The Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) Regulations 2003

Conditions as to responsibility for damage to vehicles and third party liabilities

8.  In regulation 14 (conditions as to responsibility for damage to vehicles and third party liabilities)(1)—

(a) in paragraph (1), for “an examiner or an inspector appointed by a designated council, the examiner,”, substitute “a person other than a section 66A examiner, the authorised examiner or”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (a) of that paragraph, for “the examiner, council”, substitute “the authorised examiner or designated council (as the case may be)”;

(c) for paragraph (1A), substitute the following paragraph—

“(1A) Where a motor vehicle has been submitted for an examination to be carried out by a section 66A examiner, paragraph (1) shall apply in relation to the examination as if—

(a) for the reference to a person other than a section 66A examiner, there were substituted a reference to a section 66A examiner; and

(b) for references to an authorised examiner or designated council, there were substituted references to the Secretary of State.”;

(d) in paragraph (2), before “examiner” insert “authorised”;

(e) in paragraph (3), before “examiner” (in both places), insert “authorised”;

(f) in paragraph (4)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a), before “examiner”, insert “authorised”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b), for the words from “of the vehicle” to the end, substitute “, in the control or care of an inspector, and”; and

(iii) in sub-paragraph (c), for the words from “of the vehicle” to the end, substitute “, in the control or care of a section 66A examiner”.

(1)

Relevant amendments are made by S.I. 1995/2438.