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Road Safety Act 2006, Section 45 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 06 December 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

45Registration platesU.K.

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(1)Part 2 of the Vehicles (Crime) Act 2001 (c. 3) (regulation of registration plate suppliers) is amended as follows.

(2)In section 31(1) (interpretation of Part 2), in paragraph (a) of the definition of “registration plate”, for “a registration mark” substitute “ in accordance with regulations under paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section 23 of the 1994 Act a registration mark which complies with regulations under paragraph (a) of that subsection ”.

(3)Section 28 (offences) is amended as follows.

(4)After subsection (1) insert—

(1A)A person who sells a plate or other device which is not a registration plate only because the registration mark displayed by it—

(a)does not comply with regulations under paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section 23 of the 1994 Act, or

(b)is displayed otherwise than in accordance with regulations under paragraph (b) of that subsection,

(or both) shall be guilty of an offence.

(1B)The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that the offence under subsection (1A) is not committed in circumstances prescribed by the regulations.

(5)In subsection (2), after “(1)” insert “ or (1A) ”.

(6)In subsection (3), for “subsection (1) or (2)” substitute “ this section ”.

(7)In the heading, for “counterfeit registration plates” substitute “ plates etc.

Commencement Information

I1S. 45 in force at 30.7.2008 for E.W. with effect as mentioned in arts. 3 and 4 of the commencing S.I. by S.I. 2008/1862, art. 2

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