2023 No. 126

Road Traffic and Vehicles

The Goods Vehicles (Testing) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023

Made

Coming into operation

The Department for Infrastructure1 makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 65(1) and (2), 67(1)(h) and 110(2) of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 19952 and now vested in it3.

Citation and commencementI21

These Regulations may be cited as the Goods Vehicles (Testing) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 and shall come into operation on 1st October 2023.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I2

Reg. 1 in operation at 1.10.2023, see reg. 1

Amendment of the Goods Vehicles (Testing) Regulations (Northern Ireland)I12

In the Goods Vehicles (Testing) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20034 for Schedule 1 substitute—

SCHEDULE 1FEES

Regulations 10(2), 13(3) and (4) and 17(4)

PART 1FEE PAYABLE ON APPLICATION UNDER REGULATIONS 10(2), 13(3) OR 17(4)

(1) Class of Vehicle

(2) Amount of Fee

3,500 kilograms maximum gross weight or under

£ 38.00

Over 3,500 kilograms maximum gross weight

(i) 2 axle rigid vehicle

£101.00

(ii) 3 axle rigid vehicle

£109.00

(iii) 4 axle rigid vehicle

£117.50

(iv) articulated vehicle having a 2 axle drawing vehicle

£101.00

(v) articulated vehicle having a 3 or more axle drawing vehicle

£109.00

Trailer—

(i) 1 axle trailer

£86.50

(ii) 2 axle trailer

£86.50

(iii) 3 axle trailer

£86.50

PART 2FEE PAYABLE ON APPLICATION UNDER REGULATION 13(4)

(1) Class of Vehicle

(2) Amount of Fee

3,500 kilograms maximum gross weight or under

£29.50

Over 3,500 kilograms maximum gross weight

£38.00

Articulated vehicle

£38.00

Trailer

£38.00

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I1

Reg. 2 in operation at 1.10.2023, see reg. 1

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Infrastructure on 5th September 2023

seal_r00001Chris HughesA senior officer of theDepartment for Infrastructure
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

These Regulations amend Part I and II of Schedule 1 to the Goods Vehicles (Testing) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 to increase the fees payable as follows—

1

For light goods vehicles 3,500 kilograms or less £30.50 to £38.00

2

For vehicles exceeding 3,500 kilograms maximum gross weight or more—

a

The fee payable on application for a first test, periodical test or an appeal is increased—

i

for a 2 axle rigid vehicle from £76.00 to £101.00;

ii

for a 3 axle rigid vehicle from £87.00 to £109.00;

iii

for a 4 axle rigid vehicle from £98.50 to £117.50;

iv

for an articulated vehicle having a 2 axle drawing vehicle, from £80.50 to £101.00; and

v

for an articulated vehicle having a 3 or more axle drawing vehicle, from £93.50 to £109.00

3

For trailers—

a

The fee payable on application for a first test, a periodical test, or an appeal is increased—

i

For a 1 axle trailer, from £50.00 to £86.50;

ii

For a 2 axle trailer, from £51.00 to £86.50; and

iii

For a 3 axle trailer, from £52.00 to £86.50.

4

The fees for retests—

a

For light goods vehicles 3,500 kilograms or less £18.50 to £29.50;

b

For vehicles exceeding 3,500 kilograms maximum gross weight or more £18.50 to £38.00;

c

Articulated drawing vehicle £19.50 to £38.00; and

d

Trailers £19.50 to £38.00.

An Explanatory Memorandum and a Regulatory Impact Assessment has been produced and are available from Safe and Accessible Travel Division, Department for Infrastructure, Clarence Court, 10-18 Adelaide Street, Town Parks, Belfast BT2 8GB or online alongside this Regulation at http//www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr