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<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/22/section/27A/1/a/2017-01-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/27A/1/a" id="section-27A-1-a">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p4018" CommentaryRef="c12509251">a</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p4018" CommentaryRef="c12509251">prescribe specifications for registration plates (whether relating to their size, shape, material of manufacture or otherwise),</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/22/section/27A/1/b/2017-01-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/27A/1/b" id="section-27A-1-b">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p4018" CommentaryRef="c12509251">b</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p4018" CommentaryRef="c12509251">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.</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/22/section/27A/2/2017-01-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/27A/2" id="section-27A-2">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p4018" CommentaryRef="c12509251">2</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p4018" CommentaryRef="c12509251">Regulations under subsection (1)(b) may, in particular, prescribe the form and manner in which any such information is to be contained or displayed.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/22/section/27A/3/2017-01-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/27A/3" id="section-27A-3">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p4018" CommentaryRef="c12509251">3</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p4018" CommentaryRef="c12509251">In this section “</Addition>
<Term id="term-registration-plates">
<Addition ChangeId="d29p4018" CommentaryRef="c12509251">registration plates</Addition>
</Term>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p4018" CommentaryRef="c12509251">” means—</Addition>
</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/22/section/27A/3/a/2017-01-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/27A/3/a" id="section-27A-3-a">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p4018" CommentaryRef="c12509251">a</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p4018" CommentaryRef="c12509251">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</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/22/section/27A/3/b/2017-01-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/27A/3/b" id="section-27A-3-b">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p4018" CommentaryRef="c12509251">b</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p4018" CommentaryRef="c12509251">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),</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p4018" CommentaryRef="c12509251">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).</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/22/section/27A/4/2017-01-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/27A/4" id="section-27A-4">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p4018" CommentaryRef="c12509251">4</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p4018" CommentaryRef="c12509251">In this section—</Addition>
</Text>
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<Para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p4018" CommentaryRef="c12509251"></Addition>
<Term id="term-special-registration-mark">
<Addition ChangeId="d29p4018" CommentaryRef="c12509251">special registration mark</Addition>
</Term>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p4018" CommentaryRef="c12509251">” 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</Addition>
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p4018" CommentaryRef="c12509251"></Addition>
<Term id="term-trailer">
<Addition ChangeId="d29p4018" CommentaryRef="c12509251">trailer</Addition>
</Term>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p4018" CommentaryRef="c12509251">” has the same meaning as in Part 8 of Schedule 1.</Addition>
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
</UnorderedList>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
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<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00510" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/27A" SectionRef="section-27A">S. 27A</CitationSubRef>
and
<Emphasis>cross-heading</Emphasis>
inserted (
<Emphasis>prosp.</Emphasis>
) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/3" id="c00511" Year="2001" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="3">2001 c. 3</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00512" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/3/section/34" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00511" SectionRef="section-34">ss. 34</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00513" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/3/section/44" CitationRef="c00511" SectionRef="section-44">44</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
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<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00514" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/22/section/27A" SectionRef="section-27A">S. 27A</CitationSubRef>
and cross-heading inserted (
<Emphasis>prosp.</Emphasis>
) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/3" id="c00515" Year="2001" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="3">2001 c. 3</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00516" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/3/section/34" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00515" SectionRef="section-34">ss. 34</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00517" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/3/section/44" CitationRef="c00515" SectionRef="section-44">44</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
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