Licences not to be issued for vehicles unless appropriate certificates are in force
12. Where application is made for a licence under the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 for a vehicle to which regulation 11 applies, the licence shall not be granted unless on the first application after the day appointed by Regulations made by virtue of the Order for a licence for that vehicle, there is produced evidence that there are one or more certificates in force for the vehicle under Article 31A of the Order from which it appears that the vehicle complies with the approval requirements.