under section 15 by reason only that while the licence is in force the tractive unit is used with a semi-trailer with fewer axles than that minimum number, if the condition in subsection (2) is satisfied.

2

The condition is that the rate of duty at which the licence was taken out is equal to or exceeds the rate which would have been applicable if the revenue weight of the tractive unit had been a weight equal to the actual laden weight, at the time of the use, of the articulated vehicle consisting of the tractive unit and the semi-trailer.

16 Exceptions from charge at higher rate in case of tractive units.1

Duty at a higher rate does not become chargeable under section 15—

a

where subsection (2) applies in relation to a tractive unit, by reason of the tractive unit being used in accordance with subsection (3),

b

where subsection (4) applies in relation to a tractive unit, by reason of the tractive unit being used in accordance with subsection (5), or

c

where subsection (6) applies in relation to a tractive unit, by reason of the tractive unit being used in accordance with subsection (7).

2

This subsection applies in relation to a tractive unit where—

a

a vehicle licence for—

i

a tractive unit having two axles which is to be used only with semi-trailers with not fewer than two axles, or

ii

a tractive unit having two axles which is to be used only with semi-trailers with not fewer than three axles,

has been taken out for the tractive unit, and

b

the rate of duty paid on taking out the licence is equal to or exceeds the rate of duty applicable to a tractive unit having two axles which—

i

has a revenue weightequal to the maximum laden weight at which a tractive unit having two axles may lawfully be used in Great Britain with a semi-trailer with a single axle, and

ii

is to be used with semi-trailers with any number of axles.

3

The tractive unit is being used in accordance with this subsection where—

a

it is used with a semi-trailer with a single axle, and

b

when so used, the laden weight of the tractive unit and semi-trailer taken together does not exceed the maximum laden weight mentioned in subsection (2)(b)(i).

4

This subsection applies in relation to a tractive unit where—

a

a vehicle licence for a tractive unit having two axles which is to be used only with semi-trailers with not fewer than three axles has been taken out for the tractive unit, and

b

the rate of duty paid on taking out the licence is equal to or exceeds the rate of duty applicable to a tractive unit having two axles which—

i

has a revenue weight of 33,000 kilograms, and

ii

is to be used with semi-trailers with not fewer than two axles.

5

The tractive unit is being used in accordance with this subsection where—

a

it is used with a semi-trailer with two axles, and

b

when so used, the laden weight of the tractive unit and semi-trailer taken together does not exceed 33,000 kilograms.

6

This subsection applies in relation to a tractive unit where—

a

a vehicle licence for a tractive unit having three or more axles which is to be used only with semi-trailers with not fewer than two axles has been taken out for the tractive unit, and

b

the rate of duty paid on taking out the licence is equal to or exceeds the rate of duty applicable to a tractive unit having three or more axles which—

i

has a revenue weightequal to the maximum laden weight at which a tractive unit having three or more axles may lawfully be used in Great Britain with a semi-trailer with a single axle, and

ii

is to be used with semi-trailers with any number of axles.

7

The tractive unit is being used in accordance with this subsection where—

a

it is used with a semi-trailer with a single axle, and

b

when so used, the laden weight of the tractive unit and semi-trailer taken together does not exceed the maximum laden weight mentioned in subsection (6)(b)(i).

17 Other exceptions from charge at higher rate.1

Where a vehicle licence has been taken out for a vehicle of any description, duty at a higher rate applicable to a vehicle of another description does not become chargeable under section 15 unless the vehicle as used while the licence is in force satisfies all the conditions which must be satisfied in order to bring the vehicle into the other description of vehicle for the purposes of vehicle excise duty.

2

Where—

a

duty has been paid in respect of a vehicle at a rate applicable under Part VIII of Schedule 1, and

b

the vehicle is to a substantial extent being used for the conveyance of goods or burden belonging to a particular person (whether the person keeping the vehicle or not),

duty at a higher rate does not become chargeable under section 15 by reason only that the vehicle is used for the conveyance without charge in the course of their employment of employees of the person to whom the goods or burden belong.

3

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4

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5

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6

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7

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8

This section does not have effect where section 15 applies by reason of the use of a vehicle in contravention of a condition imposed under or by virtue of paragraph 13(2) of Schedule 1.

18 Vehicles for export becoming liable to VAT.1

Where, by virtue of sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 23 of Schedule 2, a vehicle which is an exempt vehicle under sub-paragraph (1) of that paragraph is deemed never to have been an exempt vehicle under that sub-paragraph, vehicle excise duty is payable—

a

by the person by whom the vehicle was acquired from its manufacturer, in relation to the whole period since the registration of the vehicle, or

b

by any other person who is for the time being the keeper of the vehicle, in relation to the period since the vehicle was first kept by him,

unless, or except to the extent that, the Secretary of State waives payment of the duty.

2

Subsection (1) is without prejudice to section 30; but duty with respect to a vehicle is not payable by a person under that subsection in relation to any part of a period if an amount with respect to it has been ordered to be paid by him under that section in relation to the part of the period.

19 Surrender of licences.1

Where a licence is surrendered to the Secretary of State under section 10(2) or 14(2), the holder is entitled to receive from the Secretary of State (by way of rebate of the duty paid on the licence) an amount equal to one-twelfth of the annual rate of duty chargeable on the licence in respect of each complete month of the period of the currency of the licence which is unexpired at the date of the surrender.

2

If during the currency of a temporary licence issued in pursuance of an application for a vehicle licence for any period the temporary licence is surrendered under section 10(2), it is treated for the purposes of subsection (1) as issued for that period.

3

Subsection (1) does not apply if the holder of the licence does not comply with regulations made by virtue of section 22(1D)(a).

19A Payment for licences by cheque.1

The Secretary of State may, if he thinks fit, issue a vehicle licence or a trade licence on receipt of a cheque for the amount of the duty payable on it.

2

In a case where—

a

a vehicle licence or a trade licence is issued to a person on receipt of a cheque which is subsequently dishonoured, and

b

the Secretary of State sends a notice by post to the person informing him that the licence is void as from the time when it was granted,

the licence shall be void as from the time when it was granted.

3

In a case where—

a

a vehicle licence or a trade licence is issued to a person on receipt of a cheque which is subsequently dishonoured,

b

the Secretary of State sends a notice by post to the person requiring him to secure that the duty payable on the licence is paid within such reasonable period as is specified in the notice,

c

the requirement in the notice is not complied with, and

d

the Secretary of State sends a further notice by post to the person informing him that the licence is void as from the time when it was granted,

the licence shall be void as from the time when it was granted.

4

Section 102 of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (payment for excise licences by cheque) shall not apply in relation to a vehicle licence or a trade licence.

19B Issue of licences before payment of duty.1

The Secretary of State may, if he thinks fit, issue a vehicle licence or a trade licence to a person who has agreed with the Secretary of State to pay the duty payable on the licence in a manner provided for in the agreement.

2

In a case where—

a

a vehicle licence or a trade licence is issued to a person in accordance with subsection (1),

b

the duty payable on the licence is not received by the Secretary of State in accordance with the agreement, and

c

the Secretary of State sends a notice by post to the person informing him that the licence is void as from the time when it was granted,

the licence shall be void as from the time when it was granted.

3

In a case where—

a

paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2) apply,

b

the Secretary of State sends a notice by post to the person requiring him to secure that the duty payable on the licence is paid within such reasonable period as is specified in the notice,

c

the requirement in the notice is not complied with, and

d

the Secretary of State sends a further notice by post to the person informing him that the licence is void as from the time when it was granted,

the licence shall be void as from the time when it was granted.

19CFee for payment of duty by credit card1

This section applies where—

a

a person applies for a vehicle licence or a trade licence, and

b

the Secretary of State, or an authorised body, accepts a credit card payment in respect of the duty payable on the licence.

2

Before issuing the licence, the Secretary of State, or the authorised body, shall require—

a

the applicant, or

b

a person acting on behalf of the applicant,

to pay to him, or it, such fee (if any) in respect of the acceptance of the credit card payment as may be prescribed by, or determined in accordance with, regulations.

3

In cases of such descriptions as the Secretary of State may, with the consent of the Treasury, determine, the whole or a part of a fee paid under this section may be refunded.

4

In this section—

authorised body” means a body (other than a Northern Ireland department) which is authorised by the Secretary of State to act as his agent for the purpose of issuing licences;

“credit card” has such meaning as may be prescribed by regulations;

regulations” means regulations made by the Secretary of State.

20 Combined road-rail transport of goods.1

This section applies where—

a

goods are loaded on a relevant goods vehicle for transport between member States,

b

the vehicle is transported by rail between the nearest suitable rail loading station to the point of loading and the nearest suitable rail unloading station to the point of unloading, and

c

part of the rail transport of the vehicle takes place in the United Kingdom at a time when a vehicle licence for it is in force.

2

Where this section applies, the holder of the licence is, on making a claim, entitled to receive from the Secretary of State (by way of rebate of the duty paid on the licence) an amount calculated by the method prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State.

3

In this section “relevant goods vehicle” means any vehicle the rate of duty applicable to which is provided for in Part VIII of Schedule 1 or which would be such a vehicle if Part VI of that Schedule did not apply to the vehicle.

4

The Secretary of State may by regulations prescribe—

a

when and how a claim for a rebate under this section is to be made, and

b

the evidence to be provided in support of such a claim.

Part II Registration of vehicles Registration
21 Registration of vehicles.1

Subject to subsection (3)The Secretary of State shall, on the first issue by him of a vehicle licence for a vehicle, register the vehicle in such manner as he thinks fit without any further application by the person taking out the licence.

2

Subject to subsection (3)Where particulars in respect of a vehicle are furnished to the Secretary of State in accordance with regulations under section 24 before he first issues a vehicle licence for the vehicle, he shall so register the vehicle on receiving the particulars.

3

The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that in such circumstances as may be prescribed by the regulations a vehicle shall not be registered under this section until a fee of such amount as may be so prescribed is paid.

4

The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision about repayment of any sum paid by way of a fee mentioned in subsection (3), and the regulations may in particular include provision—

a

that repayment shall be made only if a specified person is satisfied that specified conditions are met or in other specified circumstances;

b

that repayment shall be made in part only;

c

that, in the case of partial repayment, the amount repaid shall be a specified sum or determined in a specified manner;

d

for repayment of different amounts in different circumstances;

and “specified” here means specified in the regulations.

22 Registration regulations.1

The Secretary of State may by regulations—

a

make provision with respect to the registration of vehicles (including, in particular, the form of and the particulars to be included in the register of trade licences),

b

require the Secretary of State to make with respect to registered vehicles the returns prescribed by the regulations,

c

provide for making any particulars contained in the register available for use by the persons prescribed by the regulations on payment, in cases so prescribed, of a fee of such amount as appears to the Secretary of State reasonable in the circumstances of the case,

d

require a person by , through or to whom any vehicle is sold or disposed of to furnish the particulars prescribed by the regulations in the manner so prescribed,

dd

require a person by or throughwhom any vehicle is sold or disposed of to furnish the person to whom it is sold or disposed of with such document relating to the vehicle’s registration as may be prescribed by the regulations, and to do so at such time as may be so prescribed.

e

provide for the issue of registration documents in respect of the registration of a vehicle,

f

provide for the transfer, surrender and production of registration documents,

g

provide for the inspection of registration documents by the persons prescribed by the regulations, . . .

h

provide for the issue of new registration documents in place of registration documents which are or may be lost, stolen, destroyed or damaged or which contain any particulars which have become illegible or inaccurate,

i

provide for a fee of such amount as appears to the Secretary of State to be reasonable to be paid on the issue of new registration documents in any of the circumstances mentioned in paragraph (h).

1A

The Secretary of State may make regulations providing for the sale of information derived from particulars contained in the register—

a

to such persons as the Secretary of State thinks fit, and

b

for such price and on such other terms, and subject to such restrictions, as he thinks fit,

if the information does not identify any person or contain anything enabling any person to be identified.

1B

Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (d) of subsection (1) . . ., regulations under that paragraph may require—

a

any person there mentioned to furnish particulars to another person there mentioned or to the Secretary of State or to another such person and to the Secretary of State;

b

any person there mentioned who is furnished with particulars in pursuance of the regulations to furnish them to the Secretary of State.

1C

Regulations under subsection (1)(e) may, in particular, provide that registration documents need not be issued in respect of the registration of a vehicle until the vehicle has been inspected by a person specified by the Secretary of State.

1D

The Secretary of State may by regulations require a person—

a

who surrenders a vehicle licence under section 10(2),

b

who does not renew a vehicle licence for a vehicle kept by him, or

c

who keeps an unlicensed vehicle at any place in the United Kingdom,

to furnish such particulars and make such declarations as may be prescribed by the regulations, and to do so at such times and in such manner as may be so prescribed.

1E

For the purposes of subsection (1D)(b) a person shall be regarded as not renewing a vehicle licence for a vehicle kept by him if—

a

he keeps a vehicle for which a vehicle licence is in force, and

b

he does not, at such time as may be prescribed by the regulations or within such period as may be so prescribed, take out a vehicle licence to have effect from the expiry of the vehicle licence mentioned in paragraph (a).

1F

For the purposes of subsection (1D)(c) a vehicle is unlicensed if no vehicle licence is in force for the vehicle.

1G

Regulations under subsection (1D) may make such transitional provision as appears to the Secretary of State to be appropriate.

2

Regulations made by the Secretary of State may—

a

extend any of the provisions as to registration (and provisions incidental to any of those provisions) to, and

b

provide for the identification of,

any exempt vehicles, any vehicles belonging to the Crown or any trailers (within the meaning of Part VIII of Schedule 1).

3

Regulations under subsection (2) which require a person to furnish information relating to a vehicle which is an exempt vehicle under paragraph 19 of Schedule 2 may require him to furnish (in addition) such evidence of the facts giving rise to the exemption as is prescribed by the regulations.

22ZA Nil licences for vehicles for disabled persons: information1

This section applies to information that—

a

is held for the purposes of functions relating to social security or war pensions—

i

by the Secretary of State, or

ii

by a person providing services to the Secretary of State, in connection with the provision of those services, and

b

is of a description prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State.

2

Information to which this section applies may, if the consent condition is satisfied, be supplied—

a

to the Secretary of State, or

b

to a person providing services to the Secretary of State,

for use for the purposes of relevant nil licence functions.

3

The “consent condition”, in relation to any information, is that—

a

if the information was provided by a person other than the person to whom the information relates, the person who provided the information, or

b

in any other case, the person to whom the information relates,

has consented to the supply of the information and has not withdrawn that consent.

4

Information supplied under subsection (2) shall not—

a

be supplied by the recipient to any other person unless—

i

it could be supplied to that person under subsection (2), or

ii

it is supplied for the purposes of any civil or criminal proceedings relating to this Act;

b

be used otherwise than for the purposes of relevant nil licence functions or any such proceedings.

5

In this section “relevant nil licence functions” means functions relating to applications for, and the issue of, nil licences in respect of vehicles that are exempt vehicles under—

a

paragraph 19 of Schedule 2, or

b

paragraph 7 of Schedule 4.

22A Vehicle identity checks1

This section applies to regulations under section 22(1)(h) which confer a power on the Secretary of State to refuse to issue a new registration document in respect of a registered vehicle if he is not satisfied that the vehicle for which the document is being sought is the registered vehicle.

2

Such regulations may, in particular, provide for—

a

the examination (whether by the Secretary of State or by persons authorised by him) of all vehicles for which new registration documents are being sought, or such vehicles of a particular description, for the purpose of ascertaining whether they are the registered vehicles concerned,

b

the provision of other evidence in relation to all vehicles for which new registration documents are being sought, or such vehicles of a particular description, for the purpose of ascertaining whether they are the registered vehicles concerned.

3

Regulations made by virtue of subsection (2) may, in particular, provide for—

a

notification of examinations (including their purpose), the issue of certificates as to the outcome of examinations and the keeping of records in relation to examinations and certificates,

b

the issue of duplicates or copies of certificates and the fees to be paid on applications for such duplicates or copies,

c

the correction of errors in certificates,

d

the payment of fees for examinations, and for re-examinations resulting from appeals and the repayment of the whole or part of the fee paid for such a re-examination where it appears to the Secretary of State that there were substantial grounds for contesting the whole or part of the decision appealed against,

e

the making of appeals against the outcome of examinations,

f

the carrying out of examinations in the absence of the keepers or owners of the vehicles concerned,

g

courses of instruction in connection with the carrying out of examinations and the charging of fees in respect of attendance on such courses,

h

the authorisation of examiners, the imposition of conditions to be complied with by authorised examiners (including the payment of fees to the Secretary of State) and the withdrawal of authorisations,

i

the manner in which, conditions under which and apparatus with which examinations are carried out by authorised examiners, and the inspection of premises at which and apparatus with which such examinations are being, or are to be, carried out,

j

the charges to be paid by authorised examiners to the Secretary of State in connection with—

i

the issue of certificates,

ii

the issue of duplicates or copies of certificates, and

iii

the correction of errors in certificates.

4

The Secretary of State may use information contained in relevant records—

a

to check the accuracy of information which has been obtained under regulations made by virtue of subsection (2), and

b

where appropriate, to amend or supplement any such information.

5

The Secretary of State may use information which has been obtained under regulations made by virtue of subsection (2)—

a

to check the accuracy of relevant records, and

b

where appropriate, to amend or supplement information contained in those records.

6

In subsections (4) and (5) “relevant records” means records—

a

maintained by the Secretary of State in connection with any functions exercisable by him under or by virtue of this Act,

b

records maintained by the Secretary of State (or caused by him to be maintained) under section 45(6B) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (c.52).

7

Subsections (4) to (6) do not limit any powers of the Secretary of State apart from those subsections.

8

This section is without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred by section 22.

Registration marks
23 Registration marks.1

Where the Secretary of State registers a vehicle under section 21(1) he shall assign to the vehicle a mark (a “registration mark”) indicating the registered number of the vehicle.

2

The Secretary of State may, in such circumstances as he may determine—

a

assign a registration mark to a vehicle to which another registration mark has previously been assigned,

b

assign to a vehicle (whether on its first registration or later) a registration mark previously assigned to another vehicle,

c

(whether or not in connection with an assignment within paragraph (a) or (b)) withdraw any registration mark for the time being assigned to a vehicle, and

d

re-assign to a vehicle a registration mark previously assigned to it but subsequently withdrawn.

3

The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that the registration mark for the time being assigned to a vehicle shall be fixed, in the manner prescribed by the regulations, on the vehicle, on any other vehicle drawn by the vehicle or on both.

4

The Secretary of State may by regulations prescribe—

a

the size, shape and character of registration marks to be fixed on any vehicle, and

b

the manner in which registration marks are to be displayed and rendered easily distinguishable (whether by day or by night).

5

The Secretary of State may by regulations—

a

make provision for assigning general registration marks to persons holding trade licences and (in particular) prescribe the registration marks to be carried by vehicles the use of which is authorised by a trade licence, and

b

make provision for the issue of trade plates to holders of trade licences and for the charging of a fee for the replacement of trade plates which are or may be lost, stolen, destroyed or damaged.

24 Assignment of registration marks by motor dealers.1

The Secretary of State may by regulations make such provision as he considers appropriate with respect to the allocation of registration marks for vehicles to motor dealers who—

a

apply for such allocations, and

b

appear to the Secretary of State suitable to receive them,

and with respect to the assigning of the marks to vehicles by motor dealers.

2

Regulations under this section may, in particular, include provision—

a

as to the mode of application for the allocation of registration marks,

b

as to the transfer of registration marks allocated to a motor dealer in cases where the motor dealer dies or becomes incapacitated or bankrupt and in such other cases as may be prescribed by the regulations, and

c

as to the cancellation of allocations of registration marks.

3

The provision which may be made by regulations under this section also includes provision for—

a

restricting the circumstances in which a motor dealer may assign a registration mark to a vehicle,

b

securing that registration marks allocated to a motor dealer are assigned by him in such sequence as the Secretary of State considers appropriate and that no registration mark is assigned to a vehicle to which a registration mark has already been assigned, and

c

requiring a motor dealer to furnish to the Secretary of State within the period prescribed by the regulations such particulars in respect of each vehicle to which the motor dealer assigns a registration mark as are so prescribed.

4

Where—

a

the Secretary of State—

i

rejects an application by a motor dealer for an allocation of registration marks, or

ii

cancels an allocation of registration marks made to a motor dealer, and

b

the motor dealer, within the period prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State, requests him to review his decision,

the Secretary of State shall comply with the request and (in doing so) consider any representations made to him in writing during that period by the motor dealer.

5

Where the Secretary of State cancels an allocation of registration marks made to a motor dealer—

a

the cancellation does not take effect before the end of the period prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State, and

b

where during that period the motor dealer requests the Secretary of State to review his decision, the cancellation does not take effect before the Secretary of State gives notice in writing of the result of the review to the motor dealer.

6

For the purposes of subsection (5)(b) notice may be given to a person by—

a

delivering it to him,

b

leaving it at his proper address, or

c

sending it to him by post;

and for the purposes of this subsection, and of section 7 of the Interpretation Act 1978 in its application to this subsection, the proper address of a person is his latest address as known to the Secretary of State.

25 Charge on request for registration mark.1

The Secretary of State may by regulations provide for a charge prescribed by the regulations to be made in cases where, by request, a particular registration mark is assigned to a vehicle (whether on its first registration or later), having previously been assigned to another vehicle.

2

The regulations may—

a

require—

i

the vehicle to which a mark is requested to be assigned, and

ii

in cases prescribed by the regulations, the other vehicle,

to be made available for inspection at a place designated by or under the regulations, and

b

provide for a charge prescribed by the regulations to be made for the inspection and for the whole or part of the charge to be retained whether or not the mark is assigned as requested.

3

Charges prescribed for the purposes of this section need not be related to the costs of—

a

making an assignment, or

b

arranging for a vehicle to be inspected.

26 Retention of registration mark pending transfer.1

The Secretary of State may by regulations provide for a person in whose name a vehicle is registered under this Act to be granted a right, exercisable on a single occasion falling within a period prescribed by the regulations, to have the registration mark for the time being assigned to the vehicle assigned to some other vehicle which is registered under this Act—

a

in that person’s name, or

b

in the name of some other person nominated by him in accordance with the regulations.

2

Regulations under this section may, in particular, make provision—

a

for the manner in which an application for the grant of such a right (a “right of retention”) is to be made to the Secretary of State,

b

for the payment of a fee prescribed by the regulations on the making of such an application and for the whole or part of the fee to be retained whether or not the application is granted,

c

for requiring the vehicle to which the registration mark is for the time being assigned to be made available for inspection at a place designated by or under the regulations,

d

for authorising the Secretary of State to refuse such an application on such grounds as he thinks fit,

e

with respect to the manner in which rights of retention are to be exercisable,

f

for enabling or requiring the Secretary of State, on the payment to him of a fee prescribed by the regulations, to extend or (on one or more occasions) further extend the period referred to in subsection (1) where—

i

the conditions so prescribed are fulfilled, and

ii

he thinks fit to do so in the circumstances of the case,

g

for rights of retention to be non-transferable (but without prejudice to the vesting of any such right in a person by operation of law),

h

with respect to the conditions which must be satisfied before a registration mark may be assigned to a vehicle pursuant to a right of retention,

i

for authorising the Secretary of State to revoke a right of retention—

i

if it appears to him that there are special reasons for doing so, or

ii

in any other circumstances prescribed by the regulations,

j

for allowing a person to be nominated when an application for the grant of a right of retention is made or to be nominated at a later time,

k

for allowing a different person to be nominated in place of a person already nominated,

l

for the manner in which a nomination is to be made and for the payment of a fee prescribed by the regulations where a nomination is made in circumstances so prescribed, and

m

for the payment, in connection with the assignment of a registration mark pursuant to a right of retention, of such charge as is for the time being prescribed by virtue of section 25(1).

3

Regulations under this section may exempt extensions or assignments of any class or description prescribed by the regulations from any fee or charge payable by virtue of subsection (2)(f) or (m).

4

An extension or nomination is exempt from a fee payable by virtue of subsection (2)(f) or (l) if the Secretary of State considers it appropriate in the circumstances of the case.

5

Where regulations under this section provide in any case for there to be no charge in connection with the assignment of a registration mark pursuant to a right of retention—

a

the fee prescribed by virtue of paragraph (b) of subsection (2) in relation to an application for that right may include an amount representing the charge for which provision could have been made by virtue of paragraph (m) of that subsection, and

b

the regulations may provide for the part of any such fee which represents a charge for which provision could have been so made to be retained, except where conditions prescribed by the regulations are fulfilled, whether or not there is an assignment.

6

The assignment by the Secretary of State of a registration mark to a vehicle pursuant to a right of retention is without prejudice to the subsequent exercise by him, in relation to the mark, of any of his powers under section 23(2).

27 Sale of rights to particular registration marks.1

This section applies to registration marks which either—

a

have never been assigned to a vehicle, or

b

have been assigned to a vehicle but (as a result of having been subsequently withdrawn) are not for the time being so assigned,

and which are such as the Secretary of State may from time to time determine.

2

The Secretary of State may by regulations make a scheme providing for registration marks to which this section applies to be assigned to vehicles registered under this Act in the names of, or of the nominees of, persons who have acquired rights under the scheme to have the marks so assigned.

3

Regulations under this section may, in particular, make provision—

a

for a person to acquire a right under the scheme to have a particular registration mark to which this section applies assigned to a vehicle registered under this Act in his name, or in the name of some other person nominated by him in accordance with the scheme, on payment of such sum as is payable in accordance with the scheme—

i

in respect of the acquisition of the right, and

ii

where no charge is to be made by virtue of paragraph (m) in connection with an assignment pursuant to the right, in respect of such an assignment,

b

with respect to—

i

the manner in which agreements for the sale of such a right (a “relevant right”) may be effected,

ii

the terms which may be contained in, or incorporated into, such agreements, and

iii

rights and liabilities arising in connection with such agreements otherwise than under any such terms,

c

for enabling the Secretary of State to determine as he thinks fit—

i

the prices at which particular relevant rights are to be sold or the reserve prices applicable to the sale of any such rights, or

ii

the manner in which any such prices are to be determined,

d

with respect to the manner in which relevant rights are to be exercisable,

e

for relevant rights to be exercisable only on a single occasion falling within a period prescribed by the regulations (subject to any provision made by virtue of paragraph (f)),

f

for enabling or requiring the Secretary of State, on the payment to him of a fee prescribed by the regulations, to extend or (on one or more occasions) further extend any such period where—

i

the conditions so prescribed are fulfilled, and

ii

he thinks fit to do so in the circumstances of the case,

g

for relevant rights to be non-transferable (but without prejudice to the vesting of any such right in a person by operation of law),

h

with respect to the conditions which must be satisfied before a registration mark may be assigned to a vehicle pursuant to a relevant right,

i

for authorising the Secretary of State to revoke a relevant right—

i

if it appears to him that there are special reasons for doing so, or

ii

in any other circumstances prescribed by the regulations,

j

for allowing a person to be nominated when a relevant right is acquired or to be nominated at a later time,

k

for allowing a different person to be nominated in place of a person already nominated,

l

for the manner in which a nomination is to be made and for the payment of a fee prescribed by the regulations where a nomination is made in circumstances so prescribed,

m

for the payment, in connection with the assignment of a registration mark pursuant to a relevant right, of such charge as is for the time being prescribed by virtue of section 25(1), and

n

for so much of any sum paid by virtue of paragraph (a) in respect of the assignment of a registration mark to be retained, except where conditions prescribed by the regulations are fulfilled, whether or not there is such an assignment.

4

Regulations under this section may (without prejudice to the generality of subsection (3)(b)) make provision for authorising the Secretary of State to make arrangements with other persons by which such persons—

a

are given authority (whether irrevocable or otherwise) to act on his behalf in offering for sale, and entering into agreements for the sale of, relevant rights in the case of such registration marks, and during such periods, as he may determine,

b

are required to account to him for sums due to him under such agreements (whether they have received any amounts due from the purchasers under the agreements or not), and

c

may become entitled or subject to such rights or liabilities of the Secretary of State in connection with such agreements as may be prescribed by the regulations.

5

Regulations under this section may exempt extensions or assignments of any class or description prescribed by the regulations from any fee or charge payable by virtue of subsection (3)(f) or (m).

6

An extension or nomination is exempt from a fee payable by virtue of subsection (3)(f) or (l) if the Secretary of State considers it appropriate in the circumstances of the case.

7

The assignment by the Secretary of State of a registration mark to a vehicle pursuant to a relevant right is without prejudice to the subsequent exercise by him, in relation to the mark, of any of his powers under section 23(2).

Registration plates
27A Registration plates1

The Secretary of State may by regulations—

a

prescribe specifications for registration plates (whether relating to their size, shape, material of manufacture or otherwise),

b

provide for registration plates to contain or display such information other than registration marks or (as the case may be) special registration marks as may be specified or described in the regulations.

2

Regulations under subsection (1)(b) may, in particular, prescribe the form and manner in which any such information is to be contained or displayed.

3

In this section “registration plates” means—

a

plates or other devices for displaying registration marks and for fixing them on vehicles or trailers in accordance with regulations under section 23(3), or

b

plates or other devices for displaying special registration marks and for fixing them on vehicles or trailers in accordance with regulations under section 22(2),

and includes plates or other devices which are also for containing or displaying information other than registration marks or (as the case may be) special registration marks (whether or not such information is to be contained or displayed by virtue of regulations under this section).

4

In this section—

special registration mark” means a mark indicating the registered number of a vehicle or trailer and assigned to the vehicle or trailer by virtue of regulations under section 22(2), and

trailer” has the same meaning as in Part 8 of Schedule 1.

Marking
28 Marking of engines and bodies.1

The Secretary of State may by regulations make such provision as he thinks appropriate with respect to the marking of the engines and bodies of vehicles.

2

Regulations under this section may, in particular, include provision—

a

as to the persons by whom and the times at which engines and bodies of vehicles are to be marked,

b

as to the form of any mark and the manner and position in which it is to be made, and

c

for requiring particulars of marks made under the regulations to be furnished to the Secretary of State.

Power of constables etc. to require production of documents
28APower of constables etc. to require production of registration documents1

A person using a vehicle in respect of which a registration document has been issued must produce the document for inspection on being so required by—

a

a constable, or

b

a person authorised by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this section (an “authorised person”).

2

An authorised person exercising the power conferred by subsection (1) must, if so requested, produce evidence of his authority to exercise the power.

3

A person is guilty of an offence if he fails to comply with subsection (1).

4

Subsection (3) does not apply if any of the following conditions is satisfied.

5

The first condition is that—

a

the person produces the registration document, in person, at a police station specified by him at the time of the request, and

b

he does so within 7 days after the date on which the request was made or as soon as is reasonably practicable.

6

The second condition is that—

a

the vehicle is subject to a lease or hire agreement,

b

the vehicle is not registered in the name of the lessee or hirer under that agreement and is not required to be so registered,

c

the person produces appropriate evidence of the agreement to the constable or authorised person at the time of the request or he produces such evidence in person, at a police station specified by him at the time of the request—

i

within 7 days after the date of the request, or

ii

as soon as is reasonably practicable, and

d

the person has reasonable grounds for believing, or it is reasonable for him to expect, that the person from whom the vehicle has been leased or hired is able to produce, or require the production of, the registration document.

7

In subsection (6)(c) “appropriate evidence” means—

a

a copy of the agreement, or

b

such other documentary evidence of the agreement as is prescribed in regulations under this section.

8

The third condition is that any exception prescribed in regulations under this section is met.

9

Where a requirement is imposed under subsection (1) by an authorised person, a testing station provided under section 52(2) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 may be specified under subsection (5)(a) or (6)(c) instead of a police station.

10

A person accused of an offence under this section is not entitled to the benefit of an exception conferred by or under this section unless evidence is adduced that is sufficient to raise an issue with respect to that exception, but where evidence is so adduced it is for the prosecution to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the exception does not apply.

11

A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.

12

The Secretary of State may make regulations—

a

prescribing descriptions of evidence for the purposes of subsection (7);

b

prescribing, varying or revoking exceptions for the purposes of subsection (8).

13

In this section “registration document” means a registration document issued in accordance with regulations under section 22(1)(e).

Part III Offences Offence of using or keeping unlicensed vehicle
29 Penalty for using or keeping unlicensed vehicle.1

If a person uses, or keeps, on a public road a vehicle (not being an exempt vehicle) which is unlicensed he is guilty of an offence.

2

For the purposes of subsection (1) a vehicle is unlicensed if no vehicle licence or trade licence is in force for or in respect of the vehicle.

3

Subject to subsection (3A)a person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to an excise penalty of—

a

level 3 on the standard scale, or

b

five times the amount of the vehicle excise duty chargeable in respect of the vehicle,

whichever is the greater.

3A

In the case of a person who—

a

has provided the Secretary of State with a declaration or statement (in pursuance of regulations under section 22) that the vehicle will not during a period specified in the declaration or statement be used or kept on a public road, and

b

commits an offence under subsection (1) within a period prescribed by regulations,

subsection (3) applies as if the reference in paragraph (a) to level 3 were a reference to level 4.

4

Where a vehicle for which a vehicle licence is in force is transferred by the holder of the licence to another person, the licence is to be treated for the purposes of subsection (2) as no longer in force unless it is delivered to the other person with the vehicle.

5

Where—

a

an application is made for a vehicle licence for any period, and

b

a temporary licence is issued pursuant to the application,

subsection (4) does not apply to the licence applied for if, on a transfer of the vehicle during the currency of the temporary licence, the temporary licence is delivered with the vehicle to the transferee.

6

The amount of the vehicle excise duty chargeable in respect of a vehicle is to be taken for the purposes of subsection (3)(b) to be an amount equal to the annual rate of duty applicable to the vehicle at the date on which the offence was committed.

7

Where in the case of a vehicle kept (but not used) on a public road that annual rate differs from the annual rate by reference to which the vehicle was at that date chargeable under section 2(2) to (4), the amount of the vehicle excise duty chargeable in respect of the vehicle is to be taken for those purposes to be an amount equal to the latter rate.

8

In the case of a conviction for a continuing offence, the offence is to be taken for the purposes of subsections (6) and (7) to have been committed on the date or latest date to which the conviction relates.

30 Additional liability for keeper of unlicensed vehicle.1

Where the person convicted of an offence under section 29 is the person by whom the vehicle in respect of which the offence was committed was kept at the time at which it was committed, the court shall (in addition to any penalty which it may impose under that section) order him to pay the amount specified in subsection (2).

2

The amount referred to in subsection (1) is an amount equal to one-twelfth of the annual rate of vehicle excise duty appropriate to the vehicle for each month, or part of a month, in the relevant period (within the meaning of section 31).

3

In relation to any month or part of a month in the relevant period, the reference in subsection (2) to the annual rate of vehicle excise duty appropriate to the vehicle is a reference to the annual rate applicable to it at the beginning of that month or part.

4

A vehicle is to be taken for the purposes of this section to have belonged throughout the relevant period to the description of vehicle to which it belonged for the purposes of vehicle excise duty at—

a

the date on which the offence was committed, or

b

if the prosecution so elect, the date when a vehicle licence for it was last issued,

except so far as it is proved to have fallen within some other description for the whole of any month or part of a month in that period.

5

In the case of a conviction for a continuing offence, the offence is to be taken for the purposes of this section to have been committed on the date or latest date to which the conviction relates.

31 Relevant period for purposes of section 30.1

For the purposes of section 30 the relevant period is the period—

a

ending with the date on which the offence was committed, and

b

beginning as provided by subsections (2) to (4).

2

Subject to subsection (4), if the person convicted has before the date of the offence notified the Secretary of State of his acquisition of the vehicle in accordance with regulations made by the Secretary of State, the relevant period begins with—

a

the date on which the notification was received by the Secretary of State, or

b

the expiry of the vehicle licence last in force for the vehicle,

whichever is the later.

3

Subject to subsection (4), in any other case the relevant period begins with—

a

the expiry of the vehicle licence last in force for the vehicle before the date on which the offence was committed, or

b

if there has not at any time before that date been a vehicle licence in force for the vehicle, the date on which the vehicle was first kept by the person convicted.

4

Where—

a

the person convicted has been ordered to pay an amount under section 30 on the occasion of a previous conviction for an offence in respect of the same vehicle, and

b

that offence was committed after the date specified in subsection (2) or (3) as the date with which the relevant period begins,

the relevant period instead begins with the month immediately following that in which the earlier offence was committed.

5

Where the person convicted proves—

a

that throughout any month or part of a month in the relevant period the vehicle was not kept by him, or

b

that he has paid the duty due . . .in respect of the vehicle for any such month or part of a month,

any amount which the person is ordered to pay under section 30 is to be calculated as if that month or part of a month were not in the relevant period.

6

Where a person has previously been ordered under section 36 to pay an amount for a month or part of a month in the case of a vehicle, any amount which he is ordered to pay under section 30 in the case of the vehicle is to be calculated as if no part of that month were in the relevant period.

7

In this section references to the expiry of a vehicle licence include a reference to—

a

its surrender, and

b

its being treated as no longer in force for the purposes of subsection (2) of section 29 by subsection (4) of that section.

8

In the case of a conviction for a continuing offence, the offence is to be taken for the purposes of this section to have been committed on the date or latest date to which the conviction relates.

32 Sections 29 to 31: supplementary.1

Where in the case of an offence under section 29 there is made against a person—

a

an order under section 1A of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973 discharging him absolutely or conditionally,

b

or an order under section 228 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 placing him on probation or under 246(3) of that Act discharging him absolutely, or

c

an order under the Probation Act (Northern Ireland) 1950 discharging him absolutely or conditionally or placing him on probation,

he is to be treated for the purposes of sections 29 to 31 as having been convicted.

2

Section 30 has effect subject to the provisions (applying with the necessary modifications) of any enactment relating to the imposition of fines by magistrates’ courts and courts of summary jurisdiction, other than any conferring a discretion as to their amount.

3

Where a sum is payable by virtue of an order under section 30—

a

in England and Wales, the sum is to be treated as a fine, and the order as a conviction, for the purposes of Part III of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (including any enactment having effect as if contained in that Part) and of any other enactment relating to the recovery or application of sums ordered to be paid by magistrates’ courts,

b

in Scotland, the sum is to be treated as a fine, and the order as a conviction, for the purposes of any enactment relating to the recovery or application of sums ordered to be paid by courts of summary jurisdiction, and

c

in Northern Ireland, the sum is recoverable as a sum adjudged to be paid by a conviction and is to be treated for all purposes as a fine within the meaning of section 20 of the Administration of Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.

32A Immobilisation, removal and disposal of vehicles.

Schedule 2A (which relates to the immobilisation of vehicles as regards which it appears that an offence under section 29(1) is being committed and to their removal and disposal) shall have effect.

Offence of being registered keeper of unlicensed vehicle
31A Offence by registered keeper where vehicle unlicensed1

If a vehicle registered under this Act is unlicensed, the person in whose name the vehicle is registered is guilty of an offence.

2

For the purposes of this section a vehicle is unlicensed if no vehicle licence or trade licence is in force for or in respect of the vehicle.

3

Subsection (1) does not apply to a vehicle if—

a

it is an exempt vehicle in respect of which regulations under this Act require a nil licence to be in force and a nil licence is in force in respect of the vehicle, or

b

it is an exempt vehicle that is not one in respect of which regulations under this Act require a nil licence to be in force.

4

Where a vehicle for which a vehicle licence is in force is transferred by the holder of the licence to another person, the licence is to be treated for the purposes of subsection (2) as no longer in force unless it is delivered to the other person with the vehicle.

5

Where—

a

an application is made for a vehicle licence for any period, and

b

a temporary licence is issued pursuant to the application,

subsection (4) does not apply to the licence applied for if, on a transfer of the vehicle during the currency of the temporary licence, the temporary licence is delivered with the vehicle to the transferee.

31B Exceptions to section 31A1

A person (“the registered keeper”) in whose name an unlicensed vehicle is registered at any particular time (“the relevant time”) does not commit an offence under section 31A at that time if any of the following conditions are satisfied.

2

The first condition is that the registered keeper—

a

is not at the relevant time the person keeping the vehicle, and

b

if previously he was the person keeping the vehicle, he has by the relevant time complied with any requirements under section 22(1)(d)—

i

that are prescribed for the purposes of this condition, and

ii

that he is required to have complied with by the relevant or any earlier time.

3

The second condition is that—

a

the registered keeper is at the relevant time the person keeping the vehicle,

b

at the relevant time the vehicle is neither kept nor used on a public road, and

c

the registered keeper has by the relevant time complied with any requirements under section 22(1D)—

i

that are prescribed for the purposes of this condition, and

ii

that he is required to have complied with by the relevant or any earlier time.

4

The third condition is that—

a

the vehicle has been stolen before the relevant time,

b

the vehicle has not been recovered by the relevant time, and

c

any requirements under subsection (6) that, in connection with the theft, are required to have been complied with by the relevant or any earlier time have been complied with by the relevant time.

5

The fourth condition is that the relevant time falls within a period (“the grace days”)—

a

beginning with the expiry of the last vehicle licence to be in force for the vehicle, and

b

of a prescribed length,

and a vehicle licence for the vehicle is taken out within the grace days for a period beginning with the grace days.

6

The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for the purposes of subsection (4)(c) as to the persons to whom, the times at which and the manner in which the theft of a vehicle is to be notified.

7

The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision amending this section for the purpose of providing for further exceptions to section 31A(1) (or varying or revoking any such further exceptions).

8

A person accused of an offence under section 31A(1) is not entitled to the benefit of an exception conferred by or under this section unless evidence is adduced that is sufficient to raise an issue with respect to that exception, but where evidence is so adduced it is for the prosecution to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the exception does not apply.

9

In this section—

a

references to the expiry of a vehicle licence include a reference to—

i

its surrender, and

ii

its being treated as no longer in force for the purposes of subsection (2) of section 31A by subsection (4) of that section;

b

prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State.

31C Penalties for offences under section 31A1

A person guilty of an offence under section 31A(1) is liable on summary conviction to—

a

an excise penalty of—

i

level 3 on the standard scale, or

ii

five times the amount of vehicle excise duty chargeable in respect of the vehicle concerned,

whichever is the greater; and

b

if subsection (3) applies to him, an excise penalty (in addition to any under paragraph (a)) of an amount that complies with subsection (2).

2

An amount complies with this subsection if it—

a

is not less than the greater of—

i

the maximum of the penalty to which the person is liable under subsection (1)(a), and

ii

the amount of the supplement (if any) that became payable by him by reason of non-renewal of the vehicle licence for the vehicle that last expired before the commission of the offence; and

b

is not more than the greatest of—

i

the maximum of the penalty to which the person is liable under subsection (1)(a),

ii

the amount mentioned in paragraph (a)(ii), and

iii

ten times the amount of vehicle excise duty chargeable in respect of the vehicle.

3

This subsection applies to the person if—

a

he was, at the time proceedings for the offence were commenced, the person in whose name the vehicle concerned was registered under this Act, and

b

that vehicle was unlicensed throughout the period beginning with the commission of the offence and ending with the commencement of those proceedings.

4

The amount of vehicle excise duty chargeable in respect of a vehicle is to be taken for the purposes of subsections (1) and (2) to be an amount equal to the annual rate of duty applicable to the vehicle at the date on which the offence was committed.

5

Where in the case of a vehicle kept (but not used) on a public road that annual rate differs from the annual rate by reference to which the vehicle was at that date chargeable under section 2(3) to (6), the amount of the vehicle excise duty chargeable in respect of the vehicle is to be taken for those purposes to be an amount equal to the latter rate.

6

In the case of a conviction for a continuing offence, the offence is to be taken for the purposes of subsections (4) and (5) to have been committed on the date or latest date to which the conviction relates.

7

In this section, references to the expiry of a vehicle licence include a reference to—

a

its surrender, and

b

its being treated as no longer in force for the purposes of subsection (2) of section 31A by subsection (4) of that section.

Other offences relating to licences
33 Not exhibiting licence.1

A person is guilty of an offence if—

a

he uses, or keeps, on a public road a vehicle in respect of which vehicle excise duty is chargeable, and

b

there is not fixed to and exhibited on the vehicle in the manner prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State a licence for, or in respect of, the vehicle which is for the time being in force.

2

A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale.

3

Subsection (1)—

a

has effect subject to the provisions of regulations made by the Secretary of State, and

b

is without prejudice to section 29.

4

The Secretary of State may make regulations prohibiting a person from exhibiting on a vehicle in respect of which excise duty is chargeable anything—

a

which is intended to be, or

b

which could reasonably be,

mistaken for a licence which is for, or in respect of, the vehicle and which is for the time being in force.

34 Trade licences: penalties.1

A person holding a trade licence or trade licences is guilty of an offence if he—

a

uses at any one time on a public road a greater number of vehicles (not being vehicles for which vehicle licences are for the time being in force) than he is authorised to use by virtue of the trade licence or licences,

b

uses a vehicle (not being a vehicle for which a vehicle licence is for the time being in force) on a public road for any purpose other than a purpose which has been prescribed under section 12(2)(b), or

c

uses the trade licence, or any of the trade licences, for the purposes of keeping on a public road in any circumstances other than circumstances which have been prescribed under section 12(1)(c) a vehicle which is not being used on that road.

2

A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to an excise penalty of—

a

level 3 on the standard scale, or

b

five times the amount of the vehicle excise duty chargeable in respect of (in the case of an offence under subsection (1)(a)) the vehicles which he is not authorised to use or (in the case of an offence under subsection (1)(b) or (c)) the vehicle concerned,

whichever is the greater.

3

The amount of the vehicle excise duty chargeable in respect of a vehicle is to be taken for the purposes of subsection (2) to be an amount equal to the annual rate of duty applicable to the vehicle at the date on which the offence was committed.

4

Where in the case of a vehicle kept (but not used) on a public road that annual rate differs from the annual rate by reference to which the vehicle was at that date chargeable under section 2(2) to (4), the amount of the vehicle excise duty chargeable in respect of the vehicle is to be taken for those purposes to be an amount equal to the latter rate.

5

In the case of a conviction for a continuing offence, the offence is to be taken for the purposes of subsections (3) and (4) to have been committed on the date or latest date to which the conviction relates.

35 Failure to return licence.1

A person who knowingly fails to comply with section 10(3) is guilty of an offence.

2

A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

35A Dishonoured cheques.1

In a case where—

a

a notice sent as mentioned in section 19A(2)(b) or a further notice sent as mentioned in section 19A(3)(d) requires the person to deliver up the licence within such reasonable period as is specified in the notice, and

b

the person fails to comply with the requirement within that period,

he shall be liable on summary conviction to a penalty of an amount found under subsection (2).

2

The amount is whichever is the greater of—

a

level 3 on the standard scale;

b

an amount equal to five times the annual rate of duty that was payable on the grant of the licence or would have been so payable if it had been taken out for a period of twelve months.

36 Dishonoured cheques: additional liability.1

Where a person has been convicted of an offence under section 35A in relation to a vehicle licence or a trade licence, the court shall (in addition to any penalty which it may impose under that section) order him to pay the amount specified in subsection (2).

2

The amount referred to in subsection (1) is an amount equal to one-twelfth of the appropriate annual rate of vehicle excise duty for each month, or part of a month, in the relevant period.

3

The reference in subsection (2) to the appropriate annual rate of vehicle excise duty is a reference to the annual rate which at the beginning of the relevant period—

a

in the case of a vehicle licence, was applicable to a vehicle of the description specified in the application, or

b

in the case of a trade licence, was applicable to a vehicle falling within paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 (or to a vehicle falling within sub-paragraph (1)(c) of paragraph 2 of that Schedule if the licence was to be used only for vehicles to which that paragraph applies).

4

For the purposes of this section the relevant period is the period—

a

beginning with the first day of the period for which the licence was applied for or, if later, the day on which the licence first was to have effect, and

b

ending with whichever is the earliest of—

i

the end of the month in which the order is made,

ii

the date on which the licence was due to expire,

iii

the end of the month during which the licence was delivered up, and

iv

the end of the month preceding that in which there first had effect a new licence for the vehicle specified in the application for the licence or (in the case of a trade licence) a new trade licence to be used for the same description of vehicles.

5

Where a person has previously been ordered under section 30 to pay an amount for a month or part of a month in the case of a vehicle, any amount which he is ordered to pay under this section in the case of a vehicle licence for the vehicle is to be calculated as if no part of that month were in the relevant period.

Offence of not paying duty chargeable at higher rate
37 Penalty for not paying duty chargeable at higher rate.1

Where—

a

a vehicle licence has been taken out for a vehicle at any rate of vehicle excise duty,

b

at any time while the licence is in force the vehicle is so used that duty at a higher rate becomes chargeable in respect of the licence for the vehicle under section 15, and

c

duty at that higher rate was not paid before the vehicle was so used,

the person so using the vehicle is guilty of an offence.

2

A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction . . . to an excise penalty of—

a

level 3 on the standard scale . . ., or

b

five times the difference between the duty actually paid on the licence and the amount of the duty at the higher rate,

whichever is the greater.

38 Additional liability for keeper of vehicle chargeable at higher rate.1

Where the person convicted of an offence under section 37 is the person by whom the vehicle in respect of which the offence was committed was kept at the time at which it was committed, the court shall (in addition to any penalty which it may impose under that section) order him to pay the amount specified in subsection (2).

2

The amount referred to in subsection (1) is an amount equal to one-twelfth of the difference between—

a

the rate of duty at which the licence in relation to which the offence was committed was taken out, and

b

the relevant higher rate of duty (within the meaning of section 39) in relation to the vehicle,

for each month, or part of a month, in the relevant period (within the meaning of section 40).

3

A vehicle is to be taken for the purposes of subsection (2) to have belonged throughout the relevant period to the description of vehicle to which it belonged for the purposes of vehicle excise duty at the date on which the offence was committed, except so far as it is proved to have fallen within some other description for the whole of any month or part of a month in that period.

4

Where a person is convicted of more than one offence under section 37 in respect of the same vehicle (whether or not in the same proceedings), the court shall (in calculating the amount payable under this section in respect of any of the offences) reduce the amount in relation to any period by any amount ordered to be paid under this section in relation to the period in respect of any other such offence.

39 Relevant higher rate of duty for purposes of section 38.1

For the purposes of section 38 the relevant higher rate of duty in relation to a vehicle is the rate provided by this section.

2

Where—

a

at the time of the offence the vehicle had a revenue weight which exceeded that which it had when the licence in relation to which the offence was committed was taken out, and

b

the licence was taken out at the rate applicable to the previous weight,

the relevant higher rate of duty is the rate which would have been applicable had the licence been taken out by reference to the higher weight.

3

Where—

a

the vehicle is a tractive unit,

b

the licence in relation to which the offence was committed was taken out at a rate applicable to the use of the vehicle—

i

only with semi-trailers having not fewer than two axles, or

ii

only with semi-trailers having not fewer than three axles, and

c

the offence consisted in using the vehicle with a semi-trailer with a smaller number of axles,

the relevant higher rate of duty is the rate which would have been applicable had the licence been taken out by reference to the use of the vehicle which constituted the offence.

4

Where—

a

the licence in relation to which the offence was committed was taken out at a rate applicable, by virtue of paragraph 13 of Schedule 1, to a weight lower than the revenue weight of the vehicle, and

b

the offence consisted in using the vehicle in contravention of a condition imposed under or by virtue of sub-paragraph (2) of that paragraph,

the relevant higher rate of duty is the rate which would have been applicable had the licence been taken out by reference to the revenue weight of the vehicle.

5

Where—

a

the licence in relation to which the offence was committed was taken out at a rate lower than that applicable to it by reference to its revenue weight, and

b

none of subsections (2) to (4) apply,

the relevant higher rate of duty is the rate which would have been applicable had the licence been taken out by reference to the revenue weight of the vehicle.

6

Where—

a

the licence in relation to which the offence was committed was taken out at a rate lower than that at which duty was chargeable in respect of the condition, manner or purpose of use of the vehicle which constituted the offence, and

b

none of subsections (2) to (5) apply,

the relevant higher rate of duty is the rate which would have been applicable had the licence been taken out by reference to the condition, manner or purpose of use of the vehicle which constituted the offence.

40 Relevant period for purposes of section 38.1

For the purposes of section 38 the relevant period is the period—

a

ending with the date on which the offence was committed, and

b

beginning as provided by subsection (2) or (3).

2

If the offence consists in the vehicle having a revenue weightwhich exceeds that which it had when the licence in relation to which the offence was committed was taken out, the relevant period begins with the date on which the vehicle became a vehicle with a higher revenue weight.

3

In any other case, the relevant period begins with the date on which the licence in relation to which the offence was committed first took effect.

4

Where the person convicted proves—

a

that throughout any month or part of a month in the relevant period the vehicle was not kept by him, or

b

that he has paid the duty due (or an amount equal to the duty due) at the relevant higher rate in respect of the vehicle for any such month or part of a month,

any amount which the person is ordered to pay under section 38 is to be calculated as if that month or part of a month were not in the relevant period.

41 Sections 37 to 40: supplementary.1

Where in the case of an offence under section 37 there is made against a person—

a

an order under section 1A of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973 discharging him absolutely or conditionally,

b

or an order under section 228 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 placing him on probation or under 246(2) or (3) of that Act discharging him absolutely, or

c

an order under the Probation Act (Northern Ireland) 1950 discharging him absolutely or conditionally or placing him on probation,

he is to be treated for the purposes of sections 38 to 40 as having been convicted.

2

Section 38 has effect subject to the provisions (applying with the necessary modifications) of any enactment relating to the imposition of fines by magistrates’ courts and courts of summary jurisdiction, other than any conferring a discretion as to their amount.

3

Where a sum is payable by virtue of an order under section 38—

a

in England and Wales, the sum is to be treated as a fine, and the order as a conviction, for the purposes of Part III of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (including any enactment having effect as if contained in that Part) and of any other enactment relating to the recovery or application of sums ordered to be paid by magistrates’ courts,

b

in Scotland, the sum is to be treated as a fine, and the order as a conviction, for the purposes of any enactment relating to the recovery or application of sums ordered to be paid by courts of summary jurisdiction, and

c

in Northern Ireland, the sum is recoverable as a sum adjudged to be paid by a conviction and is to be treated for all purposes as a fine within the meaning of section 20 of the Administration of Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.

Offences relating to registration marks
42 Not fixing registration mark.1

If a registration mark is not fixed on a vehicle as required by virtue of section 23, the relevant person is guilty of an offence.

2

A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

3

In subsection (1) “the relevant person” means the person driving the vehicle or, where it is not being driven, the person keeping it.

4

It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (1) to prove that—

a

he had no reasonable opportunity to register the vehicle under this Act, and

b

the vehicle was being driven for the purpose of being so registered.

5

It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (1) in relation to a vehicle—

a

to which section 47 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 applies by virtue of subsection (2)(b) of that section, or

b

to which Article 63 of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 applies by virtue of paragraph (2)(b) of that Article,

(vehicles manufactured before the prescribed period and used before registration) to prove that he had no reasonable opportunity to register the vehicle under this Act and that the vehicle was being driven in accordance with subsection (6).

6

A vehicle is being driven in accordance with this subsection if—

a

it is being driven for the purposes of, or in connection with, its examination under section 45 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 in circumstances in which its use is exempted from subsection (1) of section 47 of that Act by regulations under subsection (6) of that section, or

b

it is being driven for the purposes of, or in connection with, its examination under Article 61 of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 in circumstances in which its use is exempted from paragraph (1) of Article 63 of that Order by regulations under paragraph (6) of that Article.

43 Obscured registration mark.1

If a registration mark fixed on a vehicle as required by virtue of section 23 is in any way—

a

obscured, or

b

rendered, or allowed to become, not easily distinguishable,

the relevant person is guilty of an offence.

2

A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

3

In subsection (1) “the relevant person” means the person driving the vehicle or, where it is not being driven, the person keeping it.

4

It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under this section to prove that he took all steps which it was reasonably practicable to take to prevent the mark being obscured or rendered not easily distinguishable.

Other offences
43A Failure to have nil licence for exempt vehicle.1

A person is guilty of an offence if—

a

he uses, or keeps, on a public road an exempt vehicle,

b

that vehicle is one in respect of which regulations under this Act require a nil licence to be in force, and

c

a nil licence is not for the time being in force in respect of the vehicle.

2

A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.

3

Subsection (1) has effect subject to the provisions of regulations made by the Secretary of State.

4

The Secretary of State may, if he thinks fit, compound any proceedings for an offence under this section.

43B Vehicle identity checks: impersonation of authorised examiners1

A person is guilty of an offence if, with intent to deceive, he falsely represents himself to be a person entitled under regulations made by virtue of section 22A(2) to carry out examinations of vehicles in accordance with regulations so made.

2

A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

44 Forgery and fraud.1

A person is guilty of an offence if he forges, fraudulently alters, fraudulently uses, fraudulently lends or fraudulently allows to be used by another person anything to which subsection (2) applies.

2

This subsection applies to—

a

a vehicle licence,

b

a trade licence,

c

a document in the form of a licence which is issued in pursuance of regulations under this Act in respect of a vehicle which is an exempt vehicle under paragraph 19 of Schedule 2,

d

a registration mark,

e

a registration document, and

f

a trade plate (including a replacement trade plate).

3

A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—

a

on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, and

b

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine or (except in Scotland) to both.

45 False or misleading declarations and information.1

A person who in connection with—

a

an application for a vehicle licence or a trade licence,

b

a claim for a rebate under section 20, or

c

an application for an allocation of registration marks,

makes a declaration which to his knowledge is either false or in any material respect misleading is guilty of an offence.

2

A person who makes a declaration which—

a

is required by regulations under this Act to be made in respect of a vehicle which is an exempt vehicle under paragraph 19 of Schedule 2, and

b

to his knowledge is either false or in any material respect misleading,

is guilty of an offence.

2A

A person who makes a declaration or statement which—

a

is required to be made in respect of a vehicle by regulations under section 22, and

b

to his knowledge is either false or in any material respect misleading,

is guilty of an offence.

3

A person who—

a

is required by virtue of this Act to furnish particulars relating to, or to the keeper of, a vehicle, and

b

furnishes particulars which to his knowledge are either false or in any material respect misleading,

is guilty of an offence.

3A

A person who, in supplying information or producing documents for the purposes of any regulations made under section 61A—

a

makes a statement which to his knowledge is false or in any material respect misleading or recklessly makes a statement which is false or in any material respect misleading, or

b

produces or otherwise makes use of a document which to his knowledge is false or in any material respect misleading,

is guilty of an offence.

3B

A person who—

a

with intent to deceive, forges, alters or uses a certificate issued by virtue of section 61A;

b

knowing or believing that it will be used for deception lends such a certificate to another or allows another to alter or use it; or

c

without reasonable excuse makes or has in his possession any document so closely resembling such a certificate as to be calculated to deceive,

is guilty of an offence.

4

A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—

a

on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, and

b

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine or (except in Scotland) to both.

46 Duty to give information.1

Where it is alleged that a vehicle has been used on a road in contravention of section 29, 34 or 37—

a

the person keeping the vehicle shall give such information as he may be required to give in accordance with subsection (7) as to the identity of the driver of the vehicle or any person who used the vehicle, and

b

any other person shall give such information as it is in his power to give and which may lead to the identification of the driver of the vehicle or any person who used the vehicle if he is required to do so in accordance with subsection (7).

2

Where it is alleged that a vehicle has been kept on a road in contravention of section 29—

a

the person keeping the vehicle shall give such information as he may be required to give in accordance with subsection (7) as to the identity of the person who kept the vehicle on the road, and

b

any other person shall give such information as it is in his power to give and which may lead to the identification of the person who kept the vehicle on the road if he is required to do so in accordance with subsection (7).

3

Where it is alleged that a vehicle has at any time been used on a road in contravention of section 29, the person who is alleged to have so used the vehicle shall give such information as it is in his power to give as to the identity of the person who was keeping the vehicle at that time if he is required to do so in accordance with subsection (7).

4

A person who fails to comply with subsection (1), (2) or (3) is guilty of an offence.

5

A person guilty of an offence under subsection (4) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

6

If a person is charged with an offence under subsection (4) consisting of failing to comply with subsection (1)(a) or (2)(a), it is a defence for him to show to the satisfaction of the court that he did not know, and could not with reasonable diligence have ascertained, the identity of the person or persons concerned.

7

A person is required to give information in accordance with this subsection if he is required to give the information by or on behalf of—

a

a chief officer of police or, in Northern Ireland, the Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, or

b

the Secretary of State.

46A Duty to give information: offences under regulations.1

Subsection (2) applies where it appears to the Secretary of State—

a

that a person is a person by, through or to whom a vehicle has been sold or disposed of and that he has failed to comply with regulations made by virtue of section 22(1)(d) requiring him to furnish particulars prescribed by the regulations;

b

that a person is a person by or through whom a vehicle has been sold or disposed of and that he has failed to comply with regulations made by virtue of section 22(1)(dd) requiring him to furnish a document prescribed by the regulations; or

c

that a person is a person who is surrendering a vehicle licence, or who is not renewing a vehicle licence for a vehicle kept by him or who is keeping an unlicensed vehicle and that he has failed to comply with regulations made by virtue of section 22(1D) requiring him to furnish particulars or make a declaration prescribed by the regulations.

2

The Secretary of State may serve a notice on the person in question requiring him to give the Secretary of State such information as it in his power to give—

a

as to the identity of any person who is keeping a specified vehicle or who has kept it at a specified time or during a specified period;

b

as to the identity of any person by, through or to whom a specified vehicle has been sold or disposed of at a specified time or during a specified period; or

c

which may lead to the identification of a person falling within paragraph (a) or (b).

3

A person who fails to comply with a notice under subsection (2) is guilty of an offence.

4

A person guilty of an offence under subsection (3) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

5

In this section “specified” means specified in a notice under subsection (2).

Offence in respect of incorrectly registered vehicles
43COffence of using an incorrectly registered vehicle1

A person is guilty of an offence if, on a public road or in a public place, he uses a vehicle to which subsection (2) applies and in respect of which—

a

the name and address of the keeper are not recorded in the register, or

b

any of the particulars recorded in the register are incorrect.

2

This subsection applies to a vehicle if—

a

vehicle excise duty is chargeable in respect of it, or

b

it is an exempt vehicle in respect of which regulations under this Act require a nil licence to be in force.

3

It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (1) to show (as the case may be)—

a

that there was no reasonable opportunity, before the material time, to furnish the name and address of the keeper of the vehicle, or

b

that there was no reasonable opportunity, before the material time, to furnish particulars correcting the incorrect particulars.

4

It is also a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (1) to show—

a

that he had reasonable grounds for believing, or that it was reasonable for him to expect, that the name and address of the keeper or the other particulars of registration (as the case may be) were correctly recorded in the register, or

b

that any exception prescribed in regulations under this section is met.

5

A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

6

The Secretary of State may make regulations prescribing, varying or revoking exceptions for the purposes of subsection (4)(b).

7

In this section—

keeper”, in relation to a vehicle, means the person by whom it is kept at the material time;

the register” means the register kept by the Secretary of State under Part 2.

Part IV Legal proceedings Institution and conduct of proceedings
47 Proceedings in England and Wales or Northern Ireland.1

No proceedings for an offence under section 29, 34 ,35Aor 37 shall be instituted in England and Wales or Northern Ireland except by the Secretary of State or a constable; and no such proceedings shall be instituted there by a constable except with the approval of the Secretary of State.

2

Proceedings for an offence under—

a

section 29, 34 ,35A or 37, or

b

regulations under this Act,

may be commenced in England or Wales or Northern Ireland by the Secretary of State or a constable at any time within six months from the date on which evidence sufficient in his opinion to justify the proceedings came to his knowledge.

3

No proceedings for any offence may be commenced by virtue of subsection (2) more than three years after the commission of the offence.

4

A certificate—

a

stating that the Secretary of State’s approval is given for the institution by a constable of any proceedings specified in the certificate, and

b

signed by or on behalf of the Secretary of State,

is conclusive evidence of that approval.

5

A certificate—

a

stating the date on which evidence such as is mentioned in subsection (2) came to the knowledge of the Secretary of State or a constable, and

b

signed by or on behalf of the Secretary of State or constable,

is conclusive evidence of that date.

6

A certificate—

a

including a statement such as is mentioned in paragraph (a) of subsection (4) or (5), and

b

purporting to be signed as mentioned in paragraph (b) of the subsection concerned,

is to be deemed to be so signed unless the contrary is proved.

7

The following provisions of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 do not apply to proceedings in England and Wales or Northern Ireland for any offence under this Act—

a

section 145 (which would require such proceedings to be instituted by order of the Secretary of State and certain such proceedings to be commenced in the name of an officer of his), and

b

section 146A (which would impose time-limits for bringing such proceedings).

48 Proceedings in Scotland.1

Summary proceedings for an offence under this Act, except under section 44 or 45, may be instituted in Scotland by the Secretary of State.

2

The Secretary of State may (despite the provisions of any enactment) institute proceedings by virtue of subsection (1) in any court of summary jurisdiction in Scotland.

3

Summary proceedings in Scotland in respect of any offence under—

a

section 29, 34 ,35A 37, 44 or 45, or

b

regulations under this Act,

may not be commenced more than three years after the commission of the offence.

4

Subject to that (and despite anything in section 136 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (limitation of time for proceedings in statutory offences)), any such proceedings may be commenced—

a

in the case of proceedings instituted by the procurator fiscal as a result of information supplied to him by the Secretary of State, at any time within six months from the date on which the information came to the knowledge of the Secretary of State, and

b

in any other case, at any time within six months from the date on which evidence sufficient in the opinion of the person instituting the proceedings to justify the proceedings came to his knowledge;

and subsection (3) of that section applies for the purposes of this subsection as it applies for the purposes of that section.

5

A certificate—

a

stating the date on which information such as is mentioned in subsection (4)(a) came to the knowledge of the Secretary of State, and

b

signed by or on behalf of the Secretary of State,

is conclusive evidence of that date.

6

A certificate—

a

stating the date on which evidence such as is mentioned in subsection (4)(b) came to the knowledge of the person instituting the proceedings, and

b

signed by or on behalf of that person,

is conclusive evidence of that date.

7

A certificate—

a

including a statement such as is mentioned in paragraph (a) of subsection (5) or (6), and

b

purporting to be signed as mentioned in paragraph (b) of the subsection concerned,

is to be deemed to be so signed unless the contrary is proved.

49 Authorised persons.

A person authorised by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this section may on behalf of the Secretary of State conduct and appear in any proceedings by or against the Secretary of State under this Act—

a

in England and Wales, in a magistrates’ court or before a district judge of a county court,

b

in Scotland, in any court other than the High Court of Justiciary or the Court of Session, and

c

in Northern Ireland, in a court of summary jurisdiction or before a county court.

50 Time-limit for recovery of underpayments and overpayments.

No proceedings shall be brought—

a

by the Secretary of State for the recovery of any underpayment of duty on a vehicle licence, or

b

by any person for the recovery of any overpayment of duty on a vehicle licence taken out by him,

after the end of the period of twelve months beginning with the end of the period in respect of which the licence was taken out.

Evidence
51 Admissions.1

This section applies where in any proceedings in England and Wales or Northern Ireland for an offence under section 29 or 34—

a

it is appropriately proved that there has been served on the accused by post a requirement under section 46(1) or (2) to give information as to the identity of—

i

the driver of, or a person who used, a particular vehicle, or

ii

the person who kept a particular vehicle on a road,

on the particular occasion on which the offence is alleged to have been committed, and

b

a statement in writing is produced to the court purporting to be signed by the accused that he was—

i

the driver of, or a person who used, that vehicle, or

ii

the person who kept that vehicle on a road,

on that occasion.

2

Where this section applies, the court may accept the statement as evidence that the accused was—

a

the driver of, or a person who used, that vehicle, or

b

the person who kept that vehicle on a road,

on that occasion.

3

In subsection (1) “appropriately proved” means proved to the satisfaction of the court—

a

on oath, or

b

in the manner prescribed—

i

in England and Wales, by rules under section 144 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980, or

ii

in Northern Ireland, by magistrates’ courts rules, as defined by Article 2(3) of the Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981.

51A Admissions: offences under regulations.1

Subsection (2) applies in relation to any proceedings in England, Wales or Northern Ireland against a person for an offence on the grounds that—

a

a vehicle has been sold or disposed of by, through or to him and he has failed to furnish particulars prescribed by regulations made by virtue of section 22(1)(d);

b

a vehicle has been sold or disposed of by or through him and he has failed to furnish a document prescribed by regulations made by virtue of section 22(1)(dd); or

c

he has surrendered, or not renewed, a vehicle licence, or is keeping an unlicensed vehicle, and has failed to furnish any particulars or make a declaration prescribed by regulations made by virtue of section 22(1D).

2

If—

a

it is appropriately proved that there has been served on the accused by post a requirement under section 46A to give information as to the identity of the person keeping the vehicle at a particular time, and

b

a statement in writing is produced to the court purporting to be signed by the accused that he was keeping the vehicle at that time,

the court may accept the statement as evidence that the accused was keeping the vehicle at that time.

3

In subsection (2) “appropriately proved” has the same meaning as in section 51.

52 Records.1

A statement to which this section applies is admissible in any proceedings as evidence (or, in Scotland, sufficient evidence) of any fact stated in it with respect to matters prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State to the same extent as oral evidence of that fact is admissible in the proceedings.

2

This section applies to a statement contained in a document purporting to be—

a

a part of the records maintained by the Secretary of State in connection with any functions exercisable by him under or by virtue of this Act,

b

a copy of a document forming part of those records, or

c

a note of any information contained in those records,

and to be authenticated by a person authorised to do so by the Secretary of State.

3

In subsections (1) and (2) “statement” and “document”—

a

in England and Wales, have the same meanings as in section 10(1) of the Civil Evidence Act 1968,

b

in Scotland, have the same meanings as in Schedule 3 to the Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993, and

c

in Northern Ireland, have the same meanings as in section 6(1) of the Civil Evidence Act (Northern Ireland) 1971.

4

In subsection (2) the reference to a copy of a document is to be construed—

a

in England and Wales, in accordance with section 10(2) of the Civil Evidence Act 1968,

b

in Scotland, in accordance with Schedule 3 to the Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993, and

c

in Northern Ireland, in accordance with section 6(2) of the Civil Evidence Act (Northern Ireland) 1971.

5

Nothing in subsection (3) or (4) limits to civil proceedings the references to proceedings in subsection (1).

53 Burden of proof.

Where in any proceedings for an offence under section 29, 34, 37 or 45 any question arises as to—

a

the number of vehicles used,

b

the character, weight or cylinder capacity of a vehicle,

c

the seating capacity of a vehicle, or

d

the purpose for which a vehicle has been used,

the burden of proof in respect of the matter lies on the accused.

54 Single witness sufficient in certain Scottish proceedings.

In any proceedings in Scotland for an offence under section 29 or 33 the accused may be convicted on the evidence of one witness.

55 Guilty plea by absent accused.1

This section applies where, under section 12(2) of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 or Article 24(2) of the Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981, a person is convicted in his absence of an offence under section 29 or 35Aand it is appropriately proved that a relevant notice was served on the accused with a summons

2

In subsection (1) “appropriately proved” means—

a

in England and Wales, proved to the satisfaction of the court—

i

on oath, or

ii

in the manner prescribed by rules under section 144 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980, and

b

in Northern Ireland, proved to the satisfaction of the court—

i

on oath,

ii

by affidavit, or

iii

in the manner prescribed by magistrates’ courts rules, as defined by Article 2(3) of the Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981.

3

In this section “relevant notice”, in relation to an accused, means a notice stating that, in the event of his being convicted of the offence, it will be alleged that an order requiring him to pay an amount specified in the notice falls to be made by the court—

a

in a case within subsection (1)(a), under section 30, or

b

in a case within subsection (1)(b), under section 36.

4

Where this section applies, the court shall proceed under section 30, or section 36, as if the amount specified in the relevant notice were the amount calculated in accordance with that section.

5

The court shall not so proceed if it is stated in the notification purporting to be given by or on behalf of the accused under—

a

section 12(2) of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980, or

b

Article 24(2) of the Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981,

that the amount specified in the relevant notice is inappropriate.

Penalties etc.
56 Penalties and fines.1

Any penalty recovered under or by virtue of this Act shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund.

2

Section 151 of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (application of penalties) does not apply to penalties recovered under or by virtue of this Act.

3

Any fine imposed under or by virtue of this Act which (apart from this subsection) would not be paid into the Consolidated Fund shall be so paid.

Part V Supplementary Regulations and orders
57 Regulations.1

The Secretary of State may make regulations generally for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act . . ..

2

Regulations under this Act—

a

may make different provision for different cases or circumstances, and

b

may contain such incidental, consequential and supplemental provisions as the Secretary of State considers expedient for the purposes of the regulations.

3

Regulations under this Act (other than regulations under section 26 or 27)—

a

may make different provision for different parts of the United Kingdom, and

b

may provide for exemptions from any provision of the regulations.

4

Nothing in any other provision of this Act limits subsections (1) to (3).

5

Regulations under sections 20(4), 22, 23(4) and (5), 24(1) to (3) and 28 may provide that any document for which provision is made by the regulations—

a

is to be in such form, and

b

is to contain such particulars,

as may be specified by a person prescribed by the regulations.

6

Any power to make regulations under this Act is exercisable by statutory instrument.

7

A statutory instrument containing regulations under this Act is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

8

Subsection (7) does not apply to a statutory instrument containing only regulations under paragraph 2(4) of Schedule 1.

58 Fees prescribed by regulations.1

Any fee prescribed by regulations under section 7(6)(b) or 14(4)(b), and any charge prescribed by regulations under section 25(1), shall be of an amount approved by the Treasury.

2

Section 128 of the Finance Act 1990 (power to provide for repayment of fees and charges) applies to any power under this Act to make provision for payment of a fee or charge as it applies to any power to make such provision conferred before that Act was passed.

59 Regulations: offences.1

A person who contravenes or fails to comply with any regulations under this Act (other than any regulations under section 24, 26, 27 or 28) is guilty of an offence.

2

A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding—

a

in the case of regulations prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State as regulations to which this paragraph applies, level 3 on the standard scale, and

b

in any other case, level 2 on the standard scale.

3

The prescribing of regulations as regulations to which subsection (2)(a) applies does not affect the punishment for a contravention of, or failure to comply with, the regulations before they were so prescribed.

4

Regulations under section 24 or 28 may provide that a person who contravenes or fails to comply with any specified provision of the regulations is guilty of an offence.

5

A person guilty of such an offence is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding—

a

in the case of regulations under section 24, level 1 on the standard scale, and

b

in the case of regulations under section 28, level 3 on the standard scale.

6

The Secretary of State may, if he sees fit, compound any proceedings for an offence—

a

under subsection (1), or

b

under regulations under section 24 or 28.

60 Orders.1

Any power of the Secretary of State to make an order under this Act is exercisable by statutory instrument.

2

A statutory instrument containing an order under section 3(3) , paragraph 18(4) of Schedule 1 or paragraph 8 of Schedule 4 is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

3

No order is to be made under paragraph 5(5) of Schedule 1 unless a draft of the order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

Interpretation
60A Meaning of “revenue weight”.1

Any reference in this Act to the revenue weight of a vehicle is a reference—

a

where it has a confirmed maximum weight, to that weight; and

b

in any other case, to the weight determined in accordance with the following provisions of this section.

2

For the purposes of this Act a vehicle which does not have a confirmed maximum weight shall have a revenue weight which, subject to the following provisions of this section, is equal to its design weight.

3

Subject to subsection (4), the design weight of a vehicle is, for the purposes of this section—

a

in the case of a tractive unit, the weight which is required, by the design and any subsequent adaptations of that vehicle, not to be exceeded by an articulated vehicle which—

i

consists of the vehicle and any semi-trailer capable of being drawn by it, and

ii

is in normal use and travelling on a road laden;

and

b

in the case of any other vehicle, the weight which the vehicle itself is designed or adapted not to exceed when in normal use and travelling on a road laden.

4

Where, at any time, a vehicle—

a

does not have a confirmed maximum weight,

b

has previously had such a weight, and

c

has not acquired a different design weight by reason of any adaptation made since the most recent occasion on which it had a confirmed maximum weight,

the vehicle’s design weight at that time shall be equal to its confirmed maximum weight on that occasion.

5

An adaptation reducing the design weight of a vehicle shall be disregarded for the purposes of this section unless it is a permanent adaptation.

6

For the purposes of this Act where—

a

a vehicle which does not have a confirmed maximum weight is used on a public road in the United Kingdom, and

b

at the time when it is so used—

i

the weight of the vehicle, or

ii

in the case of a tractive unit used as part of an articulated vehicle consisting of the vehicle and a semi-trailer, the weight of the articulated vehicle,

exceeds what, apart from this subsection, would be the vehicle’s design weight,

it shall be conclusively presumed, as against the person using the vehicle, that the vehicle has been temporarily adapted so as to have a design weight while being so used equal to the actual weight of the vehicle or articulated vehicle at that time.

7

For the purposes of this Act limitations on the space available on a vehicle for carrying a load shall be disregarded in determining the weight which the vehicle is designed or adapted not to exceed when in normal use and travelling on a road laden.

8

A vehicle which does not have a confirmed maximum weight shall not at any time be taken to have a revenue weight which is greater than the maximum laden weight at which that vehicle or, as the case may be, an articulated vehicle consisting of that vehicle and a semi-trailer may lawfully be used in Great Britain.

9

A vehicle has a confirmed maximum weight at any time if at that time—

a

it has a plated gross weight or a plated train weight; and

b

that weight is the maximum laden weight at which that vehicle or, as the case may be, an articulated vehicle consisting of that vehicle and a semi-trailer may lawfully be used in Great Britain;

and the confirmed maximum weight of a vehicle with such a weight shall be taken to be the weight referred to in paragraph (a).

10

Where any vehicle has a special maximum weight in Northern Ireland which is greater than the maximum laden weight at which that vehicle or, as the case may be, an articulated vehicle consisting of that vehicle and a semi-trailer may lawfully be used in Great Britain, this section shall have effect, in relation to that vehicle, as if the references to Great Britain in subsections (8) and (9) were references to Northern Ireland.

11

For the purposes of this section a vehicle has a special maximum weight in Northern Ireland if an order under Article 29(3) of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (authorisation of use on roads of vehicles and trailers not complying with regulations) has effect in relation to that vehicle for determining the maximum laden weight at which it may lawfully be used in Northern Ireland or, as the case may be, for determining the maximum laden weight at which an articulated vehicle consisting of that vehicle and a semi-trailer may lawfully be used there.

61 Vehicle weights.1

In this Act a reference to the plated gross weight of a goods vehicle or trailer is a reference—

a

in the case of a trailer which may lawfully be used in Great Britain without a Ministry plate (within the meaning of regulations under section 41 or 49 of the Road Traffic Act 1988), to the maximum laden weight at which the trailer may lawfully be used in Great Britain, and

b

otherwise, to the weight which is the maximum gross weight which may not be exceeded in Great Britain for the vehicle or trailer as indicated on the appropriate plate.

2

In this Act a reference to the plated train weight of a vehicle is a reference to the weight which is the maximum gross weight which may not be exceeded in Great Britain for an articulated vehicle consisting of the vehicle and any semi-trailer which may be drawn by it as indicated on the appropriate plate.

3

In subsections (1) and (2) “appropriate plate”, in relation to a vehicle or trailer, means—

a

where a Ministry plate (within the meaning of regulations under section 41 or 49 of the Road Traffic Act 1988) has been issued, or has effect as if issued, for the vehicle or trailer following the issue or amendment of a plating certificate (within the meaning of Part II of that Act), that plate, and

b

where paragraph (a) does not apply but such a certificate is in force for the vehicle or trailer, that certificate, . . .

c

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3A

Where it appears to the Secretary of State that there is a description of document which—

a

falls to be treated for some or all of the purposes of the Road Traffic Act 1988 as if it were a plating certificate, or

b

is issued under the law of any state in the European Economic Area for purposes which are or include purposes corresponding to those for which such a certificate is issued,

he may by regulations provide for references in this section to a plating certificate to have effect as if they included references to a document of that description.

4

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6

In this Act “weight unladen”—

a

in England and Wales and Scotland, has the same meaning as it has for the purposes of the Road Traffic Act 1988 by virtue of section 190 of that Act, and

b

in Northern Ireland, has the same meaning as it has for the purposes of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 by virtue of Article 7 of that Order.

7

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8

In this section “trailer” has the same meaning as in Part VIII of Schedule 1.

61A Certificates etc. as to vehicle weight.1

The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision—

a

for the making of an application to the Secretary of State for the issue of a certificate stating the design weight of a vehicle;

b

for the manner in which any determination of the design weight of any vehicle is to be made on such an application and for the issue of a certificate on the making of such a determination;

c

for the examination, for the purposes of the determination of the design weight of a vehicle, of that vehicle by such persons, and in such manner, as may be prescribed by the regulations;

d

for a certificate issued on the making of such a determination to be treated as having conclusive effect for the purposes of this Act as to such matters as may be prescribed by the regulations;

e

for the Secretary of State to be entitled, in cases prescribed by the regulations, to require the production of such a certificate before making a determination for the purposes of section 7(5); and

f

for appeals against determinations made in accordance with the regulations.

2

Regulations under this section may provide for an adaptation of a vehicle—

a

to be taken into account in determining the design weight of a vehicle in a case to which section 60A(6) does not apply, or

b

to be treated as permanent for the purposes of section 60A(5),

if, and only if, it is an adaptation with respect to which a certificate has been issued under the regulations.

3

Regulations under this section may provide that such documents purporting to be plating certificates (within the meaning of Part II of the Road Traffic Act 1988) as satisfy requirements prescribed by the regulations are to have effect, for some or all of the purposes of this Act, as if they were certificates issued under such regulations.

4

Without prejudice to the generality of the preceding provisions of this section, regulations under this section may, in relation to—

a

the examination of a vehicle on an application under the regulations, or

b

any appeals against determinations made for the purposes of the issue of a certificate in accordance with the regulations,

make provision corresponding to, or applying (with or without modifications), any of the provisions having effect by virtue of so much of sections 49 to 51 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 as relates to examinations authorised by virtue of, or appeals under, any of those sections.

5

In this section “design weight” has the same meaning as in section 60A.

61B Certificates as to reduced pollution.1

The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision—

a

for the making of an application to the Secretary of State for the issue in respect of an eligible vehicle of a reduced pollution certificate;

b

for the manner in which any determination of whether to issue such a certificate on such an application is to be made;

c

for the examination of an eligible vehicle, for the purposes of the determination mentioned in paragraph (b), by such persons, and in such manner, as may be prescribed;

d

for a fee to be paid for such an examination;

e

for a reduced pollution certificate to be issued in respect of an eligible vehicle if, and only if, it is found, on a prescribed examination, that the reduced pollution requirements are satisfied with respect to it;

f

for the form and content of such a certificate;

g

for such a certificate to be valid for such period as the Secretary of State may determine;

h

for the revocation, cancellation or surrender of such a certificate before the end of any such period;

i

for the Secretary of State to be entitled to require the return to him of such a certificate that has been revoked;

j

for the fact that such a certificate is, or is not, in force in respect of a vehicle to be treated as having conclusive effect for the purposes of this Act as to such matters as may be prescribed;

k

for the Secretary of State to be entitled, in prescribed cases, to require the production of such a certificate before making a determination for the purposes of section 7(5); and

l

for appeals against any determination not to issue such a certificate.

2

For the purposes of this Act, the reduced pollution requirements are satisfied with respect to a vehicle at any time if, as a result of adaptations of the prescribed description having been made to the vehicle after the prescribed date, the prescribed requirements are satisfied at that time with respect to the rate and content of the vehicle’s emissions.

3

Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), for the purpose of enabling the Secretary of State to determine whether the reduced pollution requirements are satisfied at any time with respect to a vehicle in respect of which a reduced pollution certificate is in force, regulations under this section—

a

may authorise such person as may be prescribed to require the vehicle to be re-examined in accordance with the regulations;

b

may provide for a fee to be paid for such a re-examination;

c

may provide for the refund of such a fee if it is found, on the prescribed re-examination, that the reduced pollution requirements are satisfied with respect to the vehicle.

4

In this section “eligible vehicle” means—

a

a bus, as defined in paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 1;

b

a vehicle to which paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 applies;

c

a haulage vehicle, as defined in paragraph 7(2) of Schedule 1, other than a showman’s vehicle; or

d

a goods vehicle, other than one falling within paragraph 9(2) or 11(2) of Schedule 1.

5

In this section “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State.

62 Other definitions.1

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

axle”, in relation to a vehicle, includes—

a

two or more stub axles which are fitted on opposite sides of the longitudinal axis of the vehicle so as to form a pair in the case of two stub axles or pairs in the case of more than two stub axles,

b

a single stub axle which is not one of a pair, and

c

a retractable axle,

(“stub axle” meaning an axle on which only one wheel is mounted),

. . .

business” includes the performance by a local or public authority of its functions,

disabled person” means a person suffering from a physical or mental defect or disability,

exempt vehicle” means a vehicle in respect of which vehicle excise duty is not chargeable,

. . .

goods vehicle” means a vehicle constructed or adapted for use and used for the conveyance of goods or burden of any description, whether in the course of trade or not,

motor dealer” means a person carrying on the business of selling or supplying vehicles,

motor trader” means—

a

a manufacturer or repairer of, or dealer in, vehicles, or

b

any other description of person who carries on a business of such description as may be prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State,

and a person is treated as a dealer in vehicles if he carries on a business consisting wholly or mainly of collecting and delivering vehicles, and not including any other activities except activities as a manufacturer or repairer of, or dealer in, vehicles,

public road”—

a

in England and Wales and Northern Ireland, means a road which is repairable at the public expense, and

b

in Scotland, has the same meaning as in the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984,

“registration mark” is to be construed in accordance with section 23(1),

“relevant right” is to be construed in accordance with section 27(3)(a) and (b),

“right of retention” is to be construed in accordance with section 26(1) and (2)(a),

rigid goods vehicle” means a goods vehicle which is not a tractive unit,

. . .

. . .

showman’s goods vehicle” means a showman’s vehicle which—

a

is a goods vehicle, and

b

is permanently fitted with a living van or some other special type of body or superstructure forming part of the equipment of the show of the person in whose name the vehicle is registered under this Act,

showman’s vehicle” means a vehicle—

a

registered under this Act in the name of a person following the business of a travelling showman, and

b

used solely by him for the purposes of his business and for no other purpose,

“temporary licence” is to be construed in accordance with section 9(1),

tractive unit” means a goods vehicle to which a semi-trailer may be so attached that—

a

part of the semi-trailer is superimposed on part of the goods vehicle, and

b

when the semi-trailer is uniformly loaded, not less than twenty per cent. of the weight of its load is borne by the goods vehicle,

“trade licence” is to be construed in accordance with section 11,

vehicle” means a mechanically propelled vehicle,

“vehicle excise duty” is to be construed in accordance with section 1(1),

“vehicle licence” is to be construed in accordance with section 1(2), and

vehicle tester” means a person, other than a motor trader, who regularly in the course of his business engages in the testing on roads of vehicles belonging to other persons.

1A

For the purposes of this Act, a vehicle is not an electrically propelled vehicle unless the electrical motive power is derived from—

a

a source external to the vehicle, or

b

an electrical storage battery which is not connected to any source of power when the vehicle is in motion.

2

For the purposes of this Act and any other enactment relating to the keeping of vehicles on public roads, a person keeps a vehicle on a public road if he causes it to be on such a road for any period, however short, when it is not in use there.

Other supplementary provisions
63 Consequential amendments.

The enactments and instruments specified in Schedule 3 are amended in accordance with that Schedule in consequence of the provisions of this Act.

64 Transitionals etc.

Schedule 4 has effect for—

a

making transitional provisions in consequence of this Act and savings in connection with the repeals and revocations made by this Act,

b

re-enacting provisions repealed by this Act when not in force, and

c

making transitory modifications of this Act.

65 Repeals and revocations.

The enactments specified in Part I of Schedule 5 are repealed, and the instruments specified in Part II of that Schedule are revoked, to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.

66 Commencement.1

This Act shall come into force on 1st September 1994.

2

Subsection (1) is subject to Schedule 4.

67 Extent.

This Act extends to Northern Ireland.

68 Short title.

This Act may be cited as the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994.

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<notes source="#source">
<note class="commentary C" eId="c12507641">
<p>
S. 10(2) excluded (
<em>retrospective</em>
to 1.4.2001) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/9">2001 c. 9</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/9/section/13/10/11/14">s. 13(10)(11)(14)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c19523831">
<p>
Ss. 7A, 7B inserted (24.7.2002 for the purpose of the exercise of any power to make regulations and 30.11.2003 otherwise) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/23">Finance Act 2002 (c. 23)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/23/section/19">s. 19</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/23/schedule/5/paragraph/5">Sch. 5 para. 5</ref>
;
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/3086">S.I. 2003/3086</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/3086/article/2/b">art. 2(b)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c18135951">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/7C">S. 7C</ref>
inserted (S.) (19.7.2006) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/25">Finance Act 2006 (c. 25)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/25/section/15">s. 15</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12507671">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/11/1">s. 11(1)</ref>
substituted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/paragraph/30/3">Sch. 4 para. 30(3)</ref>
of the amending Act) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4">1995 c. 4</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/section/19">s. 19</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/V/paragraph/30/2/a/3">Sch. 4 Pt. V para. 30(2)(a)(3)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12507681">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/11/1">s. 11(1)</ref>
substituted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/paragraph/30/3">Sch. 4 para. 30(3)</ref>
of the amending Act) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4">1995 c. 4</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/section/19">s. 19</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/V/paragraph/30/2/b/3">Sch. 4 Pt. V para. 30(2)(b)(3)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12507691">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/11/1A">S. 11(1A)</ref>
inserted (29.4.1996) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8">1996 c. 8</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/section/23">s. 23</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/schedule/2/paragraph/3">Sch. 2 para. 3</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12507941">
<p>
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/17/3" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/17/7">S. 17(3)-(7)</rref>
repealed (1.5.1995 with effect in accordance with Sch. 29 Pt. V(2) Note of the amending Act) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4">1995 c. 4</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/section/19">ss. 19</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/section/162">162</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/III/paragraph/15">Sch. 4 Pt. III paras. 15</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/III/paragraph/16">16</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/29/part/V/2">Sch. 29 Pt. V(2)</ref>
Note
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12508001">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/19A">S. 19A</ref>
inserted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/paragraph/32/4">Sch. 4 para. 32(4)</ref>
of the amending Act) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4">1995 c. 4</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/section/19">s. 19</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/V/paragraph/32/1/4">Sch. 4 Pt. V para. 32(1)(4)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c12508011">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1979/2">1979 c. 2</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12508021">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/19B">S. 19B</ref>
inserted (19.3.1997) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/16">1997 c. 16</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/16/section/19/1">s. 19(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12508031">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/20/3">S. 20(3)</ref>
substituted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/paragraph/29">Sch. 4 para. 29</ref>
of the amending Act) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4">1995 c. 4</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/section/19">s. 19</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/IV/paragraph/21">Sch. 4 Pt. IV paras. 21</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/IV/paragraph/29">29</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c18054891">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/15A">S. 15A</ref>
inserted (10.7.2003 with effect as mentioned in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/14/section/16/3">s. 16(3)</ref>
of the amending Act) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/14">Finance Act 2003 (c. 14)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/14/section/16/1">s. 16(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c18063271">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/19C">S. 19C</ref>
inserted (22.7.2004 with effect as mentioned in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/12/section/18/4">s. 18(4)</ref>
of the amending Act and with effect 14.10.2005 in accordance with Appointed Day Order) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/12">Finance Act 2004 (c. 12)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/12/section/18/2">s. 18(2)</ref>
;
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/2356">S.I. 2005/2356</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/2356/article/2">art. 2</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12509221">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/22A">S. 22A</ref>
inserted (17.9.2002) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/3">2001 c. 3</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/3/section/33/2">ss. 33(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/3/section/44">44</ref>
;
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/2377">S.I. 2002/2377</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/2377/article/2/b">art. 2(b)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c16987471">
<p>
S. 22ZA inserted (24.7.2002) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/23">Finance Act 2002 (c. 23)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/23/section/17">s. 17</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c12509231">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30">1978 c. 30</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12509251">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/27A">S. 27A</ref>
and
<em>cross-heading</em>
inserted (
<em>prosp.</em>
) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/3">2001 c. 3</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/3/section/34">ss. 34</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/3/section/44">44</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12509241">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/27A">S. 27A</ref>
and cross-heading inserted (
<em>prosp.</em>
) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/3">2001 c. 3</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/3/section/34">ss. 34</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/3/section/44">44</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c18123251">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/28A">S. 28A</ref>
and cross heading inserted (1.7.2005) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/15">Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/15/section/151">s. 151</ref>
;
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/1521">S.I. 2005/1521</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/1521/article/3/1/u">art. 3(1)(u)</ref>
(subject to
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/1521/article/3/4/5">art. 3(4)(5)</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12509261">
<p>
Words in s. 29(3) inserted (29.4.1996 with effect as mentioned in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/schedule/2/paragraph/9/2">Sch. 2 para. 9(2)</ref>
of the amending Act) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8">1996 c. 8</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/section/23">s. 23</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/schedule/2/paragraph/9">Sch. 2 para. 9</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12509271">
<p>
S. 29(3A) inserted (29.4.1996 with effect as mentioned in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/schedule/2/paragraph/9/2">Sch. 2 para. 9(2)</ref>
of the amending Act) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8">1996 c. 8</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/section/23">s. 23</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/schedule/2/paragraph/9">Sch. 2 para. 9</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12509281">
<p>
Words in s. 31(5)(b) repealed (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 4 para. 35(2) and Sch. 29 Pt. V(3) Note 1 of the amending Act) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4">1995 c. 4</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/section/19">ss. 19</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/section/162">162</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/VII/paragraph/35">Sch. 4 Pt. VII para. 35</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/29/part/V/3">Sch. 29 Pt. V(3)</ref>
Note 1
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary C" eId="c19076081">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/31A">S. 31A</ref>
excluded (27.11.2003) by The Finance Act 2002, Section 19 (Appointed Days etc.) Order 2003 (
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/3086">S.I. 2003/3086</ref>
), {art. 3}
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12509821">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/37/2">s. 37(2)</ref>
repealed (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 4 para. 37(3) and Sch. 29 Pt.V(3) Note 2 of the amending Act) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4">1995 c. 4</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/section/19">ss. 19</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/section/162">162</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/VII/paragraph/37/1/3">Sch. 4 Pt. VII para. 37(1)(3)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/29/part/V/3">Sch. 29 Pt.V(3)</ref>
Note 2
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12509841">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/39/2/a">s. 39(2)(a)</ref>
substituted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/paragraph/29">Sch. 4 para. 29</ref>
of the amending Act) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4">1995 c. 4</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/section/19">s. 19</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/IV/paragraph/22/a">Sch. 4 Pt. IV paras. 22(a)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/IV/paragraph/29">29</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12509851">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/39/4/a">s. 39(4)(a)</ref>
substituted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/paragraph/29">Sch. 4 para. 29</ref>
of the amending Act) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4">1995 c. 4</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/section/19">s. 19</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/IV/paragraph/22/b">Sch. 4 Pt. IV paras. 22(b)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/IV/paragraph/29">29</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12509861">
<p>
Words after para. (b) in s. 39(4) substituted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/paragraph/29">Sch. 4 para. 29</ref>
of the amending Act) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4">1995 c. 4</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/section/19">s. 19</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/IV/paragraph/22/c">Sch. 4 Pt. IV paras. 22(c)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/IV/paragraph/29">29</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12509871">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/39/5/a">s. 39(5)(a)</ref>
substituted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/paragraph/29">Sch. 4 para. 29</ref>
of the amending Act) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4">1995 c. 4</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/section/19">s. 19</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/IV/paragraph/22/b">Sch. 4 Pt. IV paras. 22(b)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/IV/paragraph/29">29</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12509881">
<p>
Words after para. (b) in s. 39(5) substituted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/paragraph/29">Sch. 4 para. 29</ref>
of the amending Act) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4">1995 c. 4</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/section/19">s. 19</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/IV/paragraph/22/c">Sch. 4 Pt. IV paras. 22(c)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/IV/paragraph/29">29</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12509891">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/40/2">s. 40(2)</ref>
substituted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/paragraph/29">Sch. 4 para. 29</ref>
of the amending Act) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4">1995 c. 4</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/section/19">s. 19</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/IV/paragraph/23/a">Sch. 4 Pt. IV paras. 23(a)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/IV/paragraph/29">29</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12509901">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/40/2">s. 40(2)</ref>
substituted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/paragraph/29">Sch. 4 para. 29</ref>
of the amending Act) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4">1995 c. 4</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/section/19">s. 19</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/IV/paragraph/23/b">Sch. 4 Pt. IV paras. 23(b)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/IV/paragraph/29">29</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c12510161">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1988/52">1988 c. 52</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12510171">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/42/5/b">s. 42(5)(b)</ref>
substituted (29.4.1996) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8">1996 c. 8</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/section/22/1">s. 22(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c12510181">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1988/52">1988 c. 52</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12510191">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/42/6/b">S. 42(6)(b)</ref>
substituted (29.4.1996) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8">1996 c. 8</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/section/22/2">s. 22(2)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c12510201">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1995/2994">S.I. 1995/2994 (N.I. 18)</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12510211">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/43A">S. 43A</ref>
inserted (1.4.1998) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/16">1997 c. 16</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/16/section/18">s. 18</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/16/schedule/3/paragraph/5">Sch. 3 para. 5</ref>
;
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/560">S.I. 1998/560</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/560/article/2">art. 2</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12510221">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/43B">S. 43B</ref>
inserted (17.9.2002) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/3">2001 c. 3</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/3/section/43">ss. 43</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/3/section/44">44</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/3/schedule/paragraph/5">Sch. para. 5</ref>
;
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/2377">S.I. 2002/2377</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/2377/article/2">art. 2</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c18235941">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/43C">S. 43C</ref>
and preceding cross heading inserted (1.7.2005) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/15">Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/15/section/150/1">s. 150(1)</ref>
;
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/1521">S.I. 2005/1521</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/1521/article/3/1/u">art. 3(1)(u)</ref>
(subject to
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/1521/article/3/4/5">art. 3(4)(5)</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c18235841">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/43C">S. 43C</ref>
and preceding cross heading inserted (1.7.2005) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/15">Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/15/section/150/1">s. 150(1)</ref>
;
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/1521">S.I. 2005/1521</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/1521/article/3/1/u">art. 3(1)(u)</ref>
(subject to
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/1521/article/3/4/5">art. 3(4)(5)</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12510421">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/47/1/2">s. 47(1)(2)</ref>
inserted (29.4.1996 with effect as mentioned in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/schedule/2/paragraph/14/3">Sch. 2 para. 14(3)</ref>
of the amending Act) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8">1996 c. 8</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/section/23">s. 23</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/schedule/2/paragraph/14/1/a/3">Sch. 2 para. 14(1)(a)(3)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c12510441">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1979/2">1979 c. 2</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12510471">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/48/3">s. 48(3)</ref>
inserted (29.4.1996 with effect as mentioned in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/schedule/2/paragraph/14/3">Sch. 2 para. 14(3)</ref>
of the amending Act) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8">1996 c. 8</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/section/23">s. 23</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/schedule/2/paragraph/14/1/b/3">Sch. 2 para. 14(1)(b)(3)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12510481">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/48/4">s. 48(4)</ref>
substituted (1.4.1996) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/40">1995 c. 40</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/40/section/5">ss. 5</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/40/section/7/2">7(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/40/schedule/4/paragraph/90/4">Sch. 4 para. 90(4)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12510541">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/51A">S. 51A</ref>
inserted (29.4.1996) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8">1996 c. 8</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/section/23">s. 23</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/schedule/2/paragraph/13">Sch. 2 para. 13</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c12510931">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1979/2">1979 c. 2</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12510941">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/57/1">s. 57(1)</ref>
repealed (29.4.1996) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8">1996 c. 8</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/section/23">ss. 23</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/section/205">205</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/schedule/16">Sch. 16</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/schedule/41/part/II">Sch. 41 Pt. II</ref>
Note
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c12510951">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/29">1990 c. 29</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary C" eId="c12510961">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/59/2/a">S. 59(2)(a)</ref>
applied (1.9.2001) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/561">S.I. 2001/561</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/561/regulation/11/4">reg. 11(4)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12510971">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/59/6">S. 59(6)</ref>
inserted (29.4.1996) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8">1996 c. 8</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/section/23">s. 23</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/schedule/2/paragraph/15">Sch. 2 para. 15</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12510981">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/60/2">s. 60(2)</ref>
inserted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/paragraph/29">Sch. 4 para. 29</ref>
of the amending Act) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4">1995 c. 4</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/section/19">s. 19</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/IV/paragraph/25">Sch. 4 Pt. IV paras. 25</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/IV/paragraph/29">29</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12510991">
<p>
S. 60A inserted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/paragraph/29">Sch. 4 para. 29</ref>
of the amending Act) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4">1995 c. 4</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/section/19">s. 19</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/part/IV/paragraph/26">Pt. IV paras. 26</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/part/IV/paragraph/29">29</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c12511001">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1981/154">S.I. 1981/154 (N.I. 1)</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c12511171">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1988/52">1988 c. 52</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12511181">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/61/3/a">s. 61(3)(a)</ref>
inserted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/paragraph/29">Sch. 4 para. 29</ref>
of the amending Act) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4">1995 c. 4</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/section/19">s. 19</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/paragraph/27/1/a">Sch. 4 paras. 27(1)(a)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/paragraph/29">29</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12511191">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/61/3/c">S. 61(3)(c)</ref>
and preceding word repealed (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 4 para. 29 and Sch. 29 Pt. V(2) Note of the amending Act) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4">1995 c. 4</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/section/19">ss. 19</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/section/162">162</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/paragraph/27/1/b">Sch. 4 paras. 27(1)(b)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/paragraph/29">29</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/29/part/V/2">Sch. 29 Pt. V(2)</ref>
Note
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12511211">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/61/3A">S. 61(3A)</ref>
inserted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/paragraph/29">Sch. 4 para. 29</ref>
of the amending Act) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4">1995 c. 4</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/section/19">s. 19</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/IV/paragraph/27/2">Sch. 4 Pt. IV paras. 27(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/IV/paragraph/29">29</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c12511221">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1988/52">1988 c. 52</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12511231">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/61/4/5/7">S. 61(4)(5)(7)</ref>
repealed (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 4 para. 29 and Sch. 29 Pt. V(2) Note of the amending Act) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4">1995 c. 4</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/section/19">ss. 19</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/section/162">162</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/IV/paragraph/27/3">Sch. 4 Pt. IV paras. 27(3)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/IV/paragraph/29">29</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/29/part/V/2">Sch. 29 Pt. V(2)</ref>
Note
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c12511251">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1988/52">1988 c. 52</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12511261">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/61/6/b">S. 61(6)(b)</ref>
substituted (29.4.1996) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8">1996 c. 8</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/section/22/4">s. 22(4)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12511281">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/61A">S. 61A</ref>
inserted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/paragraph/29">Sch. 4 para. 29</ref>
of the amending Act) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4">1995 c. 4</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/section/19">s. 19</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/IV/paragraph/28">Sch. 4 Pt. IV paras. 28</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/IV/paragraph/29">29</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c12511291">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1988/52">1988 c. 52</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c12511301">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1988/52">1988 c. 52</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12511311">
<p>
S. 61B inserted (31.7.1998) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/36">1998 c. 36</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/36/section/16">s. 16</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/36/schedule/1/paragraph/2">Sch. 1 para. 2</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12507151">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/2/4">s. 2(4)</ref>
substituted (29.4.1996 with effect as mentioned in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/section/18/5">s. 18(5)</ref>
of the amending Act) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8">1996 c. 8</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/section/18/3/5">s. 18(3)(5)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12507191">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/7/1">s. 7(1)</ref>
substituted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/V/paragraph/30/3">Sch. 4 Pt. V para. 30(3)</ref>
of the amending Act) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4">1995 c. 4</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/section/19">s. 19</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/V/paragraph/30/1/a/3">Sch. 4 Pt. V para. 30(1)(a)(3)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12507201">
<p>
Word in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/7/2">s. 7(2)</ref>
substituted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/V/paragraph/30/3">Sch. 4 Pt. V para. 30(3)</ref>
of the amending Act) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4">1995 c. 4</ref>
, 19, Sch. 4 Pt. V para. 30(1)(b)(3)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12507211">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/7/2">s. 7(2)</ref>
inserted (29.4.1996 with effect as mentioned in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/section/17/14">s. 17(14)</ref>
of the amending Act) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8">1996 c. 8</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/section/17/9/a/14">s. 17(9)(a)(14)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12507221">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/7/2">s. 7(2)</ref>
inserted (29.4.1996 with effect as mentioned in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/section/17/14">s. 17(14)</ref>
of the amending Act) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8">1996 c. 8</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/section/17/9/b/14">s. 17(9)(b)(14)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12507231">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/7/3/b/ba">S. 7(3)(b)(ba)</ref>
substituted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/IV/paragraph/29">Sch. 4 Pt. IV para. 29</ref>
of the amending Act) for s. 7(3)(b) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4">1995 c. 4</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/section/19">s. 19</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/IV/paragraph/18">Sch. 4 Pt. IV paras. 18</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/IV/paragraph/29">29</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12507241">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/7/3A/3B">S. 7(3A)(3B)</ref>
inserted (29.4.1996 with effect as mentioned in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/schedule/2/paragraph/2/3">Sch. 2 para. 2(3)</ref>
of the amending Act) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8">1996 c. 8</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/section/23">s. 23</ref>
,
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/schedule/2/paragraph/2/1" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/schedule/2/paragraph/2/3">Sch. 2 para. 2(1)-(3)</rref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12507261">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/7/6/aa">S. 7(6)(aa)</ref>
inserted (29.4.1996) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8">1996 c. 8</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/section/23">s. 23</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/schedule/2/paragraph/2/4/a">Sch. 2 para. 2(4)(a)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12507271">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/7/6/a">s. 7(6)(a)</ref>
inserted (29.4.1996) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8">1996 c. 8</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/section/23">s. 23</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/schedule/2/paragraph/2/4/b">Sch. 2 para. 2(4)(b)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12507281">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/7/6/b">s. 7(6)(b)</ref>
inserted (29.4.1996) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8">1996 c. 8</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/section/23">s. 23</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/schedule/2/paragraph/2/4/c">Sch. 2 para. 2(4)(c)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12507291">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/7/8">S. 7(8)</ref>
inserted (29.4.1996 with effect as mentioned in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/section/17/14">s. 17(14)</ref>
of the amending Act) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8">1996 c. 8</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/section/17/10/14">s. 17(10)(14)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12507731">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/13/1/c">s. 13(1)(c)</ref>
inserted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/paragraph/31/3">Sch. 4 para. 31(3)</ref>
of the amending Act) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4">1995 c. 4</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/section/19">s. 19</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/V/paragraph/31/1/3">Sch. 4 Pt. V para. 31(1)(3)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12507741">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/13/1A">S. 13(1A)</ref>
inserted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/paragraph/31/3">Sch. 4 para. 31(3)</ref>
of the amending Act) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4">1995 c. 4</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/section/19">s. 19</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/V/paragraph/31/2/3">Sch. 4 Pt. V para. 31(2)(3)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12507751">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/13/3/b">s. 13(3)(b)</ref>
substituted (29.4.1996 with effect as mentioned
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/section/18/5">s. 18(5)</ref>
of the amending Act) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8">1996 c. 8</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/section/18/4/a/5">s. 18(4)(a)(5)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary C" eId="c12507791">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/15">S. 15</ref>
restricted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/paragraph/39/1">Sch. 4 para. 39(1)</ref>
of the amending Act) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4">1995 c. 4</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/section/19">s. 19</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/IX/paragraph/39">Sch. 4 Pt. IX para. 39</ref>
</p>
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/15">S. 15</ref>
restricted (29.4.1996 with effect as mentioned in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/section/17/12">s. 17(12)</ref>
of the amending Act) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8">1996 c. 8</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/section/17/12/13">s. 17(12)(13)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12507801">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/15/4">s. 15(4)</ref>
inserted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/paragraph/29">Sch. 4 para. 29</ref>
of the amending Act) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4">1995 c. 4</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/section/19">s. 19</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/IV/paragraph/19">Sch. 4 Pt. IV paras. 19</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/IV/paragraph/29">29</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12507841">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/16/2/b/i/4/b/i/6/b/i">s. 16(2)(b)(i)(4)(b)(i)(6)(b)(i)</ref>
substituted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/paragraph/29">Sch. 4 para. 29</ref>
of the amending Act) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4">1995 c. 4</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/section/19">s. 19</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/IV/paragraph/20">Sch. 4 Pt. IV paras. 20</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/IV/paragraph/29">29</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary C" eId="c12507951">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/19">S. 19</ref>
modified (28.7.2000) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/17">2000 c. 17</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/17/section/20/9">s. 20(9)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12507961">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/19/3">S. 19(3)</ref>
inserted (29.4.1996) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8">1996 c. 8</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/section/23">s. 23</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/schedule/2/paragraph/8">Sch. 2 para. 8</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12508041">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/21/1/2">s. 21(1)(2)</ref>
inserted (1.5.1995) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4">1995 c. 4</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/section/19">s. 19</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/VI/paragraph/33">Sch. 4 Pt. VI para. 33</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12508061">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/21/3/4">S. 21(3)(4)</ref>
inserted (1.5.1995) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4">1995 c. 4</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/section/19">s. 19</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/VI/paragraph/33">Sch. 4 Pt. VI para. 33</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12508151">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/22/1/d">s. 22(1)(d)</ref>
inserted (29.4.1996) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8">1996 c. 8</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/section/23">s. 23</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/schedule/2/paragraph/4/1/2">Sch. 2 para. 4(1)(2)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12508161">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/22/1/dd">S. 22(1)(dd)</ref>
inserted (1.5.1995) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4">1995 c. 4</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/section/19">s. 19</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/IV/paragraph/34/1/2">Sch. 4 Pt. IV para. 34(1)(2)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12508171">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/22/1/dd">s. 22(1)(dd)</ref>
inserted (29.4.1996) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8">1996 c. 8</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/section/23">s. 23</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/schedule/2/paragraph/4/1/3">Sch. 2 para. 4(1)(3)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12508181">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/22/1/g">S. 22(1)(g)</ref>
: word immediately preceding para. (h) repealed (29.4.1996) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8">1996 c. 8</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/section/205">s. 205</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/schedule/41/part/II/6">Sch. 41 Pt. II(6)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12508191">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/22/1/h">s. 22(1)(h)</ref>
inserted (29.4.1996) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8">1996 c. 8</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/section/23">s. 23</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/schedule/2/paragraph/4/1/4">Sch. 2 para. 4(1)(4)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12508201">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/22/1/i">S. 22(1)(i)</ref>
inserted (29.4.1996) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8">1996 c. 8</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/section/23">s. 23</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/schedule/2/paragraph/4/1/5">Sch. 2 para. 4(1)(5)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12508211">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/22/1A/1B">S. 22(1A)(1B)</ref>
inserted (1.5.1995) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4">1995 c. 4</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/section/19">s. 19</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/IV/paragraph/34/1/3">Sch. 4 Pt. IV para. 34(1)(3)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12508231">
<p>
Word in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/22/1B">s. 22(1B)</ref>
repealed (29.4.1996) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8">1996 c. 8</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/section/205">s. 205</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/schedule/41/part/II/6">Sch. 41 Pt. II(6)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12508241">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/22/1B/a">s. 22(1B)(a)</ref>
substituted (29.4.1996) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8">1996 c. 8</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/section/23">s. 23</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/schedule/2/paragraph/5">Sch. 2 para. 5</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12508251">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/22/1C">S. 22(1C)</ref>
inserted (29.4.1996) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8">1996 c. 8</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/section/23">s. 23</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/schedule/2/paragraph/6">Sch. 2 para. 6</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12508261">
<p>
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/22/1D" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/22/1G">S. 22(1D)-(1G)</rref>
inserted (29.4.1996) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8">1996 c. 8</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/section/23">s. 23</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/schedule/2/paragraph/7">Sch. 2 para. 7</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c12509341">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1973/62">1973 c. 62</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12509351">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/32/1/b">S. 32(1)(b)</ref>
substituted (1.4.1996) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/40">1995 c. 40</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/40/section/5">ss. 5</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/40/section/7/2">7(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/40/schedule/4/paragraph/90/2">Sch. 4 para. 90(2)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c12509361">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/apni/1950/7">1950 c. 7 (N.I.)</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c12509371">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1980/43">1980 c. 43</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c12509381">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/apni/1954/9">1954 c. 9 (N.I.)</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12509441">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/32A">S. 32A</ref>
inserted (1.5.1995) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4">1995 c. 4</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/section/19">s. 19</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/VII/paragraph/36/1">Sch. 4 Pt. VII para. 36(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12509451">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/33/4">S. 33(4)</ref>
inserted (29.4.1996) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8">1996 c. 8</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/section/23">s. 23</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/schedule/2/paragraph/10">Sch. 2 para. 10</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12509721">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/36/1">s. 36(1)</ref>
substituted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/paragraph/32/4">Sch. 4 para. 32(4)</ref>
of the amending Act) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4">1995 c. 4</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/section/19">s. 19</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/V/paragraph/32/3/4">Sch. 4 Pt. V para. 32(3)(4)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12509731">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/36/3/b">s. 36(3)(b)</ref>
substituted (29.4.1996 with effect as mentioned in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/section/18/5">s. 18(5)</ref>
of the amending Act) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8">1996 c. 8</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/section/18/4/c/5">s. 18(4)(c)(5)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12509521">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/35A">S. 35A</ref>
inserted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/paragraph/33/4">Sch. 4 para. 33(4)</ref>
of the amending Act) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4">1995 c. 4</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/section/19">s. 19</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/V/paragraph/32/2/4">Sch. 4 Pt. V para. 32(2)(4)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c12510031">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1973/62">1973 c. 62</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12510041">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/41/1/b">S. 41(1)(b)</ref>
substituted (1.4.1996) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/40">1995 c. 40</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/40/section/5">ss. 5</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/40/section/7/2">7(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/40/schedule/4/paragraph/90/3">Sch. 4 para. 90(3)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c12510051">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/apni/1950/7">1950 c. 7 (N.I.)</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c12510061">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1980/43">1980 c. 43</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c12510071">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/apni/1954/9">1954 c. 9 (N.I.)</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12510261">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/45/2A">S. 45(2A)</ref>
inserted (29.4.1996) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8">1996 c. 8</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/section/23">s. 23</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/schedule/2/paragraph/11/1/2">Sch. 2 para. 11(1)(2)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12510271">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/45/3">s. 45(3)</ref>
inserted (29.4.1996) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8">1996 c. 8</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/section/23">s. 23</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/schedule/2/paragraph/11/1/3">Sch. 2 para. 11(1)(3)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12510281">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/45/3A/3B">S. 45(3A)(3B)</ref>
inserted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/paragraph/29">Sch. 4 para. 29</ref>
of the amending Act) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4">1995 c. 4</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/section/19">s. 19</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/IV/paragraph/24">Sch. 4 Pt. IV paras. 24</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/IV/paragraph/29">29</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12510401">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/46A">S. 46A</ref>
inserted (29.4.1996) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8">1996 c. 8</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/section/23">s. 23</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/schedule/2/paragraph/12">Sch. 2 para. 12</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c12510491">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1980/43">1980 c. 43</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c12510501">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1981/1675">S.I.1981/1675 (N.I.26)</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c12510611">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1968/64">1968 c. 64</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12510621">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/52/3/b">s. 52(3)(b)</ref>
substituted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/paragraph/38/2">Sch. 4 para. 38(2)</ref>
of the amending Act) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4">1995 c. 4</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/section/19">s. 19</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/VIII/paragraph/38/1/a/2">Sch. 4 Pt. VIII para. 38(1)(a)(2)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c12510631">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/apni/1971/36">1971 c. 36 (N.I.)</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c12510641">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1968/64">1968 c. 64</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12510651">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/52/4/b">s. 52(4)(b)</ref>
substituted (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/paragraph/38/2">Sch. 4 para. 38(2)</ref>
of the amending Act) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4">1995 c. 4</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/section/19">s. 19</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/4/part/VIII/paragraph/38/1/b/2">Sch. 4 Pt. VIII para. 38(1)(b)(2)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c12510661">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/apni/1971/36">1971 c. 36 (N.I.)</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c12510811">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1980/43">1980 c. 43</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c12510821">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1981/1675">S.I. 1981/1675 (N.I.26)</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12510831">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/55/1">s. 55(1)</ref>
substituted (29.4.1996 with effect as mentioned in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/schedule/2/paragraph/14/3">Sch. 2 para. 14(3)</ref>
of the amending Act) for s. 55(1)(a)(b) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8">1996 c. 8</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/section/23">s. 23</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/schedule/2/paragraph/14/2/3">Sch. 2 para. 14(2)(3)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c12510841">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1980/43">1980 c. 43</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c12510851">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1981/1675">S.I. 1981/1675 (N.I.26)</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12511381">
<p>
Definitions in s. 62(1) repealed (1.5.1995 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 29 Pt. V(2) Note of the amending Act) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4">1995 c. 4</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/section/19">s. 19</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/4/schedule/29/part/V/2">Sch. 29 Pt. V(2)</ref>
Note
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c12511401">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1984/54">1984 c. 54</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c12511431">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/62/1A">S. 62(1A)</ref>
inserted (29.4.1996 with effect as mentioned in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/section/15/4">s. 15(4)</ref>
of the amending Act) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8">1996 c. 8</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/8/section/15/3/4">s. 15(3)(4)</ref>
</p>
</note>
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<ukm:Section Ref="schedule-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/schedule/1">Sch. 1 </ukm:Section>
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<heading> Vehicle excise duty and licences</heading>
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<heading> Main provisions</heading>
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<heading> Duty and licences.</heading>
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<p>A duty of excise (“vehicle excise duty”) shall be charged in respect of every mechanically propelled vehicle which is used, or kept, on a public road in the United Kingdom and shall be paid on a licence to be taken out by the person keeping the vehicle.</p>
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<heading> Annual rates of duty.</heading>
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<p>Vehicle excise duty in respect of a vehicle of any description is chargeable by reference to the annual rate currently applicable to it in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 1 which relate to vehicles of that description.</p>
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<content>
<p>But where vehicle excise duty is chargeable in respect of the keeping of a vehicle on a road (and not in respect of its use), the duty is chargeable in accordance with subsection (3) or (4).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-2-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>Where one or more vehicle licences have previously been issued for the use of the vehicle, duty in respect of the keeping of the vehicle on a road is chargeable by reference to the annual rate currently applicable to a vehicle of the same description as that of the vehicle on the occasion of the issue of that licence (or the last of those licences).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-2-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>
In any other case, duty in respect of such keeping is chargeable by reference to
<ins class="d29p64461 first last">
<noteRef href="#c12507151" marker="F49" class="commentary attribute F"/>
the general rate currently specified in paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 1.
</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-3" period="#period15">
<num>3</num>
<heading> Duration of licences.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-3-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>A vehicle licence may be taken out for any vehicle for any period of twelve months running from the beginning of the month in which the licence first has effect.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-3-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Where the annual rate of vehicle excise duty in respect of vehicles of any description exceeds £50, a vehicle licence may be taken out for a vehicle of that description for a period of six months running from the beginning of the month in which the licence first has effect.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-3-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>The Secretary of State may by order provide that a vehicle licence may be taken out for a vehicle for such period as may be specified in the order.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-3-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>An order under subsection (3) may specify—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-3-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a period of a fixed number of months (not exceeding fifteen) running from the beginning of the month in which the licence first has effect,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-3-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>in the case of a licence taken out on the first registration under this Act of a vehicle of such description as may be specified in the order, a period exceeding by such number of days (not exceeding thirty) as may be determined by or under the order the period for which the licence would otherwise have effect by virtue of subsection (1) or (2) or of an order under paragraph (a), or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-3-4-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>in the case of a vehicle of such description (or of such description and used in such circumstances) as may be specified in the order, a period of less than one month.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-3-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>An order under subsection (3)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-3-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>may be made so as to apply only to vehicles of specified descriptions, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-3-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>may make different provision for vehicles of different descriptions or for different circumstances.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-3-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>The power to make an order under subsection (3) includes power to make transitional provisions and to amend or repeal subsection (1) or (2).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-4" period="#period10">
<num>4</num>
<heading> Amount of duty.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-4-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Where a vehicle licence for a vehicle of any description is taken out for any period of twelve months, vehicle excise duty shall be paid on the licence at the annual rate of duty applicable to vehicles of that description.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-4-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Where a vehicle licence for a vehicle of any description is taken out for a period of six months, vehicle excise duty shall be paid on the licence at a rate equal to fifty-five per cent. of that annual rate.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-4-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>In determining a rate of duty under subsection (2) any fraction of five pence—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-4-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>if it exceeds two and a half pence, shall be treated as five pence, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-4-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>otherwise, shall be disregarded.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-4-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>Where a vehicle licence for a vehicle of any description is taken out for a period specified in an order under section 3(3), vehicle excise duty shall be paid on the licence at such rate as may be specified in the order.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-4-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>A rate of vehicle excise duty specified in an order under section 3(3) in relation to a licence taken out for a vehicle for a period of—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-4-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a fixed number of months other than twelve, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-4-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>less than one month,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>shall be such as to bear to the annual rate of duty applicable to the vehicle no less proportion than the period for which the licence is taken out bears to a year.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-4-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>A rate of vehicle excise duty specified in an order under section 3(3) in relation to a licence taken out for a vehicle for a period of three months or a period of four months shall not exceed for each month of the period ten per cent. of the annual rate of duty applicable to the vehicle.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-4-7">
<num>7</num>
<content>
<p>The power to make an order under section 3(3) includes power to amend or repeal subsection (2) or (3) of this section.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-5" period="#period12">
<num>5</num>
<heading> Exempt vehicles.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-5-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>No vehicle excise duty shall be charged in respect of a vehicle if it is an exempt vehicle.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-5-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Schedule 2 specifies descriptions of vehicles which are exempt vehicles.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-6" period="#period3">
<num>6</num>
<heading>
Collection
<abbr title="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</abbr>
of duty.
</heading>
<subsection eId="section-6-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Vehicle excise duty shall be levied by the Secretary of State.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-6-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>For the purpose of levying vehicle excise duty the Secretary of State and his officers (including any body or person authorised by the Secretary of State to act as his agent for the purposes of this Act) have the same powers, duties and liabilities as the Commissioners of Customs and Excise and their officers have with respect to—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-6-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>duties of excise (other than duties on imported goods),</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-6-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the issue and cancellation of licences on which duties of excise are imposed, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-6-2-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>other matters (not being matters relating only to duties on imported goods),</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>under the enactments relating to duties of excise and excise licences.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-6-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>The enactments relating to duties of excise, or punishments and penalties in connection with those duties, (other than enactments relating only to duties on imported goods) apply accordingly.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-6-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>Subsections (2) and (3) have effect subject to the provisions of this Act (including in particular, in the case of subsection (3), subsection (6) of this section and sections 47, 48 and 56).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-6-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>The Secretary of State has with respect to vehicle excise duty and licences under this Act the powers given to the Commissioners of Customs and Excise by the enactments relating to duties of excise and excise licences for the mitigation or remission of any penalty or part of a penalty.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-6-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>Vehicle excise duty, and any sums received by the Secretary of State by virtue of this Act by way of fees, shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-I-crossheading-vehicle-licences" period="#period6">
<heading> Vehicle licences</heading>
<section eId="section-7" period="#period33">
<num>7</num>
<heading> Issue of vehicle licences.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-7-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>Every person applying for a vehicle licence shall—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-7-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>make such a declaration, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-7-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>furnish such particulars,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>
(whether or not with respect to the vehicle for which the licence is to be taken out) as may be
<ins class="d29p64855 first last">
<noteRef href="#c12507191" marker="F50" class="commentary attribute F"/>
specified
</ins>
by the Secretary of State.
</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-7-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>
The declarations and particulars which may be so
<ins class="d29p64865 first last">
<noteRef href="#c12507201" marker="F51" class="commentary attribute F"/>
specified
</ins>
include, in relation to a person applying for a licence for a goods vehicle
<ins class="d29p64869 first last">
<noteRef href="#c12507211" marker="F52" class="commentary attribute F"/>
or a special vehicle
</ins>
, a declaration as to, and particulars of, any of the matters specified in subsection (3) as to which the Secretary of State may require information with a view to an alteration in the basis on which vehicle excise duty is chargeable in respect of goods vehicles
<ins class="d29p64873 first last">
<noteRef href="#c12507221" marker="F53" class="commentary attribute F"/>
or, as the case may be, special vehicles
</ins>
.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-7-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>The matters referred to in subsection (2) are—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-7-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the construction of the vehicle,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-7-3-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p64889 first">
<noteRef href="#c12507231" marker="F54" class="commentary attribute F"/>
b
</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p64889">the vehicle’s revenue weight,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-7-3-ba">
<num>
<ins class="d29p64889">ba</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p64889 last">the place where the vehicle has been or is normally kept, and</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-7-3-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>the use to which the vehicle has been or is likely to be put.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-7-3A">
<num>
<ins class="d29p64909 first">
<noteRef href="#c12507241" marker="F55" class="commentary attribute F"/>
3A
</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p64909">A person applying for a licence shall not be required to make a declaration specified for the purposes of subsection (1)(a) if he agrees to comply with such conditions as may be specified in relation to him by the Secretary of State.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-7-3B">
<num>
<ins class="d29p64909">
<noteRef href="#c12507241" marker="F55" class="commentary F"/>
3B
</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p64909 last">The conditions which may be specified under subsection (3A) include a condition that particulars for the time being specified for the purposes of subsection (1)(b) are furnished by being transmitted to the Secretary of State by such electronic means as he may specify.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-7-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>A vehicle licence—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-7-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>is issued for the vehicle specified in the application for the licence, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-7-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>does not entitle the person to whom it is issued to use or keep any other vehicle.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-7-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>The Secretary of State is not required to issue a vehicle licence for which an application is made unless he is satisfied—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-7-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>that the licence applied for is the appropriate licence for the vehicle specified in the application, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-7-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>in the case of an application for a licence for a vehicle purporting to be the first application for a licence for the vehicle, that a licence has not previously been issued for the vehicle.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-7-6">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>Regulations made by the Secretary of State may provide for—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-7-6-aa">
<num>
<ins class="d29p64966 first">
<noteRef href="#c12507261" marker="F56" class="commentary attribute F"/>
aa
</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p64966 last">the return of any vehicle licence which is damaged or contains any particulars which have become illegible or inaccurate,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-7-6-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
the issue of a new vehicle licence in the place of a licence which is or may be lost, stolen, destroyed or damaged
<ins class="d29p64980 first last">
<noteRef href="#c12507271" marker="F57" class="commentary attribute F"/>
or which contains any particulars which have become illegible or inaccurate
</ins>
, and
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-7-6-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
the fee to be paid on the issue of a new licence
<ins class="d29p64990 first last">
<noteRef href="#c12507281" marker="F58" class="commentary attribute F"/>
in any of those circumstances
</ins>
.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-7-7">
<num>7</num>
<content>
<p>Where, following an application made in accordance with regulations under paragraph 13 of Schedule 1, a licence is issued for a goods vehicle at the rate of duty applicable to a weight specified in the application which is lower than its actual weight, that lower weight is to be shown on the licence.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-7-8">
<num>
<ins class="d29p65001 first">
<noteRef href="#c12507291" marker="F59" class="commentary attribute F"/>
8
</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p65001 last">In this section “special vehicle” has the same meaning as in paragraph 4 of Schedule 1.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-7A" period="#period50">
<num>
<ins class="d29p65518 first">
<noteRef href="#c19523831" marker="F1" class="commentary attribute F"/>
7A
</ins>
</num>
<heading> Supplement payable on late renewal of vehicle licence</heading>
<subsection eId="section-7A-1">
<num>
<ins class="d29p65518">1</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p65518">Regulations may make provision for a supplement of a prescribed amount to be payable in prescribed cases where—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-7A-1-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p65518">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p65518">a vehicle licence taken out for a vehicle expires, and</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-7A-1-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p65518">b</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p65518">no vehicle licence is issued for the vehicle—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-7A-1-b-i">
<num>
<ins class="d29p65518">i</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p65518">before the end of such period beginning with the expiry of the expired licence as may be prescribed, and</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-7A-1-b-ii">
<num>
<ins class="d29p65518">ii</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p65518">for a period beginning with that expiry.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-7A-2">
<num>
<ins class="d29p65518">2</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p65518">A supplement under this section—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-7A-2-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p65518">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p65518">shall be payable by such person, or jointly and severally by such persons, as may be prescribed;</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-7A-2-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p65518">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p65518">shall become payable at such time as may be prescribed;</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-7A-2-c">
<num>
<ins class="d29p65518">c</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p65518">may be of an amount that varies according to the length of the period between—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-7A-2-c-i">
<num>
<ins class="d29p65518">i</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p65518">the expiry of the licence by reason of whose non-renewal the supplement becomes payable, and</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-7A-2-c-ii">
<num>
<ins class="d29p65518">ii</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p65518">the time at which the supplement is paid or that licence is renewed.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-7A-3">
<num>
<ins class="d29p65518">3</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p65518">A supplement under this section that has become payable—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-7A-3-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p65518">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p65518">is in addition to any vehicle excise duty charged in respect of the vehicle concerned;</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-7A-3-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p65518">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p65518">does not cease to be payable by reason of a vehicle licence being taken out for the vehicle after the supplement has become payable;</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-7A-3-c">
<num>
<ins class="d29p65518">c</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p65518">may, without prejudice to section 6 or 7B(2) and (3) or any other provision of this Act, be recovered as a debt due to the Crown.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-7A-4">
<num>
<ins class="d29p65518">4</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p65518">In this section—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-7A-4-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p65518">a</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p65518">references to the expiry of a vehicle licence include a reference to—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-7A-4-a-i">
<num>
<ins class="d29p65518">i</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p65518">its surrender, and</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-7A-4-a-ii">
<num>
<ins class="d29p65518">ii</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p65518">its being treated as no longer in force for the purposes of subsection (2) of section 31A by subsection (4) of that section;</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-7A-4-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p65518">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p65518"></ins>
<term refersTo="#term-prescribed">
<ins class="d29p65518">prescribed</ins>
</term>
<ins class="d29p65518">” means prescribed by, or determined in accordance with, regulations;</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-7A-4-c">
<num>
<ins class="d29p65518">c</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p65518"></ins>
<term refersTo="#term-regulations">
<ins class="d29p65518">regulations</ins>
</term>
<ins class="d29p65518">” means regulations made by the Secretary of State with the consent of the Treasury.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-7A-5">
<num>
<ins class="d29p65518">5</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p65518">No regulations to which subsection (6) applies shall be made under this section unless a draft of the regulations has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-7A-6">
<num>
<ins class="d29p65518">6</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p65518">This subsection applies to regulations under this section that—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-7A-6-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p65518">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p65518">provide for a supplement to be payable in a case where one would not otherwise be payable,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-7A-6-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p65518">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p65518">increase the amount of a supplement,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-7A-6-c">
<num>
<ins class="d29p65518">c</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p65518">provide for a supplement to become payable earlier than it would otherwise be payable, or</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-7A-6-d">
<num>
<ins class="d29p65518">d</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p65518 last">provide for a supplement to be payable by a person by whom the supplement would not otherwise be payable.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-7B" period="#period50">
<num>
<ins class="d29p65696 first">
<noteRef href="#c19523831" marker="F1" class="commentary attribute F"/>
7B
</ins>
</num>
<heading> Late-renewal supplements: further provisions</heading>
<subsection eId="section-7B-1">
<num>
<ins class="d29p65696">1</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p65696">The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for notifying the person in whose name a vehicle is registered under this Act about—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-7B-1-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p65696">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p65696">any supplement under section 7A that may or has become payable on non-renewal of a vehicle licence for the vehicle;</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-7B-1-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p65696">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p65696">when failure to renew a vehicle licence may result in the person being guilty of an offence under section 31A.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-7B-2">
<num>
<ins class="d29p65696">2</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p65696">The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-7B-2-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p65696">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p65696">for assessing an amount of supplement due under section 7A from any person and for notifying that amount to that person or any person acting in a representative capacity in relation to that person;</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-7B-2-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p65696">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p65696">for an amount assessed and notified under such regulations to be deemed to be an amount of vehicle excise duty due from the person assessed and recoverable accordingly;</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-7B-2-c">
<num>
<ins class="d29p65696">c</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p65696">for review of decisions under such regulations and for appeals with respect to such decisions or decisions on such reviews.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-7B-3">
<num>
<ins class="d29p65696">3</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p65696">Regulations under subsection (2) may, in particular, make provision that, subject to any modifications that the Secretary of State considers appropriate, corresponds or is similar to—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-7B-3-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p65696">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p65696">any provision made by sections 12A and 12B of the Finance Act 1994 (assessments related to excise duty matters), or</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-7B-3-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p65696">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p65696">any provision made by sections 14 to 16 of that Act (customs and excise reviews and appeals).</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-7B-4">
<num>
<ins class="d29p65696">4</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p65696 last">Sums received by way of supplements under section 7A shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-7C" period="#period57">
<num>
<ins class="d29p1042">7C</ins>
</num>
<heading>
<ins class="d29p1042 first">
<noteRef href="#c18135951" marker="F2" class="commentary attribute F"/>
Recovery of section 7A supplements: Scotland
</ins>
</heading>
<subsection eId="section-7C-1">
<num>
<ins class="d29p1042">1</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p1042">The Secretary of State may by regulations provide for the recovery of supplement that has become payable under section 7A by diligence authorised by summary warrant.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-7C-2">
<num>
<ins class="d29p1042">2</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p1042">Regulations under subsection (1) may, in particular, provide—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-7C-2-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p1042">a</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p1042">for such summary warrants—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-7C-2-a-i">
<num>
<ins class="d29p1042">i</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p1042">to be granted by the sheriff on the application of the Secretary of State; and</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-7C-2-a-ii">
<num>
<ins class="d29p1042">ii</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p1042">to authorise any of the diligences mentioned in subsection (3);</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-7C-2-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p1042">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p1042">for such applications to be accompanied by a certificate mentioned in subsection (4); and</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-7C-2-c">
<num>
<ins class="d29p1042">c</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p1042">for the fees and outlays of sheriff officers incurred in executing such summary warrants to be chargeable against the debtor.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-7C-3">
<num>
<ins class="d29p1042">3</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p1042">The diligences referred to in subsection (2)(a)(ii) are—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-7C-3-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p1042">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p1042">an attachment;</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-7C-3-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p1042">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p1042">an earnings arrestment;</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-7C-3-c">
<num>
<ins class="d29p1042">c</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p1042">an arrestment and action of furthcoming or sale.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-7C-4">
<num>
<ins class="d29p1042">4</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p1042">The certificate referred to in subsection (2)(b) is a certificate by the Secretary of State —</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-7C-4-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p1042">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p1042">stating that none of the persons specified in the application has paid the supplement due;</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-7C-4-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p1042">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p1042">stating that payment of the amount due from each such person has been demanded from him;</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-7C-4-c">
<num>
<ins class="d29p1042">c</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p1042">stating whether in response to that demand any such person disputes liability to pay; and</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-7C-4-d">
<num>
<ins class="d29p1042">d</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p1042">specifying the amount due from and unpaid by each such person.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-7C-5">
<num>
<ins class="d29p1042">5</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p1042">No fee shall be chargeable by the sheriff officer against the debtor for—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-7C-5-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p1042">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p1042">collecting; or</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-7C-5-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p1042">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p1042">accounting to the Secretary of State for,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>
<ins class="d29p1042">sums paid to him by the debtor in respect of the amount owing.</ins>
</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-7C-6">
<num>
<ins class="d29p1042">6</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p1042">No summary warrant for recovery of supplement payable under section 7A may be granted against a person if—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-7C-6-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p1042">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p1042">he disputes liability to pay; or</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-7C-6-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p1042">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p1042">an action for payment to recover such supplement from him has already been raised.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-7C-7">
<num>
<ins class="d29p1042">7</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p1042">Failure to respond to a demand to pay shall not be taken to mean liability to pay is disputed.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-7C-8">
<num>
<ins class="d29p1042">8</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p1042">An action for payment to recover supplement payable under section 7A may be raised against a person notwithstanding that a summary warrant has already been granted for recovery of such supplement from him but only if none of the diligences mentioned in subsection (3) has been executed against him.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-7C-9">
<num>
<ins class="d29p1042">9</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p1042">Where such an action is raised, the summary warrant shall cease to have effect in relation to such person.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-7C-10">
<num>
<ins class="d29p1042">10</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p1042 last">This section extends to Scotland only.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-8" period="#period19">
<num>8</num>
<heading> Vehicles removed into UK.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-8-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>Where an application is made for a vehicle licence for a vehicle which—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-8-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>appears to the Secretary of State to have been removed into the United Kingdom from a place outside the United Kingdom, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-8-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>is not already registered under this Act,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>the Secretary of State may refuse to issue the licence unless subsection (2) applies to the vehicle.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-8-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>This subsection applies to a vehicle if the Secretary of State is satisfied in relation to the removal of the vehicle into the United Kingdom—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-8-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>that any value added tax charged on the acquisition of the vehicle from another member State, or on any supply involving its removal into the United Kingdom, has been or will be paid or remitted,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-8-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>that any value added tax or customs duty charged on the importation of the vehicle from a place outside the member States has been or will be paid or remitted, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-8-2-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>that no such tax or duty has been charged on the acquisition or importation of the vehicle or on any supply involving its removal into the United Kingdom.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-9" period="#period4">
<num>9</num>
<heading> Temporary vehicle licences.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-9-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>Where an application is made for a vehicle licence for a vehicle for any period, the Secretary of State may, if he thinks fit, instead of issuing immediately a vehicle licence for that period—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-9-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>issue a vehicle licence (a “temporary licence”) for fourteen days, or such other period as may be prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State, having effect from such day as may be so prescribed, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-9-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>from time to time issue a further temporary licence for the vehicle.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-9-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Nothing in this section affects the amount of any duty payable on a vehicle licence.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-9-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>Where an application for a vehicle licence is made to a body (other than a Northern Ireland department) authorised by the Secretary of State to act as his agent for the purpose of issuing licences, the body may, before issuing a licence under subsection (1)(a), require the applicant to pay to it in connection with the issue a fee of £2.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-9-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>The Secretary of State may by regulations substitute for the sum for the time being specified in subsection (3) such other sum as may be prescribed by the regulations.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-10" period="#period14">
<num>10</num>
<heading> Transfer and surrender of vehicle licences.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-10-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Any vehicle licence may be transferred in the manner prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-10-2">
<num>
<noteRef href="#c12507641" marker="C1" class="commentary C"/>
2
</num>
<content>
<p>The holder of a vehicle licence may at any time surrender the licence to the Secretary of State.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-10-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>Where—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-10-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a person surrenders under subsection (2) a temporary licence issued pursuant to an application for a vehicle licence, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-10-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>a further vehicle licence issued pursuant to the application is either held by him at the time of the surrender of the temporary licence or received by him after that time,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>the further licence ceases to be in force and the person shall immediately return it to the Secretary of State.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
</section>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-I-crossheading-trade-licences" period="#period17">
<heading> Trade licences</heading>
<section eId="section-11" period="#period32">
<num>11</num>
<heading> Issue of trade licences.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-11-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>Where—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-11-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a motor trader or vehicle tester, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-11-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>a person who satisfies the Secretary of State that he intends to commence business as a motor trader or vehicle tester,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>
applies to the Secretary of State (in the manner
<ins class="d29p1386 first last">
<noteRef href="#c12507671" marker="F3" class="commentary attribute F"/>
specified
</ins>
by the Secretary of State) to take out a licence under this section (a “trade licence”), the Secretary of State may, subject to the conditions
<ins class="d29p1390 first last">
<noteRef href="#c12507681" marker="F4" class="commentary attribute F"/>
prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State
</ins>
, issue such a licence to him on payment of vehicle excise duty at the rate applicable to the licence.
</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-11-1A">
<num>
<ins class="d29p1394 first">
<noteRef href="#c12507691" marker="F5" class="commentary attribute F"/>
1A
</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p1394 last">The power to prescribe conditions under subsection (1) includes, in particular, the power to prescribe conditions which are to be complied with after the licence is issued.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-11-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>In the case of a motor trader who is a manufacturer of vehicles, a trade licence is a licence for—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-11-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>all vehicles which are from time to time temporarily in his possession in the course of his business as a motor trader,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-11-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>all vehicles kept and used by him solely for purposes of conducting research and development in the course of his business as such a manufacturer, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-11-2-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>all vehicles which are from time to time submitted to him by other manufacturers for testing on roads in the course of that business.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-11-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>In the case of any other motor trader, a trade licence is a licence for all vehicles which are from time to time temporarily in his possession in the course of his business as a motor trader.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-11-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>In the case of a vehicle tester, a trade licence is a licence for all vehicles which are from time to time submitted to him for testing in the course of his business as a vehicle tester.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-12" period="#period3">
<num>12</num>
<heading> Use of vehicles by holders of trade licences.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-12-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>The holder of a trade licence is not entitled by virtue of the licence—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-12-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>to use more than one vehicle at any one time,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-12-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>to use a vehicle for any purpose other than a purpose prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-12-1-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>except in such circumstances as may be so prescribed, to keep any vehicle on a road if it is not being used on the road.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-12-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>The Secretary of State shall by regulations prescribe—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-12-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the conditions subject to which trade licences are to be issued, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-12-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the purposes for which the holder of a trade licence may use a vehicle by virtue of the licence.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-12-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>The purposes which may be prescribed as those for which the holder of a trade licence may use a vehicle under the licence shall not include the conveyance of goods or burden of any description other than—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-12-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a load which is carried solely for the purpose of testing or demonstrating the vehicle or any of its accessories or equipment and which is returned to the place of loading without having been removed from the vehicle except for that purpose or in the case of accident,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-12-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>in the case of a vehicle which is being delivered or collected, a load consisting of another vehicle used or to be used for travel from or to the place of delivery or collection,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-12-3-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>a load built in as part of the vehicle or permanently attached to it,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-12-3-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>a load consisting of parts, accessories or equipment designed to be fitted to the vehicle and of tools for fitting them to the vehicle, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-12-3-e">
<num>e</num>
<content>
<p>a load consisting of a trailer other than a trailer which is for the time being a disabled vehicle.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-12-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>For the purposes of subsection (3), where a vehicle is so constructed that a trailer may by partial superimposition be attached to the vehicle in such a manner as to cause a substantial part of the weight of the trailer to be borne by the vehicle, the vehicle and the trailer are deemed to constitute a single vehicle.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-12-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>
In subsection (3)(e) “
<term refersTo="#term-disabled-vehicle">disabled vehicle</term>
” includes a vehicle which has been abandoned or is scrap.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-13" period="#period37">
<num>13</num>
<heading> Trade licences: duration and amount of duty.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-13-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>A trade licence may be taken out—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-13-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>for one calendar year,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-13-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>for a period of six months beginning with the first day of January or of July, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-13-1-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>
where subsection (2) applies, for a period of seven, eight, nine, ten or eleven months beginning with the first day of any month other than January or July
<ins class="d29p66192 first last">
<noteRef href="#c12507731" marker="F60" class="commentary attribute F"/>
and ending no later than the relevant date
</ins>
.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-13-1A">
<num>
<ins class="d29p66196 first">
<noteRef href="#c12507741" marker="F61" class="commentary attribute F"/>
1A
</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p66196">In subsection (1)(c) “</ins>
<term refersTo="#term-the-relevant-date">
<ins class="d29p66196">the relevant date</ins>
</term>
<ins class="d29p66196">” means—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-13-1A-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p66196">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p66196">in relation to a licence taken out for a period beginning with the first day of any of the months February to June in any year, 31st December of that year;</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-13-1A-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p66196">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p66196 last">in relation to a licence taken out for a period beginning with the first day of any of the months August to December in any year, 30th June of the following year.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-13-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>This subsection applies where the person taking out the licence—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-13-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>is not a motor trader or vehicle tester (having satisfied the Secretary of State as mentioned in section 11(1)(b)), or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-13-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>does not hold any existing trade licence.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-13-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>The rate of duty applicable to a trade licence taken out for a calendar year is—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-13-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the annual rate currently applicable to a vehicle under sub-paragraph (1)(c) of paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 if the licence is to be used only for vehicles to which that paragraph applies, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-13-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
otherwise, the annual rate currently applicable to a vehicle under paragraph
<ins class="d29p66255 first last">
<noteRef href="#c12507751" marker="F62" class="commentary attribute F"/>
1
</ins>
of Schedule 1.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-13-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>The rate of duty applicable to a trade licence taken out for a period of six months is fifty-five per cent. of the rate applicable to the corresponding trade licence taken out for a calendar year.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-13-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>The rate of duty applicable to a trade licence taken out for a period of seven, eight, nine, ten or eleven months is the aggregate of—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-13-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>fifty-five per cent. of the rate applicable to the corresponding trade licence taken out for a calendar year, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-13-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>one-sixth of the amount arrived at under paragraph (a) in respect of each month in the period in excess of six.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-13-6">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>In determining a rate of duty under subsection (4) or (5) any fraction of five pence—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-13-6-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>if it exceeds two and a half pence, shall be treated as five pence, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-13-6-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>otherwise, shall be disregarded.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-14" period="#period18">
<num>14</num>
<heading> Trade licences: supplementary.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-14-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Nothing in sections 11 to 13 prevents a person entitled to take out a trade licence from holding two or more trade licences.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-14-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>The holder of a trade licence may at any time surrender the licence to the Secretary of State.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-14-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>Where—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-14-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the Secretary of State refuses an application for a trade licence by a person entitled to make such an application, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-14-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the applicant, within the period prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State, requests him to review his decision,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>the Secretary of State shall comply with the request and (in doing so) consider any representations made to him in writing during that period by the applicant.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-14-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>Regulations made by the Secretary of State may provide for—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-14-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the issue of a new trade licence in the place of a licence which is or may be lost, stolen, destroyed or damaged, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-14-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the fee to be paid on the issue of a new licence.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-I-crossheading-additional-duty-rebates-etc" period="#period22">
<heading>
Additional duty, rebates
<abbr title="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</abbr>
</heading>
<section eId="section-15" period="#period25">
<num>
<noteRef href="#c12507791" marker="C4" class="commentary C"/>
15
</num>
<heading> Vehicles becoming chargeable to duty at higher rate.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-15-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>Where—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-15-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a vehicle licence has been taken out for a vehicle at any rate of vehicle excise duty, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-15-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>at any time while the licence is in force the vehicle is used so as to subject it to a higher rate,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>duty at the higher rate becomes chargeable in respect of the licence for the vehicle.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-15-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>For the purposes of subsection (1) a vehicle is used so as to subject it to a higher rate if it is used in an altered condition, in a manner or for a purpose which—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-15-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>brings it within, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-15-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>if it was used solely in that condition, in that manner or for that purpose, would bring it within,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>a description of vehicle to which a higher rate of duty is applicable.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-15-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>For the purposes of subsection (1) a vehicle in respect of which a lower rate of duty is chargeable by virtue of regulations under paragraph 13 of Schedule 1 is also used so as to subject it to a higher rate if it is used in contravention of a condition imposed under or by virtue of sub-paragraph (2) of that paragraph.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-15-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p66781 first last">
<noteRef href="#c12507801" marker="F63" class="commentary attribute F"/>
Subject to section 7(5),
</ins>
Where duty at a higher rate becomes chargeable under subsection (1) in respect of a vehicle licence, the licence may be exchanged for a new vehicle licence for the period—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-15-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>beginning with the date on which the higher rate of duty becomes chargeable, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-15-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>ending with the period for which the original licence was issued.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-15-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>A new vehicle licence may be obtained under subsection (4) only on payment of the appropriate proportion of the difference between—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-15-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the amount of duty payable on the original licence, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-15-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the amount of duty payable on a vehicle licence taken out for the period for which the original licence was issued but at the higher rate of duty.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-15-6">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>
For the purposes of subsection (5) “
<term refersTo="#term-the-appropriate-proportion">the appropriate proportion</term>
” means the proportion which the number of months in the period—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-15-6-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>beginning with the date on which the higher rate of duty becomes chargeable, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-15-6-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>ending with the period for which the original licence was issued,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>bears to the number of months in the whole of the period for which the original licence was issued (any incomplete month being treated as a whole month).</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-15-7">
<num>7</num>
<content>
<p>If the higher rate has been changed since the issue of the original licence, the amount under subsection (5)(b) is calculated as if that rate had been in force at all material times at the level at which it is in force when it becomes chargeable.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-15A" period="#period53">
<num>
<ins class="d29p1912">15A</ins>
</num>
<heading>
<ins class="d29p1912 first">
<noteRef href="#c18054891" marker="F10" class="commentary attribute F"/>
Exception for tractive units from charge at higher rate
</ins>
</heading>
<subsection eId="section-15A-1">
<num>
<ins class="d29p1912">1</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p1912">Where—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-15A-1-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p1912">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p1912">a vehicle licence has been taken out for a tractive unit, and</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-15A-1-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p1912">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p1912">the licence was taken out at a rate of vehicle excise duty applicable to a tractive unit which is to be used with semi-trailers with a minimum number of axles,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>
<ins class="d29p1912">duty at a higher rate does not become chargeable under section 15 by reason only that while the licence is in force the tractive unit is used with a semi-trailer with fewer axles than that minimum number, if the condition in subsection (2) is satisfied.</ins>
</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-15A-2">
<num>
<ins class="d29p1912">2</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p1912 last">The condition is that the rate of duty at which the licence was taken out is equal to or exceeds the rate which would have been applicable if the revenue weight of the tractive unit had been a weight equal to the actual laden weight, at the time of the use, of the articulated vehicle consisting of the tractive unit and the semi-trailer.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-16" period="#period25">
<num>16</num>
<heading> Exceptions from charge at higher rate in case of tractive units.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-16-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>Duty at a higher rate does not become chargeable under section 15—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-16-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>where subsection (2) applies in relation to a tractive unit, by reason of the tractive unit being used in accordance with subsection (3),</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-16-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>where subsection (4) applies in relation to a tractive unit, by reason of the tractive unit being used in accordance with subsection (5), or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-16-1-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>where subsection (6) applies in relation to a tractive unit, by reason of the tractive unit being used in accordance with subsection (7).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-16-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>This subsection applies in relation to a tractive unit where—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-16-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<intro>
<p>a vehicle licence for—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-16-2-a-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>a tractive unit having two axles which is to be used only with semi-trailers with not fewer than two axles, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-16-2-a-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>a tractive unit having two axles which is to be used only with semi-trailers with not fewer than three axles,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>has been taken out for the tractive unit, and</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-16-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>the rate of duty paid on taking out the licence is equal to or exceeds the rate of duty applicable to a tractive unit having two axles which—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-16-2-b-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>
has
<ins class="d29p67106 first last">
<noteRef href="#c12507841" marker="F64" class="commentary attribute F"/>
a revenue weight
</ins>
equal to the maximum laden weight at which a tractive unit having two axles may lawfully be used in Great Britain with a semi-trailer with a single axle, and
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-16-2-b-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>is to be used with semi-trailers with any number of axles.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-16-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>The tractive unit is being used in accordance with this subsection where—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-16-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>it is used with a semi-trailer with a single axle, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-16-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>when so used, the laden weight of the tractive unit and semi-trailer taken together does not exceed the maximum laden weight mentioned in subsection (2)(b)(i).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-16-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>This subsection applies in relation to a tractive unit where—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-16-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a vehicle licence for a tractive unit having two axles which is to be used only with semi-trailers with not fewer than three axles has been taken out for the tractive unit, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-16-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>the rate of duty paid on taking out the licence is equal to or exceeds the rate of duty applicable to a tractive unit having two axles which—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-16-4-b-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>
has
<ins class="d29p67158 first last">
<noteRef href="#c12507841" marker="F64" class="commentary attribute F"/>
a revenue weight
</ins>
of 33,000 kilograms, and
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-16-4-b-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>is to be used with semi-trailers with not fewer than two axles.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-16-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>The tractive unit is being used in accordance with this subsection where—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-16-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>it is used with a semi-trailer with two axles, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-16-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>when so used, the laden weight of the tractive unit and semi-trailer taken together does not exceed 33,000 kilograms.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-16-6">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>This subsection applies in relation to a tractive unit where—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-16-6-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a vehicle licence for a tractive unit having three or more axles which is to be used only with semi-trailers with not fewer than two axles has been taken out for the tractive unit, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-16-6-b">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>the rate of duty paid on taking out the licence is equal to or exceeds the rate of duty applicable to a tractive unit having three or more axles which—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-16-6-b-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>
has
<ins class="d29p67210 first last">
<noteRef href="#c12507841" marker="F64" class="commentary attribute F"/>
a revenue weight
</ins>
equal to the maximum laden weight at which a tractive unit having three or more axles may lawfully be used in Great Britain with a semi-trailer with a single axle, and
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-16-6-b-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>is to be used with semi-trailers with any number of axles.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-16-7">
<num>7</num>
<intro>
<p>The tractive unit is being used in accordance with this subsection where—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-16-7-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>it is used with a semi-trailer with a single axle, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-16-7-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>when so used, the laden weight of the tractive unit and semi-trailer taken together does not exceed the maximum laden weight mentioned in subsection (6)(b)(i).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-17" period="#period20">
<num>17</num>
<heading> Other exceptions from charge at higher rate.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-17-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Where a vehicle licence has been taken out for a vehicle of any description, duty at a higher rate applicable to a vehicle of another description does not become chargeable under section 15 unless the vehicle as used while the licence is in force satisfies all the conditions which must be satisfied in order to bring the vehicle into the other description of vehicle for the purposes of vehicle excise duty.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-17-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>Where—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-17-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>duty has been paid in respect of a vehicle at a rate applicable under Part VIII of Schedule 1, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-17-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the vehicle is to a substantial extent being used for the conveyance of goods or burden belonging to a particular person (whether the person keeping the vehicle or not),</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>duty at a higher rate does not become chargeable under section 15 by reason only that the vehicle is used for the conveyance without charge in the course of their employment of employees of the person to whom the goods or burden belong.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-17-3">
<num>
<noteRef href="#c12507941" marker="F6" class="commentary F"/>
3
</num>
<content>
<p>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-17-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-17-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-17-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-17-7">
<num>7</num>
<content>
<p>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-17-8">
<num>8</num>
<content>
<p>This section does not have effect where section 15 applies by reason of the use of a vehicle in contravention of a condition imposed under or by virtue of paragraph 13(2) of Schedule 1.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-18" period="#period3">
<num>18</num>
<heading> Vehicles for export becoming liable to VAT.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-18-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>Where, by virtue of sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 23 of Schedule 2, a vehicle which is an exempt vehicle under sub-paragraph (1) of that paragraph is deemed never to have been an exempt vehicle under that sub-paragraph, vehicle excise duty is payable—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-18-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>by the person by whom the vehicle was acquired from its manufacturer, in relation to the whole period since the registration of the vehicle, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-18-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>by any other person who is for the time being the keeper of the vehicle, in relation to the period since the vehicle was first kept by him,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>unless, or except to the extent that, the Secretary of State waives payment of the duty.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-18-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Subsection (1) is without prejudice to section 30; but duty with respect to a vehicle is not payable by a person under that subsection in relation to any part of a period if an amount with respect to it has been ordered to be paid by him under that section in relation to the part of the period.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-19" period="#period38">
<num>
<noteRef href="#c12507951" marker="C5" class="commentary C"/>
19
</num>
<heading> Surrender of licences.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-19-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Where a licence is surrendered to the Secretary of State under section 10(2) or 14(2), the holder is entitled to receive from the Secretary of State (by way of rebate of the duty paid on the licence) an amount equal to one-twelfth of the annual rate of duty chargeable on the licence in respect of each complete month of the period of the currency of the licence which is unexpired at the date of the surrender.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-19-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>If during the currency of a temporary licence issued in pursuance of an application for a vehicle licence for any period the temporary licence is surrendered under section 10(2), it is treated for the purposes of subsection (1) as issued for that period.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-19-3">
<num>
<ins class="d29p67656 first">
<noteRef href="#c12507961" marker="F65" class="commentary attribute F"/>
3
</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p67656 last">Subsection (1) does not apply if the holder of the licence does not comply with regulations made by virtue of section 22(1D)(a).</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-19A" period="#period30">
<num>
<ins class="d29p2164">19A</ins>
</num>
<heading>
<ins class="d29p2164 first">
<noteRef href="#c12508001" marker="F7" class="commentary attribute F"/>
Payment for licences by cheque.
</ins>
</heading>
<subsection eId="section-19A-1">
<num>
<ins class="d29p2164">1</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p2164">The Secretary of State may, if he thinks fit, issue a vehicle licence or a trade licence on receipt of a cheque for the amount of the duty payable on it.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-19A-2">
<num>
<ins class="d29p2164">2</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p2164">In a case where—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-19A-2-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p2164">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p2164">a vehicle licence or a trade licence is issued to a person on receipt of a cheque which is subsequently dishonoured, and</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-19A-2-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p2164">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p2164">the Secretary of State sends a notice by post to the person informing him that the licence is void as from the time when it was granted,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>
<ins class="d29p2164">the licence shall be void as from the time when it was granted.</ins>
</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-19A-3">
<num>
<ins class="d29p2164">3</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p2164">In a case where—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-19A-3-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p2164">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p2164">a vehicle licence or a trade licence is issued to a person on receipt of a cheque which is subsequently dishonoured,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-19A-3-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p2164">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p2164">the Secretary of State sends a notice by post to the person requiring him to secure that the duty payable on the licence is paid within such reasonable period as is specified in the notice,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-19A-3-c">
<num>
<ins class="d29p2164">c</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p2164">the requirement in the notice is not complied with, and</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-19A-3-d">
<num>
<ins class="d29p2164">d</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p2164">the Secretary of State sends a further notice by post to the person informing him that the licence is void as from the time when it was granted,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>
<ins class="d29p2164">the licence shall be void as from the time when it was granted.</ins>
</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-19A-4">
<num>
<ins class="d29p2164">4</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p2164">Section 102 of the </ins>
<ins class="d29p2164 last">
<noteRef href="#c12508011" marker="M1" class="commentary M"/>
Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (payment for excise licences by cheque) shall not apply in relation to a vehicle licence or a trade licence.
</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-19B" period="#period45">
<num>
<ins class="d29p2241">19B</ins>
</num>
<heading>
<ins class="d29p2241 first">
<noteRef href="#c12508021" marker="F8" class="commentary attribute F"/>
Issue of licences before payment of duty.
</ins>
</heading>
<subsection eId="section-19B-1">
<num>
<ins class="d29p2241">1</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p2241">The Secretary of State may, if he thinks fit, issue a vehicle licence or a trade licence to a person who has agreed with the Secretary of State to pay the duty payable on the licence in a manner provided for in the agreement.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-19B-2">
<num>
<ins class="d29p2241">2</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p2241">In a case where—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-19B-2-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p2241">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p2241">a vehicle licence or a trade licence is issued to a person in accordance with subsection (1),</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-19B-2-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p2241">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p2241">the duty payable on the licence is not received by the Secretary of State in accordance with the agreement, and</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-19B-2-c">
<num>
<ins class="d29p2241">c</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p2241">the Secretary of State sends a notice by post to the person informing him that the licence is void as from the time when it was granted,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>
<ins class="d29p2241">the licence shall be void as from the time when it was granted.</ins>
</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-19B-3">
<num>
<ins class="d29p2241">3</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p2241">In a case where—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-19B-3-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p2241">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p2241">paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2) apply,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-19B-3-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p2241">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p2241">the Secretary of State sends a notice by post to the person requiring him to secure that the duty payable on the licence is paid within such reasonable period as is specified in the notice,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-19B-3-c">
<num>
<ins class="d29p2241">c</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p2241">the requirement in the notice is not complied with, and</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-19B-3-d">
<num>
<ins class="d29p2241">d</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p2241">the Secretary of State sends a further notice by post to the person informing him that the licence is void as from the time when it was granted,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>
<ins class="d29p2241 last">the licence shall be void as from the time when it was granted.</ins>
</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-19C" period="#period54">
<num>
<ins class="d29p2313">19C</ins>
</num>
<heading>
<ins class="d29p2313 first">
<noteRef href="#c18063271" marker="F11" class="commentary attribute F"/>
Fee for payment of duty by credit card
</ins>
</heading>
<subsection eId="section-19C-1">
<num>
<ins class="d29p2313">1</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p2313">This section applies where—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-19C-1-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p2313">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p2313">a person applies for a vehicle licence or a trade licence, and</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-19C-1-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p2313">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p2313">the Secretary of State, or an authorised body, accepts a credit card payment in respect of the duty payable on the licence.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-19C-2">
<num>
<ins class="d29p2313">2</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p2313">Before issuing the licence, the Secretary of State, or the authorised body, shall require—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-19C-2-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p2313">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p2313">the applicant, or</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-19C-2-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p2313">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p2313">a person acting on behalf of the applicant,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>
<ins class="d29p2313">to pay to him, or it, such fee (if any) in respect of the acceptance of the credit card payment as may be prescribed by, or determined in accordance with, regulations.</ins>
</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-19C-3">
<num>
<ins class="d29p2313">3</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p2313">In cases of such descriptions as the Secretary of State may, with the consent of the Treasury, determine, the whole or a part of a fee paid under this section may be refunded.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-19C-4">
<num>
<ins class="d29p2313">4</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p2313">In this section—</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<wrapUp>
<blockList class="unordered">
<item>
<p>
<ins class="d29p2313"></ins>
<term refersTo="#term-authorised-body">
<ins class="d29p2313">authorised body</ins>
</term>
<ins class="d29p2313">” means a body (other than a Northern Ireland department) which is authorised by the Secretary of State to act as his agent for the purpose of issuing licences;</ins>
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
<ins class="d29p2313">“credit card” has such meaning as may be prescribed by regulations;</ins>
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
<ins class="d29p2313"></ins>
<term refersTo="#term-regulations">
<ins class="d29p2313">regulations</ins>
</term>
<ins class="d29p2313 last">” means regulations made by the Secretary of State.</ins>
</p>
</item>
</blockList>
</wrapUp>
</section>
<section eId="section-20" class="prospective">
<num>20</num>
<heading> Combined road-rail transport of goods.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-20-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>This section applies where—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-20-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>goods are loaded on a relevant goods vehicle for transport between member States,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-20-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the vehicle is transported by rail between the nearest suitable rail loading station to the point of loading and the nearest suitable rail unloading station to the point of unloading, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-20-1-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>part of the rail transport of the vehicle takes place in the United Kingdom at a time when a vehicle licence for it is in force.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-20-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Where this section applies, the holder of the licence is, on making a claim, entitled to receive from the Secretary of State (by way of rebate of the duty paid on the licence) an amount calculated by the method prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-20-3">
<num>
<ins class="d29p2432 first">
<noteRef href="#c12508031" marker="F9" class="commentary attribute F"/>
3
</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p2432">In this section “</ins>
<term refersTo="#term-relevant-goods-vehicle">
<ins class="d29p2432">relevant goods vehicle</ins>
</term>
<ins class="d29p2432 last">” means any vehicle the rate of duty applicable to which is provided for in Part VIII of Schedule 1 or which would be such a vehicle if Part VI of that Schedule did not apply to the vehicle.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-20-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>The Secretary of State may by regulations prescribe—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-20-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>when and how a claim for a rebate under this section is to be made, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-20-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the evidence to be provided in support of such a claim.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
</hcontainer>
</part>
<part eId="part-II" period="#period11">
<num>Part II</num>
<heading> Registration of vehicles</heading>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-II-crossheading-registration" period="#period6">
<heading> Registration</heading>
<section eId="section-21" period="#period23">
<num>21</num>
<heading> Registration of vehicles.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-21-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p67838 first last">
<noteRef href="#c12508041" marker="F66" class="commentary attribute F"/>
Subject to subsection (3)
</ins>
The Secretary of State shall, on the first issue by him of a vehicle licence for a vehicle, register the vehicle in such manner as he thinks fit without any further application by the person taking out the licence.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-21-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p67847 first last">
<noteRef href="#c12508041" marker="F66" class="commentary attribute F"/>
Subject to subsection (3)
</ins>
Where particulars in respect of a vehicle are furnished to the Secretary of State in accordance with regulations under section 24 before he first issues a vehicle licence for the vehicle, he shall so register the vehicle on receiving the particulars.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-21-3">
<num>
<ins class="d29p67851 first">
<noteRef href="#c12508061" marker="F67" class="commentary attribute F"/>
3
</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p67851">The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that in such circumstances as may be prescribed by the regulations a vehicle shall not be registered under this section until a fee of such amount as may be so prescribed is paid.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-21-4">
<num>
<ins class="d29p67851">
<noteRef href="#c12508061" marker="F67" class="commentary F"/>
4
</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p67851">The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision about repayment of any sum paid by way of a fee mentioned in subsection (3), and the regulations may in particular include provision—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-21-4-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p67851">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p67851">that repayment shall be made only if a specified person is satisfied that specified conditions are met or in other specified circumstances;</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-21-4-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p67851">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p67851">that repayment shall be made in part only;</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-21-4-c">
<num>
<ins class="d29p67851">c</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p67851">that, in the case of partial repayment, the amount repaid shall be a specified sum or determined in a specified manner;</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-21-4-d">
<num>
<ins class="d29p67851">d</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p67851">for repayment of different amounts in different circumstances;</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>
<ins class="d29p67851">and “</ins>
<term refersTo="#term-specified">
<ins class="d29p67851">specified</ins>
</term>
<ins class="d29p67851 last">” here means specified in the regulations.</ins>
</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-22" period="#period33">
<num>22</num>
<heading> Registration regulations.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-22-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>The Secretary of State may by regulations—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-22-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>make provision with respect to the registration of vehicles (including, in particular, the form of and the particulars to be included in the register of trade licences),</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-22-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>require the Secretary of State to make with respect to registered vehicles the returns prescribed by the regulations,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-22-1-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>provide for making any particulars contained in the register available for use by the persons prescribed by the regulations on payment, in cases so prescribed, of a fee of such amount as appears to the Secretary of State reasonable in the circumstances of the case,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-22-1-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>
require a person by
<ins class="d29p68163 first last">
<noteRef href="#c12508151" marker="F68" class="commentary attribute F"/>
, through
</ins>
or to whom any vehicle is sold or disposed of to furnish the particulars prescribed by the regulations in the manner so prescribed,
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-22-1-dd">
<num>
<ins class="d29p68167 first">
<noteRef href="#c12508161" marker="F69" class="commentary attribute F"/>
dd
</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p68167">require a person by </ins>
<ins class="d29p68167">
<ins class="d29p68174 first last">
<noteRef href="#c12508171" marker="F70" class="commentary attribute F"/>
or through
</ins>
</ins>
<ins class="d29p68167 last">whom any vehicle is sold or disposed of to furnish the person to whom it is sold or disposed of with such document relating to the vehicle’s registration as may be prescribed by the regulations, and to do so at such time as may be so prescribed.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-22-1-e">
<num>e</num>
<content>
<p>provide for the issue of registration documents in respect of the registration of a vehicle,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-22-1-f">
<num>f</num>
<content>
<p>provide for the transfer, surrender and production of registration documents,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-22-1-g">
<num>g</num>
<content>
<p>
provide for the inspection of registration documents by the persons prescribed by the regulations,
<noteRef href="#c12508181" marker="F71" class="commentary F"/>
. . .
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-22-1-h">
<num>h</num>
<content>
<p>
provide for the issue of new registration documents in place of registration documents which are or may be lost, stolen, destroyed or damaged
<ins class="d29p68206 first last">
<noteRef href="#c12508191" marker="F72" class="commentary attribute F"/>
or which contain any particulars which have become illegible or inaccurate
</ins>
,
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-22-1-i">
<num>
<ins class="d29p68210 first">
<noteRef href="#c12508201" marker="F73" class="commentary attribute F"/>
i
</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p68210 last">provide for a fee of such amount as appears to the Secretary of State to be reasonable to be paid on the issue of new registration documents in any of the circumstances mentioned in paragraph (h).</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-22-1A">
<num>
<ins class="d29p68218 first">
<noteRef href="#c12508211" marker="F74" class="commentary attribute F"/>
1A
</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p68218">The Secretary of State may make regulations providing for the sale of information derived from particulars contained in the register—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-22-1A-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p68218">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p68218">to such persons as the Secretary of State thinks fit, and</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-22-1A-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p68218">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p68218">for such price and on such other terms, and subject to such restrictions, as he thinks fit,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>
<ins class="d29p68218">if the information does not identify any person or contain anything enabling any person to be identified.</ins>
</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-22-1B">
<num>
<ins class="d29p68218">
<noteRef href="#c12508211" marker="F74" class="commentary F"/>
1B
</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p68218">Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (d) of subsection (1) </ins>
<ins class="d29p68218">
<noteRef href="#c12508231" marker="F75" class="commentary F"/>
. . ., regulations under that paragraph may require—
</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-22-1B-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p68218">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p68218">any person there mentioned to furnish particulars to </ins>
<ins class="d29p68218">
<ins class="d29p68254 first last">
<noteRef href="#c12508241" marker="F76" class="commentary attribute F"/>
another person there mentioned or to the Secretary of State or to another such person and to the Secretary of State;
</ins>
</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-22-1B-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p68218">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p68218 last">any person there mentioned who is furnished with particulars in pursuance of the regulations to furnish them to the Secretary of State.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-22-1C">
<num>
<ins class="d29p68264 first">
<noteRef href="#c12508251" marker="F77" class="commentary attribute F"/>
1C
</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p68264 last">Regulations under subsection (1)(e) may, in particular, provide that registration documents need not be issued in respect of the registration of a vehicle until the vehicle has been inspected by a person specified by the Secretary of State.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-22-1D">
<num>
<ins class="d29p68272 first">
<noteRef href="#c12508261" marker="F78" class="commentary attribute F"/>
1D
</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p68272">The Secretary of State may by regulations require a person—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-22-1D-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p68272">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p68272">who surrenders a vehicle licence under section 10(2),</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-22-1D-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p68272">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p68272">who does not renew a vehicle licence for a vehicle kept by him, or</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-22-1D-c">
<num>
<ins class="d29p68272">c</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p68272">who keeps an unlicensed vehicle at any place in the United Kingdom,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>
<ins class="d29p68272">to furnish such particulars and make such declarations as may be prescribed by the regulations, and to do so at such times and in such manner as may be so prescribed.</ins>
</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-22-1E">
<num>
<ins class="d29p68272">
<noteRef href="#c12508261" marker="F78" class="commentary F"/>
1E
</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p68272">For the purposes of subsection (1D)(b) a person shall be regarded as not renewing a vehicle licence for a vehicle kept by him if—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-22-1E-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p68272">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p68272">he keeps a vehicle for which a vehicle licence is in force, and</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-22-1E-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p68272">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p68272">he does not, at such time as may be prescribed by the regulations or within such period as may be so prescribed, take out a vehicle licence to have effect from the expiry of the vehicle licence mentioned in paragraph (a).</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-22-1F">
<num>
<ins class="d29p68272">
<noteRef href="#c12508261" marker="F78" class="commentary F"/>
1F
</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p68272">For the purposes of subsection (1D)(c) a vehicle is unlicensed if no vehicle licence is in force for the vehicle.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-22-1G">
<num>
<ins class="d29p68272">
<noteRef href="#c12508261" marker="F78" class="commentary F"/>
1G
</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p68272 last">Regulations under subsection (1D) may make such transitional provision as appears to the Secretary of State to be appropriate.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-22-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>Regulations made by the Secretary of State may—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-22-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>extend any of the provisions as to registration (and provisions incidental to any of those provisions) to, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-22-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>provide for the identification of,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>any exempt vehicles, any vehicles belonging to the Crown or any trailers (within the meaning of Part VIII of Schedule 1).</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-22-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>Regulations under subsection (2) which require a person to furnish information relating to a vehicle which is an exempt vehicle under paragraph 19 of Schedule 2 may require him to furnish (in addition) such evidence of the facts giving rise to the exemption as is prescribed by the regulations.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-22ZA" period="#period48">
<num>
<ins class="d29p70006 first">
<noteRef href="#c16987471" marker="F13" class="commentary attribute F"/>
22ZA
</ins>
</num>
<heading> Nil licences for vehicles for disabled persons: information</heading>
<subsection eId="section-22ZA-1">
<num>
<ins class="d29p70006">1</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p70006">This section applies to information that—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-22ZA-1-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p70006">a</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p70006">is held for the purposes of functions relating to social security or war pensions—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-22ZA-1-a-i">
<num>
<ins class="d29p70006">i</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p70006">by the Secretary of State, or</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-22ZA-1-a-ii">
<num>
<ins class="d29p70006">ii</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p70006">by a person providing services to the Secretary of State, in connection with the provision of those services, and</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-22ZA-1-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p70006">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p70006">is of a description prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-22ZA-2">
<num>
<ins class="d29p70006">2</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p70006">Information to which this section applies may, if the consent condition is satisfied, be supplied—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-22ZA-2-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p70006">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p70006">to the Secretary of State, or</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-22ZA-2-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p70006">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p70006">to a person providing services to the Secretary of State,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>
<ins class="d29p70006">for use for the purposes of relevant nil licence functions.</ins>
</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-22ZA-3">
<num>
<ins class="d29p70006">3</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p70006">The “</ins>
<term refersTo="#term-consent-condition">
<ins class="d29p70006">consent condition</ins>
</term>
<ins class="d29p70006">”, in relation to any information, is that—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-22ZA-3-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p70006">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p70006">if the information was provided by a person other than the person to whom the information relates, the person who provided the information, or</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-22ZA-3-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p70006">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p70006">in any other case, the person to whom the information relates,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>
<ins class="d29p70006">has consented to the supply of the information and has not withdrawn that consent.</ins>
</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-22ZA-4">
<num>
<ins class="d29p70006">4</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p70006">Information supplied under subsection (2) shall not—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-22ZA-4-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p70006">a</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p70006">be supplied by the recipient to any other person unless—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-22ZA-4-a-i">
<num>
<ins class="d29p70006">i</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p70006">it could be supplied to that person under subsection (2), or</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-22ZA-4-a-ii">
<num>
<ins class="d29p70006">ii</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p70006">it is supplied for the purposes of any civil or criminal proceedings relating to this Act;</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-22ZA-4-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p70006">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p70006">be used otherwise than for the purposes of relevant nil licence functions or any such proceedings.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-22ZA-5">
<num>
<ins class="d29p70006">5</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p70006">In this section “</ins>
<term refersTo="#term-relevant-nil-licence-functions">
<ins class="d29p70006">relevant nil licence functions</ins>
</term>
<ins class="d29p70006">” means functions relating to applications for, and the issue of, nil licences in respect of vehicles that are exempt vehicles under—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-22ZA-5-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p70006">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p70006">paragraph 19 of Schedule 2, or</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-22ZA-5-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p70006">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p70006 last">paragraph 7 of Schedule 4.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-22A" period="#period51">
<num>
<ins class="d29p3077">22A</ins>
</num>
<heading>
<ins class="d29p3077 first">
<noteRef href="#c12509221" marker="F12" class="commentary attribute F"/>
Vehicle identity checks
</ins>
</heading>
<subsection eId="section-22A-1">
<num>
<ins class="d29p3077">1</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p3077">This section applies to regulations under section 22(1)(h) which confer a power on the Secretary of State to refuse to issue a new registration document in respect of a registered vehicle if he is not satisfied that the vehicle for which the document is being sought is the registered vehicle.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-22A-2">
<num>
<ins class="d29p3077">2</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p3077">Such regulations may, in particular, provide for—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-22A-2-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p3077">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p3077">the examination (whether by the Secretary of State or by persons authorised by him) of all vehicles for which new registration documents are being sought, or such vehicles of a particular description, for the purpose of ascertaining whether they are the registered vehicles concerned,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-22A-2-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p3077">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p3077">the provision of other evidence in relation to all vehicles for which new registration documents are being sought, or such vehicles of a particular description, for the purpose of ascertaining whether they are the registered vehicles concerned.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-22A-3">
<num>
<ins class="d29p3077">3</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p3077">Regulations made by virtue of subsection (2) may, in particular, provide for—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-22A-3-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p3077">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p3077">notification of examinations (including their purpose), the issue of certificates as to the outcome of examinations and the keeping of records in relation to examinations and certificates,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-22A-3-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p3077">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p3077">the issue of duplicates or copies of certificates and the fees to be paid on applications for such duplicates or copies,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-22A-3-c">
<num>
<ins class="d29p3077">c</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p3077">the correction of errors in certificates,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-22A-3-d">
<num>
<ins class="d29p3077">d</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p3077">the payment of fees for examinations, and for re-examinations resulting from appeals and the repayment of the whole or part of the fee paid for such a re-examination where it appears to the Secretary of State that there were substantial grounds for contesting the whole or part of the decision appealed against,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-22A-3-e">
<num>
<ins class="d29p3077">e</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p3077">the making of appeals against the outcome of examinations,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-22A-3-f">
<num>
<ins class="d29p3077">f</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p3077">the carrying out of examinations in the absence of the keepers or owners of the vehicles concerned,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-22A-3-g">
<num>
<ins class="d29p3077">g</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p3077">courses of instruction in connection with the carrying out of examinations and the charging of fees in respect of attendance on such courses,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-22A-3-h">
<num>
<ins class="d29p3077">h</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p3077">the authorisation of examiners, the imposition of conditions to be complied with by authorised examiners (including the payment of fees to the Secretary of State) and the withdrawal of authorisations,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="part-II-crossheading-registration_section-22A-3-in1">
<num>
<ins class="d29p3077">i</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p3077">the manner in which, conditions under which and apparatus with which examinations are carried out by authorised examiners, and the inspection of premises at which and apparatus with which such examinations are being, or are to be, carried out,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-22A-3-j">
<num>
<ins class="d29p3077">j</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p3077">the charges to be paid by authorised examiners to the Secretary of State in connection with—</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="part-II-crossheading-registration_section-22A-3-in2">
<num>
<ins class="d29p3077">i</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p3077">the issue of certificates,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-22A-3-ii">
<num>
<ins class="d29p3077">ii</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p3077">the issue of duplicates or copies of certificates, and</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-22A-3-iii">
<num>
<ins class="d29p3077">iii</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p3077">the correction of errors in certificates.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-22A-4">
<num>
<ins class="d29p3077">4</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p3077">The Secretary of State may use information contained in relevant records—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-22A-4-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p3077">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p3077">to check the accuracy of information which has been obtained under regulations made by virtue of subsection (2), and</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-22A-4-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p3077">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p3077">where appropriate, to amend or supplement any such information.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-22A-5">
<num>
<ins class="d29p3077">5</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p3077">The Secretary of State may use information which has been obtained under regulations made by virtue of subsection (2)—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-22A-5-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p3077">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p3077">to check the accuracy of relevant records, and</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-22A-5-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p3077">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p3077">where appropriate, to amend or supplement information contained in those records.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-22A-6">
<num>
<ins class="d29p3077">6</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p3077">In subsections (4) and (5) “</ins>
<term refersTo="#term-relevant-records">
<ins class="d29p3077">relevant records</ins>
</term>
<ins class="d29p3077">” means records—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-22A-6-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p3077">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p3077">maintained by the Secretary of State in connection with any functions exercisable by him under or by virtue of this Act,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-22A-6-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p3077">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p3077">records maintained by the Secretary of State (or caused by him to be maintained) under section 45(6B) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (c.52).</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-22A-7">
<num>
<ins class="d29p3077">7</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p3077">Subsections (4) to (6) do not limit any powers of the Secretary of State apart from those subsections.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-22A-8">
<num>
<ins class="d29p3077">8</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p3077 last">This section is without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred by section 22.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-II-crossheading-registration-marks" period="#period3">
<heading> Registration marks</heading>
<section eId="section-23" period="#period3">
<num>23</num>
<heading> Registration marks.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-23-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Where the Secretary of State registers a vehicle under section 21(1) he shall assign to the vehicle a mark (a “registration mark”) indicating the registered number of the vehicle.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-23-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>The Secretary of State may, in such circumstances as he may determine—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-23-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>assign a registration mark to a vehicle to which another registration mark has previously been assigned,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-23-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>assign to a vehicle (whether on its first registration or later) a registration mark previously assigned to another vehicle,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-23-2-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>(whether or not in connection with an assignment within paragraph (a) or (b)) withdraw any registration mark for the time being assigned to a vehicle, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-23-2-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>re-assign to a vehicle a registration mark previously assigned to it but subsequently withdrawn.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-23-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that the registration mark for the time being assigned to a vehicle shall be fixed, in the manner prescribed by the regulations, on the vehicle, on any other vehicle drawn by the vehicle or on both.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-23-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>The Secretary of State may by regulations prescribe—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-23-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the size, shape and character of registration marks to be fixed on any vehicle, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-23-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the manner in which registration marks are to be displayed and rendered easily distinguishable (whether by day or by night).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-23-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>The Secretary of State may by regulations—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-23-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>make provision for assigning general registration marks to persons holding trade licences and (in particular) prescribe the registration marks to be carried by vehicles the use of which is authorised by a trade licence, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-23-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>make provision for the issue of trade plates to holders of trade licences and for the charging of a fee for the replacement of trade plates which are or may be lost, stolen, destroyed or damaged.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-24" period="#period3">
<num>24</num>
<heading> Assignment of registration marks by motor dealers.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-24-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>The Secretary of State may by regulations make such provision as he considers appropriate with respect to the allocation of registration marks for vehicles to motor dealers who—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-24-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>apply for such allocations, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-24-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>appear to the Secretary of State suitable to receive them,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>and with respect to the assigning of the marks to vehicles by motor dealers.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-24-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>Regulations under this section may, in particular, include provision—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-24-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>as to the mode of application for the allocation of registration marks,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-24-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>as to the transfer of registration marks allocated to a motor dealer in cases where the motor dealer dies or becomes incapacitated or bankrupt and in such other cases as may be prescribed by the regulations, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-24-2-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>as to the cancellation of allocations of registration marks.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-24-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>The provision which may be made by regulations under this section also includes provision for—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-24-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>restricting the circumstances in which a motor dealer may assign a registration mark to a vehicle,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-24-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>securing that registration marks allocated to a motor dealer are assigned by him in such sequence as the Secretary of State considers appropriate and that no registration mark is assigned to a vehicle to which a registration mark has already been assigned, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-24-3-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>requiring a motor dealer to furnish to the Secretary of State within the period prescribed by the regulations such particulars in respect of each vehicle to which the motor dealer assigns a registration mark as are so prescribed.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-24-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>Where—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-24-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<intro>
<p>the Secretary of State—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-24-4-a-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>rejects an application by a motor dealer for an allocation of registration marks, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-24-4-a-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>cancels an allocation of registration marks made to a motor dealer, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-24-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the motor dealer, within the period prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State, requests him to review his decision,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>the Secretary of State shall comply with the request and (in doing so) consider any representations made to him in writing during that period by the motor dealer.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-24-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>Where the Secretary of State cancels an allocation of registration marks made to a motor dealer—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-24-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the cancellation does not take effect before the end of the period prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-24-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>where during that period the motor dealer requests the Secretary of State to review his decision, the cancellation does not take effect before the Secretary of State gives notice in writing of the result of the review to the motor dealer.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-24-6">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>For the purposes of subsection (5)(b) notice may be given to a person by—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-24-6-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>delivering it to him,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-24-6-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>leaving it at his proper address, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-24-6-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>sending it to him by post;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>
and for the purposes of this subsection, and of section 7 of the
<noteRef href="#c12509231" marker="M2" class="commentary M"/>
Interpretation Act 1978 in its application to this subsection, the proper address of a person is his latest address as known to the Secretary of State.
</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-25" period="#period3">
<num>25</num>
<heading> Charge on request for registration mark.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-25-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The Secretary of State may by regulations provide for a charge prescribed by the regulations to be made in cases where, by request, a particular registration mark is assigned to a vehicle (whether on its first registration or later), having previously been assigned to another vehicle.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-25-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>The regulations may—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-25-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<intro>
<p>require—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-25-2-a-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>the vehicle to which a mark is requested to be assigned, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-25-2-a-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>in cases prescribed by the regulations, the other vehicle,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>to be made available for inspection at a place designated by or under the regulations, and</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-25-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>provide for a charge prescribed by the regulations to be made for the inspection and for the whole or part of the charge to be retained whether or not the mark is assigned as requested.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-25-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>Charges prescribed for the purposes of this section need not be related to the costs of—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-25-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>making an assignment, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-25-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>arranging for a vehicle to be inspected.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-26" period="#period12">
<num>26</num>
<heading> Retention of registration mark pending transfer.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-26-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>The Secretary of State may by regulations provide for a person in whose name a vehicle is registered under this Act to be granted a right, exercisable on a single occasion falling within a period prescribed by the regulations, to have the registration mark for the time being assigned to the vehicle assigned to some other vehicle which is registered under this Act—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-26-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>in that person’s name, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-26-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>in the name of some other person nominated by him in accordance with the regulations.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-26-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>Regulations under this section may, in particular, make provision—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-26-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>for the manner in which an application for the grant of such a right (a “right of retention”) is to be made to the Secretary of State,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-26-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>for the payment of a fee prescribed by the regulations on the making of such an application and for the whole or part of the fee to be retained whether or not the application is granted,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-26-2-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>for requiring the vehicle to which the registration mark is for the time being assigned to be made available for inspection at a place designated by or under the regulations,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-26-2-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>for authorising the Secretary of State to refuse such an application on such grounds as he thinks fit,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-26-2-e">
<num>e</num>
<content>
<p>with respect to the manner in which rights of retention are to be exercisable,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-26-2-f">
<num>f</num>
<intro>
<p>for enabling or requiring the Secretary of State, on the payment to him of a fee prescribed by the regulations, to extend or (on one or more occasions) further extend the period referred to in subsection (1) where—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-26-2-f-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>the conditions so prescribed are fulfilled, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-26-2-f-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>he thinks fit to do so in the circumstances of the case,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-26-2-g">
<num>g</num>
<content>
<p>for rights of retention to be non-transferable (but without prejudice to the vesting of any such right in a person by operation of law),</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-26-2-h">
<num>h</num>
<content>
<p>with respect to the conditions which must be satisfied before a registration mark may be assigned to a vehicle pursuant to a right of retention,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-26-2-i">
<num>i</num>
<intro>
<p>for authorising the Secretary of State to revoke a right of retention—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-26-2-i-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>if it appears to him that there are special reasons for doing so, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-26-2-i-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>in any other circumstances prescribed by the regulations,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-26-2-j">
<num>j</num>
<content>
<p>for allowing a person to be nominated when an application for the grant of a right of retention is made or to be nominated at a later time,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-26-2-k">
<num>k</num>
<content>
<p>for allowing a different person to be nominated in place of a person already nominated,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-26-2-l">
<num>l</num>
<content>
<p>for the manner in which a nomination is to be made and for the payment of a fee prescribed by the regulations where a nomination is made in circumstances so prescribed, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-26-2-m">
<num>m</num>
<content>
<p>for the payment, in connection with the assignment of a registration mark pursuant to a right of retention, of such charge as is for the time being prescribed by virtue of section 25(1).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-26-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>Regulations under this section may exempt extensions or assignments of any class or description prescribed by the regulations from any fee or charge payable by virtue of subsection (2)(f) or (m).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-26-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>An extension or nomination is exempt from a fee payable by virtue of subsection (2)(f) or (l) if the Secretary of State considers it appropriate in the circumstances of the case.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-26-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>Where regulations under this section provide in any case for there to be no charge in connection with the assignment of a registration mark pursuant to a right of retention—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-26-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the fee prescribed by virtue of paragraph (b) of subsection (2) in relation to an application for that right may include an amount representing the charge for which provision could have been made by virtue of paragraph (m) of that subsection, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-26-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the regulations may provide for the part of any such fee which represents a charge for which provision could have been so made to be retained, except where conditions prescribed by the regulations are fulfilled, whether or not there is an assignment.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-26-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>The assignment by the Secretary of State of a registration mark to a vehicle pursuant to a right of retention is without prejudice to the subsequent exercise by him, in relation to the mark, of any of his powers under section 23(2).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-27" period="#period3">
<num>27</num>
<heading> Sale of rights to particular registration marks.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-27-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>This section applies to registration marks which either—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-27-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>have never been assigned to a vehicle, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-27-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>have been assigned to a vehicle but (as a result of having been subsequently withdrawn) are not for the time being so assigned,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>and which are such as the Secretary of State may from time to time determine.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-27-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>The Secretary of State may by regulations make a scheme providing for registration marks to which this section applies to be assigned to vehicles registered under this Act in the names of, or of the nominees of, persons who have acquired rights under the scheme to have the marks so assigned.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-27-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>Regulations under this section may, in particular, make provision—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-27-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<intro>
<p>for a person to acquire a right under the scheme to have a particular registration mark to which this section applies assigned to a vehicle registered under this Act in his name, or in the name of some other person nominated by him in accordance with the scheme, on payment of such sum as is payable in accordance with the scheme—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-27-3-a-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>in respect of the acquisition of the right, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-27-3-a-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>where no charge is to be made by virtue of paragraph (m) in connection with an assignment pursuant to the right, in respect of such an assignment,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-27-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>with respect to—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-27-3-b-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>the manner in which agreements for the sale of such a right (a “relevant right”) may be effected,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-27-3-b-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>the terms which may be contained in, or incorporated into, such agreements, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-27-3-b-iii">
<num>iii</num>
<content>
<p>rights and liabilities arising in connection with such agreements otherwise than under any such terms,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-27-3-c">
<num>c</num>
<intro>
<p>for enabling the Secretary of State to determine as he thinks fit—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-27-3-c-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>the prices at which particular relevant rights are to be sold or the reserve prices applicable to the sale of any such rights, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-27-3-c-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>the manner in which any such prices are to be determined,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-27-3-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>with respect to the manner in which relevant rights are to be exercisable,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-27-3-e">
<num>e</num>
<content>
<p>for relevant rights to be exercisable only on a single occasion falling within a period prescribed by the regulations (subject to any provision made by virtue of paragraph (f)),</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-27-3-f">
<num>f</num>
<intro>
<p>for enabling or requiring the Secretary of State, on the payment to him of a fee prescribed by the regulations, to extend or (on one or more occasions) further extend any such period where—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-27-3-f-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>the conditions so prescribed are fulfilled, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-27-3-f-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>he thinks fit to do so in the circumstances of the case,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-27-3-g">
<num>g</num>
<content>
<p>for relevant rights to be non-transferable (but without prejudice to the vesting of any such right in a person by operation of law),</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-27-3-h">
<num>h</num>
<content>
<p>with respect to the conditions which must be satisfied before a registration mark may be assigned to a vehicle pursuant to a relevant right,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-27-3-i">
<num>i</num>
<intro>
<p>for authorising the Secretary of State to revoke a relevant right—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-27-3-i-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>if it appears to him that there are special reasons for doing so, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-27-3-i-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>in any other circumstances prescribed by the regulations,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-27-3-j">
<num>j</num>
<content>
<p>for allowing a person to be nominated when a relevant right is acquired or to be nominated at a later time,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-27-3-k">
<num>k</num>
<content>
<p>for allowing a different person to be nominated in place of a person already nominated,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-27-3-l">
<num>l</num>
<content>
<p>for the manner in which a nomination is to be made and for the payment of a fee prescribed by the regulations where a nomination is made in circumstances so prescribed,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-27-3-m">
<num>m</num>
<content>
<p>for the payment, in connection with the assignment of a registration mark pursuant to a relevant right, of such charge as is for the time being prescribed by virtue of section 25(1), and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-27-3-n">
<num>n</num>
<content>
<p>for so much of any sum paid by virtue of paragraph (a) in respect of the assignment of a registration mark to be retained, except where conditions prescribed by the regulations are fulfilled, whether or not there is such an assignment.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-27-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>Regulations under this section may (without prejudice to the generality of subsection (3)(b)) make provision for authorising the Secretary of State to make arrangements with other persons by which such persons—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-27-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>are given authority (whether irrevocable or otherwise) to act on his behalf in offering for sale, and entering into agreements for the sale of, relevant rights in the case of such registration marks, and during such periods, as he may determine,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-27-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>are required to account to him for sums due to him under such agreements (whether they have received any amounts due from the purchasers under the agreements or not), and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-27-4-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>may become entitled or subject to such rights or liabilities of the Secretary of State in connection with such agreements as may be prescribed by the regulations.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-27-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>Regulations under this section may exempt extensions or assignments of any class or description prescribed by the regulations from any fee or charge payable by virtue of subsection (3)(f) or (m).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-27-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>An extension or nomination is exempt from a fee payable by virtue of subsection (3)(f) or (l) if the Secretary of State considers it appropriate in the circumstances of the case.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-27-7">
<num>7</num>
<content>
<p>The assignment by the Secretary of State of a registration mark to a vehicle pursuant to a relevant right is without prejudice to the subsequent exercise by him, in relation to the mark, of any of his powers under section 23(2).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-II-crossheading-registration-plates" class=" prospective">
<heading>
<ins class="d29p4008 first last">
<noteRef href="#c12509241" marker="F15" class="commentary attribute F"/>
Registration plates
</ins>
</heading>
<section eId="section-27A" class="prospective">
<num>
<ins class="d29p4018 first">
<noteRef href="#c12509251" marker="F14" class="commentary attribute F"/>
27A
</ins>
</num>
<heading> Registration plates</heading>
<subsection eId="section-27A-1">
<num>
<ins class="d29p4018">1</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p4018">The Secretary of State may by regulations—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-27A-1-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p4018">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p4018">prescribe specifications for registration plates (whether relating to their size, shape, material of manufacture or otherwise),</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-27A-1-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p4018">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p4018">provide for registration plates to contain or display such information other than registration marks or (as the case may be) special registration marks as may be specified or described in the regulations.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-27A-2">
<num>
<ins class="d29p4018">2</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p4018">Regulations under subsection (1)(b) may, in particular, prescribe the form and manner in which any such information is to be contained or displayed.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-27A-3">
<num>
<ins class="d29p4018">3</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p4018">In this section “</ins>
<term refersTo="#term-registration-plates">
<ins class="d29p4018">registration plates</ins>
</term>
<ins class="d29p4018">” means—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-27A-3-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p4018">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p4018">plates or other devices for displaying registration marks and for fixing them on vehicles or trailers in accordance with regulations under section 23(3), or</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-27A-3-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p4018">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p4018">plates or other devices for displaying special registration marks and for fixing them on vehicles or trailers in accordance with regulations under section 22(2),</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>
<ins class="d29p4018">and includes plates or other devices which are also for containing or displaying information other than registration marks or (as the case may be) special registration marks (whether or not such information is to be contained or displayed by virtue of regulations under this section).</ins>
</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-27A-4">
<num>
<ins class="d29p4018">4</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p4018">In this section—</ins>
</p>
<blockList class="unordered">
<item>
<p>
<ins class="d29p4018"></ins>
<term refersTo="#term-special-registration-mark">
<ins class="d29p4018">special registration mark</ins>
</term>
<ins class="d29p4018">” means a mark indicating the registered number of a vehicle or trailer and assigned to the vehicle or trailer by virtue of regulations under section 22(2), and</ins>
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
<ins class="d29p4018"></ins>
<term refersTo="#term-trailer">
<ins class="d29p4018">trailer</ins>
</term>
<ins class="d29p4018 last">” has the same meaning as in Part 8 of Schedule 1.</ins>
</p>
</item>
</blockList>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-II-crossheading-marking" period="#period3">
<heading> Marking</heading>
<section eId="section-28" period="#period3">
<num>28</num>
<heading> Marking of engines and bodies.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-28-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The Secretary of State may by regulations make such provision as he thinks appropriate with respect to the marking of the engines and bodies of vehicles.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-28-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>Regulations under this section may, in particular, include provision—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-28-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>as to the persons by whom and the times at which engines and bodies of vehicles are to be marked,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-28-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>as to the form of any mark and the manner and position in which it is to be made, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-28-2-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>for requiring particulars of marks made under the regulations to be furnished to the Secretary of State.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-II-crossheading-power-of-constables-etc-to-require-production-of-documents" period="#period55">
<heading>
<em>
<ins class="d29p4133 first">
<noteRef href="#c18123251" marker="F16" class="commentary attribute F"/>
Power of constables
<abbr title="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</abbr>
to require production of documents
</ins>
</em>
</heading>
<section eId="section-28A" period="#period55">
<num>
<ins class="d29p4133">28A</ins>
</num>
<heading>
<ins class="d29p4133">
Power of constables
<abbr title="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</abbr>
to require production of registration documents
</ins>
</heading>
<subsection eId="section-28A-1">
<num>
<ins class="d29p4133">1</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p4133">A person using a vehicle in respect of which a registration document has been issued must produce the document for inspection on being so required by—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-28A-1-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p4133">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p4133">a constable, or</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-28A-1-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p4133">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p4133">a person authorised by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this section (an “</ins>
<term refersTo="#term-authorised-person">
<ins class="d29p4133">authorised person</ins>
</term>
<ins class="d29p4133">”).</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-28A-2">
<num>
<ins class="d29p4133">2</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p4133">An authorised person exercising the power conferred by subsection (1) must, if so requested, produce evidence of his authority to exercise the power.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-28A-3">
<num>
<ins class="d29p4133">3</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p4133">A person is guilty of an offence if he fails to comply with subsection (1).</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-28A-4">
<num>
<ins class="d29p4133">4</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p4133">Subsection (3) does not apply if any of the following conditions is satisfied.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-28A-5">
<num>
<ins class="d29p4133">5</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p4133">The first condition is that—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-28A-5-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p4133">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p4133">the person produces the registration document, in person, at a police station specified by him at the time of the request, and</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-28A-5-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p4133">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p4133">he does so within 7 days after the date on which the request was made or as soon as is reasonably practicable.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-28A-6">
<num>
<ins class="d29p4133">6</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p4133">The second condition is that—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-28A-6-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p4133">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p4133">the vehicle is subject to a lease or hire agreement,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-28A-6-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p4133">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p4133">the vehicle is not registered in the name of the lessee or hirer under that agreement and is not required to be so registered,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-28A-6-c">
<num>
<ins class="d29p4133">c</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p4133">the person produces appropriate evidence of the agreement to the constable or authorised person at the time of the request or he produces such evidence in person, at a police station specified by him at the time of the request—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-28A-6-c-i">
<num>
<ins class="d29p4133">i</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p4133">within 7 days after the date of the request, or</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-28A-6-c-ii">
<num>
<ins class="d29p4133">ii</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p4133">as soon as is reasonably practicable, and</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-28A-6-d">
<num>
<ins class="d29p4133">d</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p4133">the person has reasonable grounds for believing, or it is reasonable for him to expect, that the person from whom the vehicle has been leased or hired is able to produce, or require the production of, the registration document.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-28A-7">
<num>
<ins class="d29p4133">7</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p4133">In subsection (6)(c) “</ins>
<term refersTo="#term-appropriate-evidence">
<ins class="d29p4133">appropriate evidence</ins>
</term>
<ins class="d29p4133">” means—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-28A-7-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p4133">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p4133">a copy of the agreement, or</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-28A-7-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p4133">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p4133">such other documentary evidence of the agreement as is prescribed in regulations under this section.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-28A-8">
<num>
<ins class="d29p4133">8</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p4133">The third condition is that any exception prescribed in regulations under this section is met.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-28A-9">
<num>
<ins class="d29p4133">9</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p4133">Where a requirement is imposed under subsection (1) by an authorised person, a testing station provided under section 52(2) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 may be specified under subsection (5)(a) or (6)(c) instead of a police station.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-28A-10">
<num>
<ins class="d29p4133">10</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p4133">A person accused of an offence under this section is not entitled to the benefit of an exception conferred by or under this section unless evidence is adduced that is sufficient to raise an issue with respect to that exception, but where evidence is so adduced it is for the prosecution to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the exception does not apply.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-28A-11">
<num>
<ins class="d29p4133">11</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p4133">A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-28A-12">
<num>
<ins class="d29p4133">12</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p4133">The Secretary of State may make regulations—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-28A-12-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p4133">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p4133">prescribing descriptions of evidence for the purposes of subsection (7);</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-28A-12-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p4133">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p4133">prescribing, varying or revoking exceptions for the purposes of subsection (8).</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-28A-13">
<num>
<ins class="d29p4133">13</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p4133">In this section “</ins>
<term refersTo="#term-registration-document">
<ins class="d29p4133">registration document</ins>
</term>
<ins class="d29p4133 last">” means a registration document issued in accordance with regulations under section 22(1)(e).</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</hcontainer>
</part>
<part eId="part-III" period="#period6">
<num>Part III</num>
<heading> Offences</heading>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-III-crossheading-offence-of-using-or-keeping-unlicensed-vehicle" period="#period26">
<heading> Offence of using or keeping unlicensed vehicle</heading>
<section eId="section-29" period="#period40">
<num>29</num>
<heading> Penalty for using or keeping unlicensed vehicle.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-29-1" period="#period2">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>If a person uses, or keeps, on a public road a vehicle (not being an exempt vehicle) which is unlicensed he is guilty of an offence.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-29-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>For the purposes of subsection (1) a vehicle is unlicensed if no vehicle licence or trade licence is in force for or in respect of the vehicle.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-29-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p70440 first last">
<noteRef href="#c12509261" marker="F17" class="commentary attribute F"/>
Subject to subsection (3A)
</ins>
a person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to an excise penalty of—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-29-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>level 3 on the standard scale, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-29-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>five times the amount of the vehicle excise duty chargeable in respect of the vehicle,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>whichever is the greater.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-29-3A">
<num>
<ins class="d29p70458 first">
<noteRef href="#c12509271" marker="F18" class="commentary attribute F"/>
3A
</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p70458">In the case of a person who—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-29-3A-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p70458">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p70458">has provided the Secretary of State with a declaration or statement (in pursuance of regulations under section 22) that the vehicle will not during a period specified in the declaration or statement be used or kept on a public road, and</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-29-3A-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p70458">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p70458">commits an offence under subsection (1) within a period prescribed by regulations,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>
<ins class="d29p70458 last">subsection (3) applies as if the reference in paragraph (a) to level 3 were a reference to level 4.</ins>
</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-29-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>Where a vehicle for which a vehicle licence is in force is transferred by the holder of the licence to another person, the licence is to be treated for the purposes of subsection (2) as no longer in force unless it is delivered to the other person with the vehicle.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-29-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>Where—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-29-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>an application is made for a vehicle licence for any period, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-29-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>a temporary licence is issued pursuant to the application,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>subsection (4) does not apply to the licence applied for if, on a transfer of the vehicle during the currency of the temporary licence, the temporary licence is delivered with the vehicle to the transferee.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-29-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>The amount of the vehicle excise duty chargeable in respect of a vehicle is to be taken for the purposes of subsection (3)(b) to be an amount equal to the annual rate of duty applicable to the vehicle at the date on which the offence was committed.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-29-7">
<num>7</num>
<content>
<p>Where in the case of a vehicle kept (but not used) on a public road that annual rate differs from the annual rate by reference to which the vehicle was at that date chargeable under section 2(2) to (4), the amount of the vehicle excise duty chargeable in respect of the vehicle is to be taken for those purposes to be an amount equal to the latter rate.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-29-8">
<num>8</num>
<content>
<p>In the case of a conviction for a continuing offence, the offence is to be taken for the purposes of subsections (6) and (7) to have been committed on the date or latest date to which the conviction relates.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-30" period="#period11">
<num>30</num>
<heading> Additional liability for keeper of unlicensed vehicle.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-30-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Where the person convicted of an offence under section 29 is the person by whom the vehicle in respect of which the offence was committed was kept at the time at which it was committed, the court shall (in addition to any penalty which it may impose under that section) order him to pay the amount specified in subsection (2).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-30-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>The amount referred to in subsection (1) is an amount equal to one-twelfth of the annual rate of vehicle excise duty appropriate to the vehicle for each month, or part of a month, in the relevant period (within the meaning of section 31).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-30-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>In relation to any month or part of a month in the relevant period, the reference in subsection (2) to the annual rate of vehicle excise duty appropriate to the vehicle is a reference to the annual rate applicable to it at the beginning of that month or part.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-30-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>A vehicle is to be taken for the purposes of this section to have belonged throughout the relevant period to the description of vehicle to which it belonged for the purposes of vehicle excise duty at—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-30-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the date on which the offence was committed, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-30-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>if the prosecution so elect, the date when a vehicle licence for it was last issued,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>except so far as it is proved to have fallen within some other description for the whole of any month or part of a month in that period.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-30-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>In the case of a conviction for a continuing offence, the offence is to be taken for the purposes of this section to have been committed on the date or latest date to which the conviction relates.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-31" period="#period27">
<num>31</num>
<heading> Relevant period for purposes of section 30.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-31-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>For the purposes of section 30 the relevant period is the period—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-31-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>ending with the date on which the offence was committed, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-31-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>beginning as provided by subsections (2) to (4).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-31-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>Subject to subsection (4), if the person convicted has before the date of the offence notified the Secretary of State of his acquisition of the vehicle in accordance with regulations made by the Secretary of State, the relevant period begins with—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-31-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the date on which the notification was received by the Secretary of State, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-31-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the expiry of the vehicle licence last in force for the vehicle,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>whichever is the later.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-31-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>Subject to subsection (4), in any other case the relevant period begins with—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-31-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the expiry of the vehicle licence last in force for the vehicle before the date on which the offence was committed, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-31-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>if there has not at any time before that date been a vehicle licence in force for the vehicle, the date on which the vehicle was first kept by the person convicted.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-31-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>Where—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-31-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the person convicted has been ordered to pay an amount under section 30 on the occasion of a previous conviction for an offence in respect of the same vehicle, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-31-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>that offence was committed after the date specified in subsection (2) or (3) as the date with which the relevant period begins,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>the relevant period instead begins with the month immediately following that in which the earlier offence was committed.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-31-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>Where the person convicted proves—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-31-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>that throughout any month or part of a month in the relevant period the vehicle was not kept by him, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-31-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
that he has paid the duty due
<noteRef href="#c12509281" marker="F19" class="commentary F"/>
. . .in respect of the vehicle for any such month or part of a month,
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>any amount which the person is ordered to pay under section 30 is to be calculated as if that month or part of a month were not in the relevant period.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-31-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>Where a person has previously been ordered under section 36 to pay an amount for a month or part of a month in the case of a vehicle, any amount which he is ordered to pay under section 30 in the case of the vehicle is to be calculated as if no part of that month were in the relevant period.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-31-7">
<num>7</num>
<intro>
<p>In this section references to the expiry of a vehicle licence include a reference to—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-31-7-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>its surrender, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-31-7-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>its being treated as no longer in force for the purposes of subsection (2) of section 29 by subsection (4) of that section.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-31-8">
<num>8</num>
<content>
<p>In the case of a conviction for a continuing offence, the offence is to be taken for the purposes of this section to have been committed on the date or latest date to which the conviction relates.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-32" period="#period31">
<num>32</num>
<heading> Sections 29 to 31: supplementary.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-32-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>Where in the case of an offence under section 29 there is made against a person—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-32-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
an order under section 1A of the
<noteRef href="#c12509341" marker="M15" class="commentary M"/>
Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973 discharging him absolutely or conditionally,
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-32-1-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p71061 first">
<noteRef href="#c12509351" marker="F79" class="commentary attribute F"/>
b
</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p71061 last">or an order under section 228 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 placing him on probation or under 246(3) of that Act discharging him absolutely, or</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-32-1-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>
an order under the
<noteRef href="#c12509361" marker="M16" class="commentary M"/>
Probation Act (Northern Ireland) 1950 discharging him absolutely or conditionally or placing him on probation,
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>he is to be treated for the purposes of sections 29 to 31 as having been convicted.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-32-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Section 30 has effect subject to the provisions (applying with the necessary modifications) of any enactment relating to the imposition of fines by magistrates’ courts and courts of summary jurisdiction, other than any conferring a discretion as to their amount.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-32-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>Where a sum is payable by virtue of an order under section 30—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-32-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
in England and Wales, the sum is to be treated as a fine, and the order as a conviction, for the purposes of Part III of the
<noteRef href="#c12509371" marker="M17" class="commentary M"/>
Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (including any enactment having effect as if contained in that Part) and of any other enactment relating to the recovery or application of sums ordered to be paid by magistrates’ courts,
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-32-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>in Scotland, the sum is to be treated as a fine, and the order as a conviction, for the purposes of any enactment relating to the recovery or application of sums ordered to be paid by courts of summary jurisdiction, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-32-3-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>
in Northern Ireland, the sum is recoverable as a sum adjudged to be paid by a conviction and is to be treated for all purposes as a fine within the meaning of section 20 of the
<noteRef href="#c12509381" marker="M18" class="commentary M"/>
Administration of Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-32A" period="#period26">
<num>
<ins class="d29p71203">32A</ins>
</num>
<heading>
<ins class="d29p71203 first">
<noteRef href="#c12509441" marker="F80" class="commentary attribute F"/>
Immobilisation, removal and disposal of vehicles.
</ins>
</heading>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p71203 last">Schedule 2A (which relates to the immobilisation of vehicles as regards which it appears that an offence under section 29(1) is being committed and to their removal and disposal) shall have effect.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</section>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-III-crossheading-offence-of-being-registered-keeper-of-unlicensed-vehicle" period="#period49">
<heading>Offence of being registered keeper of unlicensed vehicle</heading>
<section eId="section-31A" period="#period49">
<num>
<noteRef href="#c19076081" marker="C2" class="commentary C"/>
31A
</num>
<heading> Offence by registered keeper where vehicle unlicensed</heading>
<subsection eId="section-31A-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>If a vehicle registered under this Act is unlicensed, the person in whose name the vehicle is registered is guilty of an offence.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-31A-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>For the purposes of this section a vehicle is unlicensed if no vehicle licence or trade licence is in force for or in respect of the vehicle.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-31A-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>Subsection (1) does not apply to a vehicle if—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-31A-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>it is an exempt vehicle in respect of which regulations under this Act require a nil licence to be in force and a nil licence is in force in respect of the vehicle, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-31A-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>it is an exempt vehicle that is not one in respect of which regulations under this Act require a nil licence to be in force.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-31A-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>Where a vehicle for which a vehicle licence is in force is transferred by the holder of the licence to another person, the licence is to be treated for the purposes of subsection (2) as no longer in force unless it is delivered to the other person with the vehicle.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-31A-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>Where—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-31A-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>an application is made for a vehicle licence for any period, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-31A-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>a temporary licence is issued pursuant to the application,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>subsection (4) does not apply to the licence applied for if, on a transfer of the vehicle during the currency of the temporary licence, the temporary licence is delivered with the vehicle to the transferee.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-31B" period="#period49">
<num>31B</num>
<heading> Exceptions to section 31A</heading>
<subsection eId="section-31B-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>
A person (“
<term refersTo="#term-the-registered-keeper">the registered keeper</term>
”) in whose name an unlicensed vehicle is registered at any particular time (“
<term refersTo="#term-the-relevant-time">the relevant time</term>
”) does not commit an offence under section 31A at that time if any of the following conditions are satisfied.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-31B-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>The first condition is that the registered keeper—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-31B-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>is not at the relevant time the person keeping the vehicle, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-31B-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>if previously he was the person keeping the vehicle, he has by the relevant time complied with any requirements under section 22(1)(d)—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-31B-2-b-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>that are prescribed for the purposes of this condition, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-31B-2-b-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>that he is required to have complied with by the relevant or any earlier time.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-31B-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>The second condition is that—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-31B-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the registered keeper is at the relevant time the person keeping the vehicle,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-31B-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>at the relevant time the vehicle is neither kept nor used on a public road, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-31B-3-c">
<num>c</num>
<intro>
<p>the registered keeper has by the relevant time complied with any requirements under section 22(1D)—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-31B-3-c-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>that are prescribed for the purposes of this condition, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-31B-3-c-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>that he is required to have complied with by the relevant or any earlier time.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-31B-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>The third condition is that—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-31B-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the vehicle has been stolen before the relevant time,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-31B-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the vehicle has not been recovered by the relevant time, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-31B-4-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>any requirements under subsection (6) that, in connection with the theft, are required to have been complied with by the relevant or any earlier time have been complied with by the relevant time.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-31B-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>
The fourth condition is that the relevant time falls within a period (“
<term refersTo="#term-the-grace-days">the grace days</term>
”)—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-31B-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>beginning with the expiry of the last vehicle licence to be in force for the vehicle, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-31B-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>of a prescribed length,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>and a vehicle licence for the vehicle is taken out within the grace days for a period beginning with the grace days.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-31B-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for the purposes of subsection (4)(c) as to the persons to whom, the times at which and the manner in which the theft of a vehicle is to be notified.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-31B-7">
<num>7</num>
<content>
<p>The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision amending this section for the purpose of providing for further exceptions to section 31A(1) (or varying or revoking any such further exceptions).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-31B-8">
<num>8</num>
<content>
<p>A person accused of an offence under section 31A(1) is not entitled to the benefit of an exception conferred by or under this section unless evidence is adduced that is sufficient to raise an issue with respect to that exception, but where evidence is so adduced it is for the prosecution to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the exception does not apply.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-31B-9">
<num>9</num>
<intro>
<p>In this section—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-31B-9-a">
<num>a</num>
<intro>
<p>references to the expiry of a vehicle licence include a reference to—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-31B-9-a-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>its surrender, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-31B-9-a-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>its being treated as no longer in force for the purposes of subsection (2) of section 31A by subsection (4) of that section;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-31B-9-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-prescribed">prescribed</term>
” means prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-31C" period="#period49">
<num>31C</num>
<heading> Penalties for offences under section 31A</heading>
<subsection eId="section-31C-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>A person guilty of an offence under section 31A(1) is liable on summary conviction to—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-31C-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<intro>
<p>an excise penalty of—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-31C-1-a-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>level 3 on the standard scale, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-31C-1-a-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>five times the amount of vehicle excise duty chargeable in respect of the vehicle concerned,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>whichever is the greater; and</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-31C-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>if subsection (3) applies to him, an excise penalty (in addition to any under paragraph (a)) of an amount that complies with subsection (2).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-31C-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>An amount complies with this subsection if it—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-31C-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<intro>
<p>is not less than the greater of—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-31C-2-a-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>the maximum of the penalty to which the person is liable under subsection (1)(a), and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-31C-2-a-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>the amount of the supplement (if any) that became payable by him by reason of non-renewal of the vehicle licence for the vehicle that last expired before the commission of the offence; and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-31C-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>is not more than the greatest of—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-31C-2-b-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>the maximum of the penalty to which the person is liable under subsection (1)(a),</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-31C-2-b-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>the amount mentioned in paragraph (a)(ii), and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-31C-2-b-iii">
<num>iii</num>
<content>
<p>ten times the amount of vehicle excise duty chargeable in respect of the vehicle.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-31C-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>This subsection applies to the person if—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-31C-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>he was, at the time proceedings for the offence were commenced, the person in whose name the vehicle concerned was registered under this Act, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-31C-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>that vehicle was unlicensed throughout the period beginning with the commission of the offence and ending with the commencement of those proceedings.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-31C-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>The amount of vehicle excise duty chargeable in respect of a vehicle is to be taken for the purposes of subsections (1) and (2) to be an amount equal to the annual rate of duty applicable to the vehicle at the date on which the offence was committed.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-31C-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>Where in the case of a vehicle kept (but not used) on a public road that annual rate differs from the annual rate by reference to which the vehicle was at that date chargeable under section 2(3) to (6), the amount of the vehicle excise duty chargeable in respect of the vehicle is to be taken for those purposes to be an amount equal to the latter rate.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-31C-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>In the case of a conviction for a continuing offence, the offence is to be taken for the purposes of subsections (4) and (5) to have been committed on the date or latest date to which the conviction relates.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-31C-7">
<num>7</num>
<intro>
<p>In this section, references to the expiry of a vehicle licence include a reference to—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-31C-7-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>its surrender, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-31C-7-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>its being treated as no longer in force for the purposes of subsection (2) of section 31A by subsection (4) of that section.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-III-crossheading-other-offences-relating-to-licences" period="#period27">
<heading> Other offences relating to licences</heading>
<section eId="section-33" period="#period34">
<num>33</num>
<heading> Not exhibiting licence.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-33-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>A person is guilty of an offence if—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-33-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>he uses, or keeps, on a public road a vehicle in respect of which vehicle excise duty is chargeable, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-33-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>there is not fixed to and exhibited on the vehicle in the manner prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State a licence for, or in respect of, the vehicle which is for the time being in force.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-33-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-33-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>Subsection (1)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-33-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>has effect subject to the provisions of regulations made by the Secretary of State, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-33-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>is without prejudice to section 29.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-33-4">
<num>
<ins class="d29p71333 first">
<noteRef href="#c12509451" marker="F81" class="commentary attribute F"/>
4
</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p71333">The Secretary of State may make regulations prohibiting a person from exhibiting on a vehicle in respect of which excise duty is chargeable anything—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-33-4-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p71333">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p71333">which is intended to be, or</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-33-4-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p71333">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p71333">which could reasonably be,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>
<ins class="d29p71333 last">mistaken for a licence which is for, or in respect of, the vehicle and which is for the time being in force.</ins>
</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-34" period="#period7">
<num>34</num>
<heading> Trade licences: penalties.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-34-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>A person holding a trade licence or trade licences is guilty of an offence if he—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-34-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>uses at any one time on a public road a greater number of vehicles (not being vehicles for which vehicle licences are for the time being in force) than he is authorised to use by virtue of the trade licence or licences,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-34-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>uses a vehicle (not being a vehicle for which a vehicle licence is for the time being in force) on a public road for any purpose other than a purpose which has been prescribed under section 12(2)(b), or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-34-1-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>uses the trade licence, or any of the trade licences, for the purposes of keeping on a public road in any circumstances other than circumstances which have been prescribed under section 12(1)(c) a vehicle which is not being used on that road.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-34-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to an excise penalty of—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-34-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>level 3 on the standard scale, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-34-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>five times the amount of the vehicle excise duty chargeable in respect of (in the case of an offence under subsection (1)(a)) the vehicles which he is not authorised to use or (in the case of an offence under subsection (1)(b) or (c)) the vehicle concerned,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>whichever is the greater.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-34-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>The amount of the vehicle excise duty chargeable in respect of a vehicle is to be taken for the purposes of subsection (2) to be an amount equal to the annual rate of duty applicable to the vehicle at the date on which the offence was committed.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-34-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>Where in the case of a vehicle kept (but not used) on a public road that annual rate differs from the annual rate by reference to which the vehicle was at that date chargeable under section 2(2) to (4), the amount of the vehicle excise duty chargeable in respect of the vehicle is to be taken for those purposes to be an amount equal to the latter rate.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-34-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>In the case of a conviction for a continuing offence, the offence is to be taken for the purposes of subsections (3) and (4) to have been committed on the date or latest date to which the conviction relates.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-35" period="#period11">
<num>35</num>
<heading> Failure to return licence.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-35-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>A person who knowingly fails to comply with section 10(3) is guilty of an offence.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-35-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-35A" period="#period22">
<num>
<ins class="d29p72571">35A</ins>
</num>
<heading>
<ins class="d29p72571 first">
<noteRef href="#c12509521" marker="F84" class="commentary attribute F"/>
Dishonoured cheques.
</ins>
</heading>
<subsection eId="section-35A-1">
<num>
<ins class="d29p72571">1</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p72571">In a case where—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-35A-1-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p72571">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p72571">a notice sent as mentioned in section 19A(2)(b) or a further notice sent as mentioned in section 19A(3)(d) requires the person to deliver up the licence within such reasonable period as is specified in the notice, and</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-35A-1-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p72571">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p72571">the person fails to comply with the requirement within that period,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>
<ins class="d29p72571">he shall be liable on summary conviction to a penalty of an amount found under subsection (2).</ins>
</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-35A-2">
<num>
<ins class="d29p72571">2</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p72571">The amount is whichever is the greater of—</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<paragraph eId="section-35A-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p72571">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p72571">level 3 on the standard scale;</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-35A-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p72571">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p72571 last">an amount equal to five times the annual rate of duty that was payable on the grant of the licence or would have been so payable if it had been taken out for a period of twelve months.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section eId="section-36" period="#period35">
<num>36</num>
<heading> Dishonoured cheques: additional liability.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-36-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>
Where a person has been convicted of an offence under section
<ins class="d29p71961 first last">
<noteRef href="#c12509721" marker="F82" class="commentary attribute F"/>
35A
</ins>
in relation to a vehicle licence or a trade licence, the court shall (in addition to any penalty which it may impose under that section) order him to pay the amount specified in subsection (2).
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-36-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>The amount referred to in subsection (1) is an amount equal to one-twelfth of the appropriate annual rate of vehicle excise duty for each month, or part of a month, in the relevant period.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-36-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>The reference in subsection (2) to the appropriate annual rate of vehicle excise duty is a reference to the annual rate which at the beginning of the relevant period—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-36-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>in the case of a vehicle licence, was applicable to a vehicle of the description specified in the application, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-36-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
in the case of a trade licence, was applicable to a vehicle falling within paragraph
<ins class="d29p71989 first last">
<noteRef href="#c12509731" marker="F83" class="commentary attribute F"/>
1
</ins>
of Schedule 1 (or to a vehicle falling within sub-paragraph (1)(c) of paragraph 2 of that Schedule if the licence was to be used only for vehicles to which that paragraph applies).
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-36-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>For the purposes of this section the relevant period is the period—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-36-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>beginning with the first day of the period for which the licence was applied for or, if later, the day on which the licence first was to have effect, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-36-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>ending with whichever is the earliest of—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-36-4-b-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>the end of the month in which the order is made,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-36-4-b-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>the date on which the licence was due to expire,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-36-4-b-iii">
<num>iii</num>
<content>
<p>the end of the month during which the licence was delivered up, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-36-4-b-iv">
<num>iv</num>
<content>
<p>the end of the month preceding that in which there first had effect a new licence for the vehicle specified in the application for the licence or (in the case of a trade licence) a new trade licence to be used for the same description of vehicles.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-36-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>Where a person has previously been ordered under section 30 to pay an amount for a month or part of a month in the case of a vehicle, any amount which he is ordered to pay under this section in the case of a vehicle licence for the vehicle is to be calculated as if no part of that month were in the relevant period.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-III-crossheading-offence-of-not-paying-duty-chargeable-at-higher-rate" period="#period11">
<heading> Offence of not paying duty chargeable at higher rate</heading>
<section eId="section-37" period="#period27">
<num>37</num>
<heading> Penalty for not paying duty chargeable at higher rate.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-37-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>Where—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-37-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a vehicle licence has been taken out for a vehicle at any rate of vehicle excise duty,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-37-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>at any time while the licence is in force the vehicle is so used that duty at a higher rate becomes chargeable in respect of the licence for the vehicle under section 15, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-37-1-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>duty at that higher rate was not paid before the vehicle was so used,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>the person so using the vehicle is guilty of an offence.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-37-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>
A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction
<noteRef href="#c12509821" marker="F20" class="commentary F"/>
. . . to an excise penalty of—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-37-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
level 3 on the standard scale
<noteRef href="#c12509821" marker="F20" class="commentary F"/>
. . ., or
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-37-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>five times the difference between the duty actually paid on the licence and the amount of the duty at the higher rate,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>whichever is the greater.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-38" period="#period11">
<num>38</num>
<heading> Additional liability for keeper of vehicle chargeable at higher rate.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-38-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Where the person convicted of an offence under section 37 is the person by whom the vehicle in respect of which the offence was committed was kept at the time at which it was committed, the court shall (in addition to any penalty which it may impose under that section) order him to pay the amount specified in subsection (2).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-38-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>The amount referred to in subsection (1) is an amount equal to one-twelfth of the difference between—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-38-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the rate of duty at which the licence in relation to which the offence was committed was taken out, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-38-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the relevant higher rate of duty (within the meaning of section 39) in relation to the vehicle,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>for each month, or part of a month, in the relevant period (within the meaning of section 40).</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-38-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>A vehicle is to be taken for the purposes of subsection (2) to have belonged throughout the relevant period to the description of vehicle to which it belonged for the purposes of vehicle excise duty at the date on which the offence was committed, except so far as it is proved to have fallen within some other description for the whole of any month or part of a month in that period.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-38-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>Where a person is convicted of more than one offence under section 37 in respect of the same vehicle (whether or not in the same proceedings), the court shall (in calculating the amount payable under this section in respect of any of the offences) reduce the amount in relation to any period by any amount ordered to be paid under this section in relation to the period in respect of any other such offence.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-39" period="#period27">
<num>39</num>
<heading> Relevant higher rate of duty for purposes of section 38.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-39-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>For the purposes of section 38 the relevant higher rate of duty in relation to a vehicle is the rate provided by this section.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-39-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>Where—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-39-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
at the time of the offence the vehicle had a
<ins class="d29p73658 first last">
<noteRef href="#c12509841" marker="F21" class="commentary attribute F"/>
revenue weight
</ins>
which exceeded that which it had when the licence in relation to which the offence was committed was taken out, and
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-39-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the licence was taken out at the rate applicable to the previous weight,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>the relevant higher rate of duty is the rate which would have been applicable had the licence been taken out by reference to the higher weight.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-39-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>Where—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-39-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the vehicle is a tractive unit,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-39-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>the licence in relation to which the offence was committed was taken out at a rate applicable to the use of the vehicle—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-39-3-b-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>only with semi-trailers having not fewer than two axles, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-39-3-b-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>only with semi-trailers having not fewer than three axles, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-39-3-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>the offence consisted in using the vehicle with a semi-trailer with a smaller number of axles,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>the relevant higher rate of duty is the rate which would have been applicable had the licence been taken out by reference to the use of the vehicle which constituted the offence.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-39-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>Where—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-39-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
the licence in relation to which the offence was committed was taken out at a rate applicable, by virtue of paragraph 13 of Schedule 1, to a weight lower than the
<ins class="d29p73720 first last">
<noteRef href="#c12509851" marker="F22" class="commentary attribute F"/>
revenue weight
</ins>
of the vehicle, and
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-39-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the offence consisted in using the vehicle in contravention of a condition imposed under or by virtue of sub-paragraph (2) of that paragraph,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>
the relevant higher rate of duty is the rate which would have been applicable had the licence been taken out by reference to the
<ins class="d29p73732 first last">
<noteRef href="#c12509861" marker="F23" class="commentary attribute F"/>
revenue weight
</ins>
of the vehicle.
</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-39-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>Where—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-39-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
the licence in relation to which the offence was committed was taken out at a rate lower than that applicable to it by reference to its
<ins class="d29p73748 first last">
<noteRef href="#c12509871" marker="F24" class="commentary attribute F"/>
revenue weight
</ins>
, and
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-39-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>none of subsections (2) to (4) apply,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>
the relevant higher rate of duty is the rate which would have been applicable had the licence been taken out by reference to the
<ins class="d29p73760 first last">
<noteRef href="#c12509881" marker="F25" class="commentary attribute F"/>
revenue weight
</ins>
of the vehicle.
</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-39-6">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>Where—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-39-6-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the licence in relation to which the offence was committed was taken out at a rate lower than that at which duty was chargeable in respect of the condition, manner or purpose of use of the vehicle which constituted the offence, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-39-6-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>none of subsections (2) to (5) apply,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>the relevant higher rate of duty is the rate which would have been applicable had the licence been taken out by reference to the condition, manner or purpose of use of the vehicle which constituted the offence.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-40" period="#period27">
<num>40</num>
<heading> Relevant period for purposes of section 38.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-40-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>For the purposes of section 38 the relevant period is the period—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-40-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>ending with the date on which the offence was committed, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-40-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>beginning as provided by subsection (2) or (3).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-40-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>
If the offence consists in the vehicle having a
<ins class="d29p73876 first last">
<noteRef href="#c12509891" marker="F26" class="commentary attribute F"/>
revenue weight
</ins>
which exceeds that which it had when the licence in relation to which the offence was committed was taken out, the relevant period begins with the date on which the vehicle
<ins class="d29p73880 first last">
<noteRef href="#c12509901" marker="F27" class="commentary attribute F"/>
became a vehicle with a higher revenue weight
</ins>
.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-40-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>In any other case, the relevant period begins with the date on which the licence in relation to which the offence was committed first took effect.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-40-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>Where the person convicted proves—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-40-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>that throughout any month or part of a month in the relevant period the vehicle was not kept by him, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-40-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>that he has paid the duty due (or an amount equal to the duty due) at the relevant higher rate in respect of the vehicle for any such month or part of a month,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>any amount which the person is ordered to pay under section 38 is to be calculated as if that month or part of a month were not in the relevant period.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-41" period="#period31">
<num>41</num>
<heading> Sections 37 to 40: supplementary.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-41-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>Where in the case of an offence under section 37 there is made against a person—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-41-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
an order under section 1A of the
<noteRef href="#c12510031" marker="M19" class="commentary M"/>
Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973 discharging him absolutely or conditionally,
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-41-1-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p74087 first">
<noteRef href="#c12510041" marker="F85" class="commentary attribute F"/>
b
</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p74087 last">or an order under section 228 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 placing him on probation or under 246(2) or (3) of that Act discharging him absolutely, or</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-41-1-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>
an order under the
<noteRef href="#c12510051" marker="M20" class="commentary M"/>
Probation Act (Northern Ireland) 1950 discharging him absolutely or conditionally or placing him on probation,
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>he is to be treated for the purposes of sections 38 to 40 as having been convicted.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-41-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Section 38 has effect subject to the provisions (applying with the necessary modifications) of any enactment relating to the imposition of fines by magistrates’ courts and courts of summary jurisdiction, other than any conferring a discretion as to their amount.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-41-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>Where a sum is payable by virtue of an order under section 38—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-41-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
in England and Wales, the sum is to be treated as a fine, and the order as a conviction, for the purposes of Part III of the
<noteRef href="#c12510061" marker="M21" class="commentary M"/>
Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (including any enactment having effect as if contained in that Part) and of any other enactment relating to the recovery or application of sums ordered to be paid by magistrates’ courts,
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-41-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>in Scotland, the sum is to be treated as a fine, and the order as a conviction, for the purposes of any enactment relating to the recovery or application of sums ordered to be paid by courts of summary jurisdiction, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-41-3-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>
in Northern Ireland, the sum is recoverable as a sum adjudged to be paid by a conviction and is to be treated for all purposes as a fine within the meaning of section 20 of the
<noteRef href="#c12510071" marker="M22" class="commentary M"/>
Administration of Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-III-crossheading-offences-relating-to-registration-marks" period="#period11">
<heading> Offences relating to registration marks</heading>
<section eId="section-42" period="#period42">
<num>42</num>
<heading> Not fixing registration mark.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-42-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>If a registration mark is not fixed on a vehicle as required by virtue of section 23, the relevant person is guilty of an offence.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-42-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-42-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>
In subsection (1) “
<term refersTo="#term-the-relevant-person">the relevant person</term>
” means the person driving the vehicle or, where it is not being driven, the person keeping it.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-42-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (1) to prove that—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-42-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>he had no reasonable opportunity to register the vehicle under this Act, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-42-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the vehicle was being driven for the purpose of being so registered.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-42-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (1) in relation to a vehicle—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-42-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
to which section 47 of the
<noteRef href="#c12510161" marker="M3" class="commentary M"/>
Road Traffic Act 1988 applies by virtue of subsection (2)(b) of that section, or
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-42-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
to which
<ins class="d29p74384 first last">
<noteRef href="#c12510171" marker="F28" class="commentary attribute F"/>
Article 63 of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995
</ins>
applies by virtue of paragraph (2)(b) of that Article,
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>(vehicles manufactured before the prescribed period and used before registration) to prove that he had no reasonable opportunity to register the vehicle under this Act and that the vehicle was being driven in accordance with subsection (6).</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-42-6">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>A vehicle is being driven in accordance with this subsection if—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-42-6-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
it is being driven for the purposes of, or in connection with, its examination under section 45 of the
<noteRef href="#c12510181" marker="M4" class="commentary M"/>
Road Traffic Act 1988 in circumstances in which its use is exempted from subsection (1) of section 47 of that Act by regulations under subsection (6) of that section, or
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-42-6-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p74404 first">
<noteRef href="#c12510191" marker="F29" class="commentary attribute F"/>
b
</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p74404">it is being driven for the purposes of, or in connection with, its examination under Article 61 of the </ins>
<ins class="d29p74404 last">
<noteRef href="#c12510201" marker="M5" class="commentary M"/>
Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 in circumstances in which its use is exempted from paragraph (1) of Article 63 of that Order by regulations under paragraph (6) of that Article.
</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-43" period="#period11">
<num>43</num>
<heading> Obscured registration mark.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-43-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>If a registration mark fixed on a vehicle as required by virtue of section 23 is in any way—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-43-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>obscured, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-43-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>rendered, or allowed to become, not easily distinguishable,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>the relevant person is guilty of an offence.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-43-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-43-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>
In subsection (1) “
<term refersTo="#term-the-relevant-person">the relevant person</term>
” means the person driving the vehicle or, where it is not being driven, the person keeping it.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-43-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under this section to prove that he took all steps which it was reasonably practicable to take to prevent the mark being obscured or rendered not easily distinguishable.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-III-crossheading-other-offences" period="#period34">
<heading> Other offences</heading>
<section eId="section-43A" period="#period46">
<num>
<ins class="d29p75501">43A</ins>
</num>
<heading>
<ins class="d29p75501 first">
<noteRef href="#c12510211" marker="F30" class="commentary attribute F"/>
Failure to have nil licence for exempt vehicle.
</ins>
</heading>
<subsection eId="section-43A-1">
<num>
<ins class="d29p75501">1</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p75501">A person is guilty of an offence if—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-43A-1-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p75501">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p75501">he uses, or keeps, on a public road an exempt vehicle,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-43A-1-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p75501">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p75501">that vehicle is one in respect of which regulations under this Act require a nil licence to be in force, and</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-43A-1-c">
<num>
<ins class="d29p75501">c</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p75501">a nil licence is not for the time being in force in respect of the vehicle.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-43A-2">
<num>
<ins class="d29p75501">2</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p75501">A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-43A-3">
<num>
<ins class="d29p75501">3</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p75501">Subsection (1) has effect subject to the provisions of regulations made by the Secretary of State.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-43A-4">
<num>
<ins class="d29p75501">4</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p75501 last">The Secretary of State may, if he thinks fit, compound any proceedings for an offence under this section.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-43B" period="#period52">
<num>
<ins class="d29p75565">43B</ins>
</num>
<heading>
<ins class="d29p75565 first">
<noteRef href="#c12510221" marker="F31" class="commentary attribute F"/>
Vehicle identity checks: impersonation of authorised examiners
</ins>
</heading>
<subsection eId="section-43B-1">
<num>
<ins class="d29p75565">1</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p75565">A person is guilty of an offence if, with intent to deceive, he falsely represents himself to be a person entitled under regulations made by virtue of section 22A(2) to carry out examinations of vehicles in accordance with regulations so made.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-43B-2">
<num>
<ins class="d29p75565">2</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p75565 last">A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-44" period="#period5">
<num>44</num>
<heading> Forgery and fraud.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-44-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>A person is guilty of an offence if he forges, fraudulently alters, fraudulently uses, fraudulently lends or fraudulently allows to be used by another person anything to which subsection (2) applies.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-44-2" period="#period1">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>This subsection applies to—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-44-2-a" period="#period1">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a vehicle licence,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-44-2-b" period="#period1">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>a trade licence,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-44-2-c" period="#period1">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>a document in the form of a licence which is issued in pursuance of regulations under this Act in respect of a vehicle which is an exempt vehicle under paragraph 19 of Schedule 2,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-44-2-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>a registration mark,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-44-2-e">
<num>e</num>
<content>
<p>a registration document, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-44-2-f">
<num>f</num>
<content>
<p>a trade plate (including a replacement trade plate).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-44-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-44-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-44-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine or (except in Scotland) to both.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-45" period="#period35">
<num>45</num>
<heading> False or misleading declarations and information.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-45-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>A person who in connection with—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-45-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>an application for a vehicle licence or a trade licence,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-45-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>a claim for a rebate under section 20, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-45-1-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>an application for an allocation of registration marks,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>makes a declaration which to his knowledge is either false or in any material respect misleading is guilty of an offence.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-45-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>A person who makes a declaration which—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-45-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>is required by regulations under this Act to be made in respect of a vehicle which is an exempt vehicle under paragraph 19 of Schedule 2, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-45-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>to his knowledge is either false or in any material respect misleading,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>is guilty of an offence.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-45-2A">
<num>
<ins class="d29p74916 first">
<noteRef href="#c12510261" marker="F86" class="commentary attribute F"/>
2A
</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p74916">A person who makes a declaration or statement which—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-45-2A-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p74916">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p74916">is required to be made in respect of a vehicle by regulations under section 22, and</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-45-2A-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p74916">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p74916">to his knowledge is either false or in any material respect misleading,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>
<ins class="d29p74916 last">is guilty of an offence.</ins>
</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-45-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>A person who—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-45-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
is required by
<ins class="d29p74950 first last">
<noteRef href="#c12510271" marker="F87" class="commentary attribute F"/>
virtue of
</ins>
this Act to furnish particulars relating to, or to the keeper of, a vehicle, and
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-45-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>furnishes particulars which to his knowledge are either false or in any material respect misleading,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<hcontainer name="wrapper">
<content>
<blockContainer class="BlockText">
<p>is guilty of an offence.</p>
</blockContainer>
</content>
</hcontainer>
<subsection eId="section-45-3A">
<num>
<ins class="d29p74964 first">
<noteRef href="#c12510281" marker="F88" class="commentary attribute F"/>
3A
</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p74964">A person who, in supplying information or producing documents for the purposes of any regulations made under section 61A—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-45-3A-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p74964">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p74964">makes a statement which to his knowledge is false or in any material respect misleading or recklessly makes a statement which is false or in any material respect misleading, or</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-45-3A-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p74964">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p74964">produces or otherwise makes use of a document which to his knowledge is false or in any material respect misleading,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>
<ins class="d29p74964">is guilty of an offence.</ins>
</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-45-3B">
<num>
<ins class="d29p74964">
<noteRef href="#c12510281" marker="F88" class="commentary F"/>
3B
</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p74964">A person who—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-45-3B-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p74964">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p74964">with intent to deceive, forges, alters or uses a certificate issued by virtue of section 61A;</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-45-3B-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p74964">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p74964">knowing or believing that it will be used for deception lends such a certificate to another or allows another to alter or use it; or</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-45-3B-c">
<num>
<ins class="d29p74964">c</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p74964">without reasonable excuse makes or has in his possession any document so closely resembling such a certificate as to be calculated to deceive,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>
<ins class="d29p74964 last">is guilty of an offence.</ins>
</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-45-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-45-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-45-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine or (except in Scotland) to both.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-46" period="#period5">
<num>46</num>
<heading> Duty to give information.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-46-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>Where it is alleged that a vehicle has been used on a road in contravention of section 29, 34 or 37—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-46-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the person keeping the vehicle shall give such information as he may be required to give in accordance with subsection (7) as to the identity of the driver of the vehicle or any person who used the vehicle, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-46-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>any other person shall give such information as it is in his power to give and which may lead to the identification of the driver of the vehicle or any person who used the vehicle if he is required to do so in accordance with subsection (7).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-46-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>Where it is alleged that a vehicle has been kept on a road in contravention of section 29—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-46-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the person keeping the vehicle shall give such information as he may be required to give in accordance with subsection (7) as to the identity of the person who kept the vehicle on the road, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-46-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>any other person shall give such information as it is in his power to give and which may lead to the identification of the person who kept the vehicle on the road if he is required to do so in accordance with subsection (7).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-46-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>Where it is alleged that a vehicle has at any time been used on a road in contravention of section 29, the person who is alleged to have so used the vehicle shall give such information as it is in his power to give as to the identity of the person who was keeping the vehicle at that time if he is required to do so in accordance with subsection (7).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-46-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>A person who fails to comply with subsection (1), (2) or (3) is guilty of an offence.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-46-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>A person guilty of an offence under subsection (4) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-46-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>If a person is charged with an offence under subsection (4) consisting of failing to comply with subsection (1)(a) or (2)(a), it is a defence for him to show to the satisfaction of the court that he did not know, and could not with reasonable diligence have ascertained, the identity of the person or persons concerned.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-46-7">
<num>7</num>
<intro>
<p>A person is required to give information in accordance with this subsection if he is required to give the information by or on behalf of—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-46-7-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a chief officer of police or, in Northern Ireland, the Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-46-7-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the Secretary of State.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-46A" period="#period42">
<num>
<ins class="d29p75415 first">
<noteRef href="#c12510401" marker="F89" class="commentary attribute F"/>
46A
</ins>
</num>
<heading> Duty to give information: offences under regulations.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-46A-1">
<num>
<ins class="d29p75415">1</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p75415">Subsection (2) applies where it appears to the Secretary of State—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-46A-1-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p75415">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p75415">that a person is a person by, through or to whom a vehicle has been sold or disposed of and that he has failed to comply with regulations made by virtue of section 22(1)(d) requiring him to furnish particulars prescribed by the regulations;</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-46A-1-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p75415">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p75415">that a person is a person by or through whom a vehicle has been sold or disposed of and that he has failed to comply with regulations made by virtue of section 22(1)(dd) requiring him to furnish a document prescribed by the regulations; or</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-46A-1-c">
<num>
<ins class="d29p75415">c</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p75415">that a person is a person who is surrendering a vehicle licence, or who is not renewing a vehicle licence for a vehicle kept by him or who is keeping an unlicensed vehicle and that he has failed to comply with regulations made by virtue of section 22(1D) requiring him to furnish particulars or make a declaration prescribed by the regulations.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-46A-2">
<num>
<ins class="d29p75415">2</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p75415">The Secretary of State may serve a notice on the person in question requiring him to give the Secretary of State such information as it in his power to give—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-46A-2-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p75415">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p75415">as to the identity of any person who is keeping a specified vehicle or who has kept it at a specified time or during a specified period;</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-46A-2-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p75415">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p75415">as to the identity of any person by, through or to whom a specified vehicle has been sold or disposed of at a specified time or during a specified period; or</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-46A-2-c">
<num>
<ins class="d29p75415">c</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p75415">which may lead to the identification of a person falling within paragraph (a) or (b).</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-46A-3">
<num>
<ins class="d29p75415">3</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p75415">A person who fails to comply with a notice under subsection (2) is guilty of an offence.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-46A-4">
<num>
<ins class="d29p75415">4</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p75415">A person guilty of an offence under subsection (3) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-46A-5">
<num>
<ins class="d29p75415">5</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p75415">In this section “</ins>
<term refersTo="#term-specified">
<ins class="d29p75415">specified</ins>
</term>
<ins class="d29p75415 last">” means specified in a notice under subsection (2).</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-III-crossheading-offence-in-respect-of-incorrectly-registered-vehicles" period="#period56">
<heading>
<em>
<ins class="d29p6284 first last">
<noteRef href="#c18235941" marker="F32" class="commentary attribute F"/>
Offence in respect of incorrectly registered vehicles
</ins>
</em>
</heading>
<section eId="section-43C" period="#period55">
<num>
<ins class="d29p6289">43C</ins>
</num>
<heading>
<ins class="d29p6289 first">
<noteRef href="#c18235841" marker="F33" class="commentary attribute F"/>
Offence of using an incorrectly registered vehicle
</ins>
</heading>
<subsection eId="section-43C-1">
<num>
<ins class="d29p6289">1</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p6289">A person is guilty of an offence if, on a public road or in a public place, he uses a vehicle to which subsection (2) applies and in respect of which—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-43C-1-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p6289">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p6289">the name and address of the keeper are not recorded in the register, or</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-43C-1-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p6289">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p6289">any of the particulars recorded in the register are incorrect.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-43C-2">
<num>
<ins class="d29p6289">2</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p6289">This subsection applies to a vehicle if—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-43C-2-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p6289">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p6289">vehicle excise duty is chargeable in respect of it, or</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-43C-2-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p6289">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p6289">it is an exempt vehicle in respect of which regulations under this Act require a nil licence to be in force.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-43C-3">
<num>
<ins class="d29p6289">3</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p6289">It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (1) to show (as the case may be)—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-43C-3-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p6289">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p6289">that there was no reasonable opportunity, before the material time, to furnish the name and address of the keeper of the vehicle, or</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-43C-3-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p6289">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p6289">that there was no reasonable opportunity, before the material time, to furnish particulars correcting the incorrect particulars.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-43C-4">
<num>
<ins class="d29p6289">4</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p6289">It is also a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (1) to show—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-43C-4-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p6289">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p6289">that he had reasonable grounds for believing, or that it was reasonable for him to expect, that the name and address of the keeper or the other particulars of registration (as the case may be) were correctly recorded in the register, or</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-43C-4-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p6289">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p6289">that any exception prescribed in regulations under this section is met.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-43C-5">
<num>
<ins class="d29p6289">5</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p6289">A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-43C-6">
<num>
<ins class="d29p6289">6</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p6289">The Secretary of State may make regulations prescribing, varying or revoking exceptions for the purposes of subsection (4)(b).</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-43C-7">
<num>
<ins class="d29p6289">7</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p6289">In this section—</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<wrapUp>
<blockList class="unordered">
<item>
<p>
<ins class="d29p6289"></ins>
<term refersTo="#term-keeper">
<ins class="d29p6289">keeper</ins>
</term>
<ins class="d29p6289">”, in relation to a vehicle, means the person by whom it is kept at the material time;</ins>
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
<ins class="d29p6289"></ins>
<term refersTo="#term-the-register">
<ins class="d29p6289">the register</ins>
</term>
<ins class="d29p6289 last">” means the register kept by the Secretary of State under Part 2.</ins>
</p>
</item>
</blockList>
</wrapUp>
</section>
</hcontainer>
</part>
<part eId="part-IV" period="#period16">
<num>Part IV</num>
<heading> Legal proceedings</heading>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-IV-crossheading-institution-and-conduct-of-proceedings" period="#period16">
<heading> Institution and conduct of proceedings</heading>
<section eId="section-47" period="#period41">
<num>47</num>
<heading> Proceedings in England and Wales or Northern Ireland.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-47-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>
No proceedings for an offence under section 29, 34
<ins class="d29p76411 first last">
<noteRef href="#c12510421" marker="F34" class="commentary attribute F"/>
,35A
</ins>
or 37 shall be instituted in England and Wales or Northern Ireland except by the Secretary of State or a constable; and no such proceedings shall be instituted there by a constable except with the approval of the Secretary of State.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-47-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>Proceedings for an offence under—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-47-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
section 29, 34
<ins class="d29p76427 first last">
<noteRef href="#c12510421" marker="F34" class="commentary attribute F"/>
,35A
</ins>
or 37, or
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-47-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>regulations under this Act,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>may be commenced in England or Wales or Northern Ireland by the Secretary of State or a constable at any time within six months from the date on which evidence sufficient in his opinion to justify the proceedings came to his knowledge.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-47-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>No proceedings for any offence may be commenced by virtue of subsection (2) more than three years after the commission of the offence.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-47-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>A certificate—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-47-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>stating that the Secretary of State’s approval is given for the institution by a constable of any proceedings specified in the certificate, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-47-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>signed by or on behalf of the Secretary of State,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>is conclusive evidence of that approval.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-47-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>A certificate—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-47-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>stating the date on which evidence such as is mentioned in subsection (2) came to the knowledge of the Secretary of State or a constable, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-47-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>signed by or on behalf of the Secretary of State or constable,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>is conclusive evidence of that date.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-47-6">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>A certificate—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-47-6-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>including a statement such as is mentioned in paragraph (a) of subsection (4) or (5), and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-47-6-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>purporting to be signed as mentioned in paragraph (b) of the subsection concerned,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>is to be deemed to be so signed unless the contrary is proved.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-47-7">
<num>7</num>
<intro>
<p>
The following provisions of the
<noteRef href="#c12510441" marker="M6" class="commentary M"/>
Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 do not apply to proceedings in England and Wales or Northern Ireland for any offence under this Act—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-47-7-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>section 145 (which would require such proceedings to be instituted by order of the Secretary of State and certain such proceedings to be commenced in the name of an officer of his), and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-47-7-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>section 146A (which would impose time-limits for bringing such proceedings).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-48" period="#period41">
<num>48</num>
<heading> Proceedings in Scotland.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-48-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Summary proceedings for an offence under this Act, except under section 44 or 45, may be instituted in Scotland by the Secretary of State.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-48-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>The Secretary of State may (despite the provisions of any enactment) institute proceedings by virtue of subsection (1) in any court of summary jurisdiction in Scotland.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-48-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>Summary proceedings in Scotland in respect of any offence under—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-48-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
section 29, 34
<ins class="d29p76807 first last">
<noteRef href="#c12510471" marker="F35" class="commentary attribute F"/>
,35A
</ins>
37, 44 or 45, or
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-48-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>regulations under this Act,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>may not be commenced more than three years after the commission of the offence.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-48-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>
Subject to that (and despite anything in
<ins class="d29p76825 first last">
<noteRef href="#c12510481" marker="F36" class="commentary attribute F"/>
section 136 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995
</ins>
(limitation of time for proceedings in statutory offences)), any such proceedings may be commenced—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-48-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>in the case of proceedings instituted by the procurator fiscal as a result of information supplied to him by the Secretary of State, at any time within six months from the date on which the information came to the knowledge of the Secretary of State, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-48-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>in any other case, at any time within six months from the date on which evidence sufficient in the opinion of the person instituting the proceedings to justify the proceedings came to his knowledge;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>and subsection (3) of that section applies for the purposes of this subsection as it applies for the purposes of that section.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-48-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>A certificate—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-48-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>stating the date on which information such as is mentioned in subsection (4)(a) came to the knowledge of the Secretary of State, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-48-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>signed by or on behalf of the Secretary of State,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>is conclusive evidence of that date.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-48-6">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>A certificate—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-48-6-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>stating the date on which evidence such as is mentioned in subsection (4)(b) came to the knowledge of the person instituting the proceedings, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-48-6-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>signed by or on behalf of that person,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>is conclusive evidence of that date.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-48-7">
<num>7</num>
<intro>
<p>A certificate—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-48-7-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>including a statement such as is mentioned in paragraph (a) of subsection (5) or (6), and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-48-7-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>purporting to be signed as mentioned in paragraph (b) of the subsection concerned,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>is to be deemed to be so signed unless the contrary is proved.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-49" period="#period16">
<num>49</num>
<heading> Authorised persons.</heading>
<intro>
<p>A person authorised by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this section may on behalf of the Secretary of State conduct and appear in any proceedings by or against the Secretary of State under this Act—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-49-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>in England and Wales, in a magistrates’ court or before a district judge of a county court,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-49-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>in Scotland, in any court other than the High Court of Justiciary or the Court of Session, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-49-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>in Northern Ireland, in a court of summary jurisdiction or before a county court.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section eId="section-50" period="#period3">
<num>50</num>
<heading> Time-limit for recovery of underpayments and overpayments.</heading>
<intro>
<p>No proceedings shall be brought—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-50-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>by the Secretary of State for the recovery of any underpayment of duty on a vehicle licence, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-50-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>by any person for the recovery of any overpayment of duty on a vehicle licence taken out by him,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>after the end of the period of twelve months beginning with the end of the period in respect of which the licence was taken out.</p>
</wrapUp>
</section>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-IV-crossheading-evidence" period="#period44">
<heading> Evidence</heading>
<section eId="section-51" period="#period5">
<num>51</num>
<heading> Admissions.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-51-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>This section applies where in any proceedings in England and Wales or Northern Ireland for an offence under section 29 or 34—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-51-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<intro>
<p>it is appropriately proved that there has been served on the accused by post a requirement under section 46(1) or (2) to give information as to the identity of—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-51-1-a-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>the driver of, or a person who used, a particular vehicle, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-51-1-a-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>the person who kept a particular vehicle on a road,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>on the particular occasion on which the offence is alleged to have been committed, and</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-51-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>a statement in writing is produced to the court purporting to be signed by the accused that he was—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-51-1-b-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>the driver of, or a person who used, that vehicle, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-51-1-b-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>the person who kept that vehicle on a road,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>on that occasion.</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-51-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>Where this section applies, the court may accept the statement as evidence that the accused was—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-51-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the driver of, or a person who used, that vehicle, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-51-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the person who kept that vehicle on a road,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>on that occasion.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-51-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>
In subsection (1) “
<term refersTo="#term-appropriately-proved">appropriately proved</term>
” means proved to the satisfaction of the court—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-51-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>on oath, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-51-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>in the manner prescribed—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-51-3-b-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>
in England and Wales, by rules under section 144 of the
<noteRef href="#c12510491" marker="M23" class="commentary M"/>
Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980, or
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-51-3-b-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>
in Northern Ireland, by magistrates’ courts rules, as defined by Article 2(3) of the
<noteRef href="#c12510501" marker="M24" class="commentary M"/>
Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981.
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-51A" period="#period32">
<num>
<ins class="d29p7301">51A</ins>
</num>
<heading>
<ins class="d29p7301 first">
<noteRef href="#c12510541" marker="F37" class="commentary attribute F"/>
Admissions: offences under regulations.
</ins>
</heading>
<subsection eId="section-51A-1">
<num>
<ins class="d29p7301">1</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p7301">Subsection (2) applies in relation to any proceedings in England, Wales or Northern Ireland against a person for an offence on the grounds that—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-51A-1-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p7301">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p7301">a vehicle has been sold or disposed of by, through or to him and he has failed to furnish particulars prescribed by regulations made by virtue of section 22(1)(d);</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-51A-1-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p7301">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p7301">a vehicle has been sold or disposed of by or through him and he has failed to furnish a document prescribed by regulations made by virtue of section 22(1)(dd); or</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-51A-1-c">
<num>
<ins class="d29p7301">c</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p7301">he has surrendered, or not renewed, a vehicle licence, or is keeping an unlicensed vehicle, and has failed to furnish any particulars or make a declaration prescribed by regulations made by virtue of section 22(1D).</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-51A-2">
<num>
<ins class="d29p7301">2</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p7301">If—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-51A-2-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p7301">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p7301">it is appropriately proved that there has been served on the accused by post a requirement under section 46A to give information as to the identity of the person keeping the vehicle at a particular time, and</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-51A-2-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p7301">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p7301">a statement in writing is produced to the court purporting to be signed by the accused that he was keeping the vehicle at that time,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>
<ins class="d29p7301">the court may accept the statement as evidence that the accused was keeping the vehicle at that time.</ins>
</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-51A-3">
<num>
<ins class="d29p7301">3</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p7301">In subsection (2) “</ins>
<term refersTo="#term-appropriately-proved">
<ins class="d29p7301">appropriately proved</ins>
</term>
<ins class="d29p7301 last">” has the same meaning as in section 51.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-52" period="#period21">
<num>52</num>
<heading> Records.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-52-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>A statement to which this section applies is admissible in any proceedings as evidence (or, in Scotland, sufficient evidence) of any fact stated in it with respect to matters prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State to the same extent as oral evidence of that fact is admissible in the proceedings.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-52-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>This section applies to a statement contained in a document purporting to be—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-52-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a part of the records maintained by the Secretary of State in connection with any functions exercisable by him under or by virtue of this Act,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-52-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>a copy of a document forming part of those records, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-52-2-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>a note of any information contained in those records,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>and to be authenticated by a person authorised to do so by the Secretary of State.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-52-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>
In subsections (1) and (2) “
<term refersTo="#term-statement">statement</term>
” and “
<term refersTo="#term-document">document</term>
”—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-52-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
in England and Wales, have the same meanings as in section 10(1) of the
<noteRef href="#c12510611" marker="M25" class="commentary M"/>
Civil Evidence Act 1968,
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-52-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
in Scotland, have the same meanings as in
<ins class="d29p77321 first last">
<noteRef href="#c12510621" marker="F90" class="commentary attribute F"/>
Schedule 3 to the Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993
</ins>
, and
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-52-3-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>
in Northern Ireland, have the same meanings as in section 6(1) of the
<noteRef href="#c12510631" marker="M26" class="commentary M"/>
Civil Evidence Act (Northern Ireland) 1971.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-52-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>In subsection (2) the reference to a copy of a document is to be construed—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-52-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
in England and Wales, in accordance with section 10(2) of the
<noteRef href="#c12510641" marker="M27" class="commentary M"/>
Civil Evidence Act 1968,
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-52-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
in Scotland, in accordance with
<ins class="d29p77353 first last">
<noteRef href="#c12510651" marker="F91" class="commentary attribute F"/>
Schedule 3 to the Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993
</ins>
, and
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-52-4-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>
in Northern Ireland, in accordance with section 6(2) of the
<noteRef href="#c12510661" marker="M28" class="commentary M"/>
Civil Evidence Act (Northern Ireland) 1971.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-52-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>Nothing in subsection (3) or (4) limits to civil proceedings the references to proceedings in subsection (1).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-53" period="#period8">
<num>53</num>
<heading> Burden of proof.</heading>
<intro>
<p>Where in any proceedings for an offence under section 29, 34, 37 or 45 any question arises as to—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-53-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the number of vehicles used,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-53-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the character, weight or cylinder capacity of a vehicle,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-53-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>the seating capacity of a vehicle, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-53-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>the purpose for which a vehicle has been used,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>the burden of proof in respect of the matter lies on the accused.</p>
</wrapUp>
</section>
<section eId="section-54" period="#period8">
<num>54</num>
<heading> Single witness sufficient in certain Scottish proceedings.</heading>
<content>
<p>In any proceedings in Scotland for an offence under section 29 or 33 the accused may be convicted on the evidence of one witness.</p>
</content>
</section>
<section eId="section-55" period="#period36">
<num>55</num>
<heading> Guilty plea by absent accused.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-55-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>
This section applies where, under section 12(2) of the
<noteRef href="#c12510811" marker="M29" class="commentary M"/>
Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 or Article 24(2) of the
<noteRef href="#c12510821" marker="M30" class="commentary M"/>
Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981, a person is convicted in his absence of
<ins class="d29p77680 first last">
<noteRef href="#c12510831" marker="F92" class="commentary attribute F"/>
an offence under section 29 or 35A
</ins>
and it is appropriately proved that a relevant notice was served on the accused with a summons
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-55-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>
In subsection (1) “
<term refersTo="#term-appropriately-proved">appropriately proved</term>
” means—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-55-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<intro>
<p>in England and Wales, proved to the satisfaction of the court—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-55-2-a-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>on oath, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-55-2-a-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>in the manner prescribed by rules under section 144 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-55-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>in Northern Ireland, proved to the satisfaction of the court—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-55-2-b-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>on oath,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-55-2-b-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>by affidavit, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-55-2-b-iii">
<num>iii</num>
<content>
<p>in the manner prescribed by magistrates’ courts rules, as defined by Article 2(3) of the Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-55-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>
In this section “
<term refersTo="#term-relevant-notice">relevant notice</term>
”, in relation to an accused, means a notice stating that, in the event of his being convicted of the offence, it will be alleged that an order requiring him to pay an amount specified in the notice falls to be made by the court—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-55-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>in a case within subsection (1)(a), under section 30, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-55-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>in a case within subsection (1)(b), under section 36.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-55-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>Where this section applies, the court shall proceed under section 30, or section 36, as if the amount specified in the relevant notice were the amount calculated in accordance with that section.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-55-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>The court shall not so proceed if it is stated in the notification purporting to be given by or on behalf of the accused under—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-55-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
section 12(2) of the
<noteRef href="#c12510841" marker="M31" class="commentary M"/>
Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980, or
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-55-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
Article 24(2) of the
<noteRef href="#c12510851" marker="M32" class="commentary M"/>
Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981,
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>that the amount specified in the relevant notice is inappropriate.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
</section>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-IV-crossheading-penalties-etc" period="#period3">
<heading>
Penalties
<abbr title="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</abbr>
</heading>
<section eId="section-56" period="#period3">
<num>56</num>
<heading> Penalties and fines.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-56-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Any penalty recovered under or by virtue of this Act shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-56-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>
Section 151 of the
<noteRef href="#c12510931" marker="M7" class="commentary M"/>
Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (application of penalties) does not apply to penalties recovered under or by virtue of this Act.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-56-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>Any fine imposed under or by virtue of this Act which (apart from this subsection) would not be paid into the Consolidated Fund shall be so paid.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</hcontainer>
</part>
<part eId="part-V" period="#period13">
<num>Part V</num>
<heading> Supplementary</heading>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-V-crossheading-regulations-and-orders" period="#period18">
<heading> Regulations and orders</heading>
<section eId="section-57" period="#period39">
<num>57</num>
<heading> Regulations.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-57-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>
The Secretary of State may make regulations generally for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act
<noteRef href="#c12510941" marker="F38" class="commentary F"/>
. . ..
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-57-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>Regulations under this Act—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-57-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>may make different provision for different cases or circumstances, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-57-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>may contain such incidental, consequential and supplemental provisions as the Secretary of State considers expedient for the purposes of the regulations.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-57-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>Regulations under this Act (other than regulations under section 26 or 27)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-57-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>may make different provision for different parts of the United Kingdom, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-57-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>may provide for exemptions from any provision of the regulations.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-57-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>Nothing in any other provision of this Act limits subsections (1) to (3).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-57-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>Regulations under sections 20(4), 22, 23(4) and (5), 24(1) to (3) and 28 may provide that any document for which provision is made by the regulations—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-57-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>is to be in such form, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-57-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>is to contain such particulars,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>as may be specified by a person prescribed by the regulations.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-57-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>Any power to make regulations under this Act is exercisable by statutory instrument.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-57-7">
<num>7</num>
<content>
<p>A statutory instrument containing regulations under this Act is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-57-8">
<num>8</num>
<content>
<p>Subsection (7) does not apply to a statutory instrument containing only regulations under paragraph 2(4) of Schedule 1.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-58" period="#period9">
<num>58</num>
<heading> Fees prescribed by regulations.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-58-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Any fee prescribed by regulations under section 7(6)(b) or 14(4)(b), and any charge prescribed by regulations under section 25(1), shall be of an amount approved by the Treasury.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-58-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>
Section 128 of the
<noteRef href="#c12510951" marker="M8" class="commentary M"/>
Finance Act 1990 (power to provide for repayment of fees and charges) applies to any power under this Act to make provision for payment of a fee or charge as it applies to any power to make such provision conferred before that Act was passed.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-59" period="#period32">
<num>59</num>
<heading> Regulations: offences.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-59-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>A person who contravenes or fails to comply with any regulations under this Act (other than any regulations under section 24, 26, 27 or 28) is guilty of an offence.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-59-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-59-2-a">
<num>
<noteRef href="#c12510961" marker="C3" class="commentary C"/>
a
</num>
<content>
<p>in the case of regulations prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State as regulations to which this paragraph applies, level 3 on the standard scale, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-59-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>in any other case, level 2 on the standard scale.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-59-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>The prescribing of regulations as regulations to which subsection (2)(a) applies does not affect the punishment for a contravention of, or failure to comply with, the regulations before they were so prescribed.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-59-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>Regulations under section 24 or 28 may provide that a person who contravenes or fails to comply with any specified provision of the regulations is guilty of an offence.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-59-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>A person guilty of such an offence is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-59-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>in the case of regulations under section 24, level 1 on the standard scale, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-59-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>in the case of regulations under section 28, level 3 on the standard scale.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-59-6">
<num>
<ins class="d29p7887 first">
<noteRef href="#c12510971" marker="F39" class="commentary attribute F"/>
6
</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p7887">The Secretary of State may, if he sees fit, compound any proceedings for an offence—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-59-6-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p7887">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p7887">under subsection (1), or</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-59-6-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p7887">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p7887 last">under regulations under section 24 or 28.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-60" period="#period28">
<num>60</num>
<heading> Orders.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-60-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Any power of the Secretary of State to make an order under this Act is exercisable by statutory instrument.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-60-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>
A statutory instrument containing an order under section 3(3)
<ins class="d29p78343 first last">
<noteRef href="#c12510981" marker="F40" class="commentary attribute F"/>
, paragraph 18(4) of Schedule 1
</ins>
or paragraph 8 of Schedule 4 is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-60-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>No order is to be made under paragraph 5(5) of Schedule 1 unless a draft of the order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-V-crossheading-interpretation" period="#period24">
<heading> Interpretation</heading>
<section eId="section-60A" period="#period29">
<num>
<ins class="d29p7947">60A</ins>
</num>
<heading>
<ins class="d29p7947 first">
<noteRef href="#c12510991" marker="F41" class="commentary attribute F"/>
Meaning of “revenue weight”.
</ins>
</heading>
<subsection eId="section-60A-1">
<num>
<ins class="d29p7947">1</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p7947">Any reference in this Act to the revenue weight of a vehicle is a reference—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-60A-1-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p7947">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p7947">where it has a confirmed maximum weight, to that weight; and</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-60A-1-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p7947">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p7947">in any other case, to the weight determined in accordance with the following provisions of this section.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-60A-2">
<num>
<ins class="d29p7947">2</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p7947">For the purposes of this Act a vehicle which does not have a confirmed maximum weight shall have a revenue weight which, subject to the following provisions of this section, is equal to its design weight.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-60A-3">
<num>
<ins class="d29p7947">3</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p7947">Subject to subsection (4), the design weight of a vehicle is, for the purposes of this section—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-60A-3-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p7947">a</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p7947">in the case of a tractive unit, the weight which is required, by the design and any subsequent adaptations of that vehicle, not to be exceeded by an articulated vehicle which—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-60A-3-a-i">
<num>
<ins class="d29p7947">i</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p7947">consists of the vehicle and any semi-trailer capable of being drawn by it, and</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-60A-3-a-ii">
<num>
<ins class="d29p7947">ii</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p7947">is in normal use and travelling on a road laden;</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>
<ins class="d29p7947">and</ins>
</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-60A-3-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p7947">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p7947">in the case of any other vehicle, the weight which the vehicle itself is designed or adapted not to exceed when in normal use and travelling on a road laden.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-60A-4">
<num>
<ins class="d29p7947">4</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p7947">Where, at any time, a vehicle—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-60A-4-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p7947">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p7947">does not have a confirmed maximum weight,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-60A-4-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p7947">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p7947">has previously had such a weight, and</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-60A-4-c">
<num>
<ins class="d29p7947">c</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p7947">has not acquired a different design weight by reason of any adaptation made since the most recent occasion on which it had a confirmed maximum weight,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>
<ins class="d29p7947">the vehicle’s design weight at that time shall be equal to its confirmed maximum weight on that occasion.</ins>
</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-60A-5">
<num>
<ins class="d29p7947">5</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p7947">An adaptation reducing the design weight of a vehicle shall be disregarded for the purposes of this section unless it is a permanent adaptation.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-60A-6">
<num>
<ins class="d29p7947">6</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p7947">For the purposes of this Act where—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-60A-6-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p7947">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p7947">a vehicle which does not have a confirmed maximum weight is used on a public road in the United Kingdom, and</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-60A-6-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p7947">b</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p7947">at the time when it is so used—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-60A-6-b-i">
<num>
<ins class="d29p7947">i</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p7947">the weight of the vehicle, or</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-60A-6-b-ii">
<num>
<ins class="d29p7947">ii</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p7947">in the case of a tractive unit used as part of an articulated vehicle consisting of the vehicle and a semi-trailer, the weight of the articulated vehicle,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>
<ins class="d29p7947">exceeds what, apart from this subsection, would be the vehicle’s design weight,</ins>
</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>
<ins class="d29p7947">it shall be conclusively presumed, as against the person using the vehicle, that the vehicle has been temporarily adapted so as to have a design weight while being so used equal to the actual weight of the vehicle or articulated vehicle at that time.</ins>
</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-60A-7">
<num>
<ins class="d29p7947">7</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p7947">For the purposes of this Act limitations on the space available on a vehicle for carrying a load shall be disregarded in determining the weight which the vehicle is designed or adapted not to exceed when in normal use and travelling on a road laden.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-60A-8">
<num>
<ins class="d29p7947">8</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p7947">A vehicle which does not have a confirmed maximum weight shall not at any time be taken to have a revenue weight which is greater than the maximum laden weight at which that vehicle or, as the case may be, an articulated vehicle consisting of that vehicle and a semi-trailer may lawfully be used in Great Britain.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-60A-9">
<num>
<ins class="d29p7947">9</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p7947">A vehicle has a confirmed maximum weight at any time if at that time—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-60A-9-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p7947">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p7947">it has a plated gross weight or a plated train weight; and</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-60A-9-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p7947">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p7947">that weight is the maximum laden weight at which that vehicle or, as the case may be, an articulated vehicle consisting of that vehicle and a semi-trailer may lawfully be used in Great Britain;</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>
<ins class="d29p7947">and the confirmed maximum weight of a vehicle with such a weight shall be taken to be the weight referred to in paragraph (a).</ins>
</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-60A-10">
<num>
<ins class="d29p7947">10</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p7947">Where any vehicle has a special maximum weight in Northern Ireland which is greater than the maximum laden weight at which that vehicle or, as the case may be, an articulated vehicle consisting of that vehicle and a semi-trailer may lawfully be used in Great Britain, this section shall have effect, in relation to that vehicle, as if the references to Great Britain in subsections (8) and (9) were references to Northern Ireland.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-60A-11">
<num>
<ins class="d29p7947">11</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p7947">For the purposes of this section a vehicle has a special maximum weight in Northern Ireland if an order under Article 29(3) of the </ins>
<ins class="d29p7947 last">
<noteRef href="#c12511001" marker="M9" class="commentary M"/>
Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (authorisation of use on roads of vehicles and trailers not complying with regulations) has effect in relation to that vehicle for determining the maximum laden weight at which it may lawfully be used in Northern Ireland or, as the case may be, for determining the maximum laden weight at which an articulated vehicle consisting of that vehicle and a semi-trailer may lawfully be used there.
</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-61" period="#period43">
<num>61</num>
<heading> Vehicle weights.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-61-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>In this Act a reference to the plated gross weight of a goods vehicle or trailer is a reference—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-61-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
in the case of a trailer which may lawfully be used in Great Britain without a Ministry plate (within the meaning of regulations under section 41 or 49 of the
<noteRef href="#c12511171" marker="M10" class="commentary M"/>
Road Traffic Act 1988), to the maximum laden weight at which the trailer may lawfully be used in Great Britain, and
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-61-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>otherwise, to the weight which is the maximum gross weight which may not be exceeded in Great Britain for the vehicle or trailer as indicated on the appropriate plate.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-61-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>In this Act a reference to the plated train weight of a vehicle is a reference to the weight which is the maximum gross weight which may not be exceeded in Great Britain for an articulated vehicle consisting of the vehicle and any semi-trailer which may be drawn by it as indicated on the appropriate plate.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-61-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>
In subsections (1) and (2) “
<term refersTo="#term-appropriate-plate">appropriate plate</term>
”, in relation to a vehicle or trailer, means—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-61-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
where a Ministry plate (within the meaning of regulations under section 41 or 49 of the Road Traffic Act 1988) has been issued, or has effect as if issued, for the vehicle or trailer following the issue or amendment of a plating certificate (within the meaning of Part II of that Act), that plate,
<ins class="d29p8172 first last">
<noteRef href="#c12511181" marker="F42" class="commentary attribute F"/>
and
</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-61-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
where paragraph (a) does not apply but such a certificate is in force for the vehicle or trailer, that certificate,
<noteRef href="#c12511191" marker="F43" class="commentary F"/>
. . .
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-61-3-c">
<num>
<noteRef href="#c12511191" marker="F43" class="commentary F"/>
c
</num>
<content>
<p>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-61-3A">
<num>
<ins class="d29p8190 first">
<noteRef href="#c12511211" marker="F44" class="commentary attribute F"/>
3A
</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p8190">Where it appears to the Secretary of State that there is a description of document which—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-61-3A-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p8190">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p8190">falls to be treated for some or all of the purposes of the </ins>
<ins class="d29p8190">
<noteRef href="#c12511221" marker="M11" class="commentary M"/>
Road Traffic Act 1988 as if it were a plating certificate, or
</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-61-3A-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p8190">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p8190">is issued under the law of any state in the European Economic Area for purposes which are or include purposes corresponding to those for which such a certificate is issued,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>
<ins class="d29p8190 last">he may by regulations provide for references in this section to a plating certificate to have effect as if they included references to a document of that description.</ins>
</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-61-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-61-5">
<num>
<noteRef href="#c12511231" marker="F45" class="commentary F"/>
5
</num>
<content>
<p>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-61-6">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>
In this Act “
<term refersTo="#term-weight-unladen">weight unladen</term>
”—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-61-6-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
in England and Wales and Scotland, has the same meaning as it has for the purposes of the
<noteRef href="#c12511251" marker="M12" class="commentary M"/>
Road Traffic Act 1988 by virtue of section 190 of that Act, and
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-61-6-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p8245 first">
<noteRef href="#c12511261" marker="F46" class="commentary attribute F"/>
b
</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p8245 last">in Northern Ireland, has the same meaning as it has for the purposes of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 by virtue of Article 7 of that Order.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-61-7">
<num>
<noteRef href="#c12511231" marker="F45" class="commentary F"/>
7
</num>
<content>
<p>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-61-8">
<num>8</num>
<content>
<p>
In this section “
<term refersTo="#term-trailer">trailer</term>
” has the same meaning as in Part VIII of Schedule 1.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-61A" period="#period20">
<num>
<ins class="d29p8272">61A</ins>
</num>
<heading>
<ins class="d29p8272 first">
<noteRef href="#c12511281" marker="F47" class="commentary attribute F"/>
Certificates
<abbr title="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</abbr>
as to vehicle weight.
</ins>
</heading>
<subsection eId="section-61A-1">
<num>
<ins class="d29p8272">1</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p8272">The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-61A-1-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p8272">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p8272">for the making of an application to the Secretary of State for the issue of a certificate stating the design weight of a vehicle;</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-61A-1-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p8272">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p8272">for the manner in which any determination of the design weight of any vehicle is to be made on such an application and for the issue of a certificate on the making of such a determination;</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-61A-1-c">
<num>
<ins class="d29p8272">c</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p8272">for the examination, for the purposes of the determination of the design weight of a vehicle, of that vehicle by such persons, and in such manner, as may be prescribed by the regulations;</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-61A-1-d">
<num>
<ins class="d29p8272">d</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p8272">for a certificate issued on the making of such a determination to be treated as having conclusive effect for the purposes of this Act as to such matters as may be prescribed by the regulations;</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-61A-1-e">
<num>
<ins class="d29p8272">e</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p8272">for the Secretary of State to be entitled, in cases prescribed by the regulations, to require the production of such a certificate before making a determination for the purposes of section 7(5); and</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-61A-1-f">
<num>
<ins class="d29p8272">f</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p8272">for appeals against determinations made in accordance with the regulations.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-61A-2">
<num>
<ins class="d29p8272">2</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p8272">Regulations under this section may provide for an adaptation of a vehicle—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-61A-2-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p8272">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p8272">to be taken into account in determining the design weight of a vehicle in a case to which section 60A(6) does not apply, or</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-61A-2-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p8272">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p8272">to be treated as permanent for the purposes of section 60A(5),</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>
<ins class="d29p8272">if, and only if, it is an adaptation with respect to which a certificate has been issued under the regulations.</ins>
</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-61A-3">
<num>
<ins class="d29p8272">3</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p8272">Regulations under this section may provide that such documents purporting to be plating certificates (within the meaning of Part II of the </ins>
<ins class="d29p8272">
<noteRef href="#c12511291" marker="M13" class="commentary M"/>
Road Traffic Act 1988) as satisfy requirements prescribed by the regulations are to have effect, for some or all of the purposes of this Act, as if they were certificates issued under such regulations.
</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-61A-4">
<num>
<ins class="d29p8272">4</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p8272">Without prejudice to the generality of the preceding provisions of this section, regulations under this section may, in relation to—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-61A-4-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p8272">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p8272">the examination of a vehicle on an application under the regulations, or</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-61A-4-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p8272">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p8272">any appeals against determinations made for the purposes of the issue of a certificate in accordance with the regulations,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>
<ins class="d29p8272">make provision corresponding to, or applying (with or without modifications), any of the provisions having effect by virtue of so much of sections 49 to 51 of the </ins>
<ins class="d29p8272">
<noteRef href="#c12511301" marker="M14" class="commentary M"/>
Road Traffic Act 1988 as relates to examinations authorised by virtue of, or appeals under, any of those sections.
</ins>
</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-61A-5">
<num>
<ins class="d29p8272">5</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p8272">In this section “</ins>
<term refersTo="#term-design-weight">
<ins class="d29p8272">design weight</ins>
</term>
<ins class="d29p8272 last">” has the same meaning as in section 60A.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-61B" period="#period47">
<num>
<ins class="d29p79977">61B</ins>
</num>
<heading>
<ins class="d29p79977 first">
<noteRef href="#c12511311" marker="F48" class="commentary attribute F"/>
Certificates as to reduced pollution.
</ins>
</heading>
<subsection eId="section-61B-1">
<num>
<ins class="d29p79977">1</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p79977">The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-61B-1-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p79977">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p79977">for the making of an application to the Secretary of State for the issue in respect of an eligible vehicle of a reduced pollution certificate;</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-61B-1-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p79977">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p79977">for the manner in which any determination of whether to issue such a certificate on such an application is to be made;</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-61B-1-c">
<num>
<ins class="d29p79977">c</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p79977">for the examination of an eligible vehicle, for the purposes of the determination mentioned in paragraph (b), by such persons, and in such manner, as may be prescribed;</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-61B-1-d">
<num>
<ins class="d29p79977">d</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p79977">for a fee to be paid for such an examination;</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-61B-1-e">
<num>
<ins class="d29p79977">e</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p79977">for a reduced pollution certificate to be issued in respect of an eligible vehicle if, and only if, it is found, on a prescribed examination, that the reduced pollution requirements are satisfied with respect to it;</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-61B-1-f">
<num>
<ins class="d29p79977">f</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p79977">for the form and content of such a certificate;</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-61B-1-g">
<num>
<ins class="d29p79977">g</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p79977">for such a certificate to be valid for such period as the Secretary of State may determine;</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-61B-1-h">
<num>
<ins class="d29p79977">h</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p79977">for the revocation, cancellation or surrender of such a certificate before the end of any such period;</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-61B-1-i">
<num>
<ins class="d29p79977">i</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p79977">for the Secretary of State to be entitled to require the return to him of such a certificate that has been revoked;</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-61B-1-j">
<num>
<ins class="d29p79977">j</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p79977">for the fact that such a certificate is, or is not, in force in respect of a vehicle to be treated as having conclusive effect for the purposes of this Act as to such matters as may be prescribed;</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-61B-1-k">
<num>
<ins class="d29p79977">k</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p79977">for the Secretary of State to be entitled, in prescribed cases, to require the production of such a certificate before making a determination for the purposes of section 7(5); and</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-61B-1-l">
<num>
<ins class="d29p79977">l</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p79977">for appeals against any determination not to issue such a certificate.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-61B-2">
<num>
<ins class="d29p79977">2</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p79977">For the purposes of this Act, the reduced pollution requirements are satisfied with respect to a vehicle at any time if, as a result of adaptations of the prescribed description having been made to the vehicle after the prescribed date, the prescribed requirements are satisfied at that time with respect to the rate and content of the vehicle’s emissions.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-61B-3">
<num>
<ins class="d29p79977">3</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p79977">Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), for the purpose of enabling the Secretary of State to determine whether the reduced pollution requirements are satisfied at any time with respect to a vehicle in respect of which a reduced pollution certificate is in force, regulations under this section—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-61B-3-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p79977">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p79977">may authorise such person as may be prescribed to require the vehicle to be re-examined in accordance with the regulations;</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-61B-3-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p79977">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p79977">may provide for a fee to be paid for such a re-examination;</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-61B-3-c">
<num>
<ins class="d29p79977">c</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p79977">may provide for the refund of such a fee if it is found, on the prescribed re-examination, that the reduced pollution requirements are satisfied with respect to the vehicle.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-61B-4">
<num>
<ins class="d29p79977">4</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p79977">In this section “</ins>
<term refersTo="#term-eligible-vehicle">
<ins class="d29p79977">eligible vehicle</ins>
</term>
<ins class="d29p79977">” means—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-61B-4-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p79977">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p79977">a bus, as defined in paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 1;</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-61B-4-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p79977">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p79977">a vehicle to which paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 applies;</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-61B-4-c">
<num>
<ins class="d29p79977">c</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p79977">a haulage vehicle, as defined in paragraph 7(2) of Schedule 1, other than a showman’s vehicle; or</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-61B-4-d">
<num>
<ins class="d29p79977">d</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p79977">a goods vehicle, other than one falling within paragraph 9(2) or 11(2) of Schedule 1.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-61B-5">
<num>
<ins class="d29p79977">5</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p79977">In this section “</ins>
<term refersTo="#term-prescribed">
<ins class="d29p79977">prescribed</ins>
</term>
<ins class="d29p79977 last">” means prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-62" period="#period34">
<num>62</num>
<heading> Other definitions.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-62-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—</p>
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<term refersTo="#term-axle">axle</term>
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<num>b</num>
<p>a single stub axle which is not one of a pair, and</p>
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<p>
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<term refersTo="#term-stub-axle">stub axle</term>
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<noteRef href="#c12511381" marker="F93" class="commentary F"/>
. . .
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<p>
<term refersTo="#term-business">business</term>
” includes the performance by a local or public authority of its functions,
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<p>
<term refersTo="#term-disabled-person">disabled person</term>
” means a person suffering from a physical or mental defect or disability,
</p>
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<p>
<term refersTo="#term-exempt-vehicle">exempt vehicle</term>
” means a vehicle in respect of which vehicle excise duty is not chargeable,
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<p>
<noteRef href="#c12511381" marker="F93" class="commentary F"/>
. . .
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<p>
<term refersTo="#term-goods-vehicle">goods vehicle</term>
” means a vehicle constructed or adapted for use and used for the conveyance of goods or burden of any description, whether in the course of trade or not,
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<p>
<term refersTo="#term-motor-dealer">motor dealer</term>
” means a person carrying on the business of selling or supplying vehicles,
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<term refersTo="#term-motor-trader">motor trader</term>
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Roads (Scotland) Act 1984,
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. . .
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<p>
<term refersTo="#term-showmans-vehicle">showman’s vehicle</term>
” means a vehicle—
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<num>a</num>
<p>registered under this Act in the name of a person following the business of a travelling showman, and</p>
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<num>b</num>
<p>used solely by him for the purposes of his business and for no other purpose,</p>
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<p>“temporary licence” is to be construed in accordance with section 9(1),</p>
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<p>
<term refersTo="#term-tractive-unit">tractive unit</term>
” means a goods vehicle to which a semi-trailer may be so attached that—
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<num>a</num>
<p>part of the semi-trailer is superimposed on part of the goods vehicle, and</p>
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<num>b</num>
<p>when the semi-trailer is uniformly loaded, not less than twenty per cent. of the weight of its load is borne by the goods vehicle,</p>
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<p>“trade licence” is to be construed in accordance with section 11,</p>
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<p>
<term refersTo="#term-vehicle">vehicle</term>
” means a mechanically propelled vehicle,
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<p>“vehicle excise duty” is to be construed in accordance with section 1(1),</p>
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<p>“vehicle licence” is to be construed in accordance with section 1(2), and</p>
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<p>
<term refersTo="#term-vehicle-tester">vehicle tester</term>
” means a person, other than a motor trader, who regularly in the course of his business engages in the testing on roads of vehicles belonging to other persons.
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<num>
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1A
</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p79393">For the purposes of this Act, a vehicle is not an electrically propelled vehicle unless the electrical motive power is derived from—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-62-1A-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p79393">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p79393">a source external to the vehicle, or</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-62-1A-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p79393">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p79393 last">an electrical storage battery which is not connected to any source of power when the vehicle is in motion.</ins>
</p>
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</paragraph>
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<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>For the purposes of this Act and any other enactment relating to the keeping of vehicles on public roads, a person keeps a vehicle on a public road if he causes it to be on such a road for any period, however short, when it is not in use there.</p>
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<heading> Other supplementary provisions</heading>
<section eId="section-63" period="#period3">
<num>63</num>
<heading> Consequential amendments.</heading>
<content>
<p>The enactments and instruments specified in Schedule 3 are amended in accordance with that Schedule in consequence of the provisions of this Act.</p>
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</section>
<section eId="section-64" period="#period3">
<num>64</num>
<heading>
Transitionals
<abbr title="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</abbr>
</heading>
<intro>
<p>Schedule 4 has effect for—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-64-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>making transitional provisions in consequence of this Act and savings in connection with the repeals and revocations made by this Act,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-64-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>re-enacting provisions repealed by this Act when not in force, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-64-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>making transitory modifications of this Act.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section eId="section-65" period="#period3">
<num>65</num>
<heading> Repeals and revocations.</heading>
<content>
<p>The enactments specified in Part I of Schedule 5 are repealed, and the instruments specified in Part II of that Schedule are revoked, to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.</p>
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</section>
<section eId="section-66" period="#period3">
<num>66</num>
<heading> Commencement.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-66-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>This Act shall come into force on 1st September 1994.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-66-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Subsection (1) is subject to Schedule 4.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-67" period="#period3">
<num>67</num>
<heading> Extent.</heading>
<content>
<p>This Act extends to Northern Ireland.</p>
</content>
</section>
<section eId="section-68" period="#period3">
<num>68</num>
<heading> Short title.</heading>
<content>
<p>This Act may be cited as the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994.</p>
</content>
</section>
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