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

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2023 No. 126

Road Traffic and Vehicles

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

Made

5th September 2023

Coming into operation

1st October 2023

The Department for Infrastructure(1) 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 1995(2) and now vested in it(3).

Citation and commencement

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

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

2.  In the Goods Vehicles (Testing) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003(4) for Schedule 1 substitute—

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

“SCHEDULE 1 FEES

PART 1 FEE 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 2 FEE 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”

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

Chris Hughes

A senior officer of the

Department 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

(1)

Formerly the Department for Regional Development; see section 1(6) and (11) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (2016 c. 5 (N.I.)). Pursuant to section 1(9) of that Act, the Department of the Environment was dissolved.

(2)

S.I. 1995/2994 (N.I. 18)

(3)

See Article 8(1)(b) of, and Part 2 of Schedule 5 to, the Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016 No. 76)

(4)

S.R. 2003 No. 304 as amended by S.R. 2005 No. 406 and S.R. 2012 No. 328