7(1)Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, the repair and the maintenance of any motor vehicle or trailer fall within section 2(2)(g) above.E+W+S
(2)The repair of damage caused by an accident does not fall within section 2(2)(g).
(3)Neither the repair nor the maintenance of a police vehicle falls within section 2(2)(g).
(4)In this paragraph “motor vehicle” means a mechanically propelled vehicle intended or adapted for use on roads or otherwise on land.
(5)In this paragraph “police vehicle” means (except in relation to Scotland) a vehicle used only in connection with the discharge of the police functions of an authority falling within section 1(1)(e) above or the Common Council of the City of London.
(6)In this paragraph “police vehicle” means, in relation to Scotland, a vehicle used only in connection with the discharge of the functions of a police authority.
(7)In this paragraph “trailer” means a vehicle intended or adapted to be drawn by a motor vehicle.
Valid from 10/11/1994
[F17A(1)The following (and only the following) fall within section 2(2)(gg) above—
(a)arranging for motor vehicles to be available to meet the requirements from time to time of a defined authority;
(b)securing that the statutory provisions relating to registration, licensing, safety and insurance are complied with as respects motor vehicles so made available and that the drivers of such vehicles are duly licensed; and
(c)arranging for the provision of fuel for, and the cleaning, repair and maintenance of, such vehicles.
(2)In sub-paragraph (1) above references to motor vehicles do not include references to any which are to be used exclusively for the purposes of a defined authority’s functions as a police or fire authority.
(3)In this paragraph references to motor vehicles include references to trailers; and “motor vehicle” and “trailer” have the same meanings as in paragraph 7 above.]
Textual Amendments
F1SCh. 1 para. 7A inserted (10.11.1994) by S.I. 1994/2884, art. 2(2)