a period of a fixed number of months (not exceeding fifteen) running from the beginning of the month in which the licence first has effect,

in the case of a licence taken out on the first registration under this Act of a vehicle of such description as may be specified in the order, a period exceeding by such number of days (not exceeding thirty) as may be determined by or under the order the period for which the licence would otherwise have effect by virtue of subsection (1) or (2) or of an order under paragraph (a), or

in the case of a vehicle of such description (or of such description and used in such circumstances) as may be specified in the order, a period of less than one month.

may be made so as to apply only to vehicles of specified descriptions, and

may make different provision for vehicles of different descriptions or for different circumstances.

if it exceeds two and a half pence, shall be treated as five pence, and

otherwise, shall be disregarded.

a fixed number of months other than twelve, or

less than one month,

duties of excise (other than duties on imported goods),

the issue and cancellation of licences on which duties of excise are imposed, and

other matters (not being matters relating only to duties on imported goods),

make such a declaration, and

furnish such particulars,

the construction of the vehicle,

the vehicle’s revenue weight,

the place where the vehicle has been or is normally kept, and

the use to which the vehicle has been or is likely to be put.

a condition that particulars for the time being specified for the purposes of subsection (1)(b) are furnished by being transmitted to the Secretary of State by such electronic means as he may specify F9; and

is issued for the vehicle specified in the application for the licence, and

does not entitle the person to whom it is issued to use or keep any other vehicle.

that the licence applied for is the appropriate licence for the vehicle specified in the application, and

in the case of an application for a licence for a vehicle purporting to be the first application for a licence for the vehicle, that a licence has not previously been issued for the vehicle.

the return of any vehicle licence which is damaged or contains any particulars which have become illegible or inaccurate,

the issue of a new vehicle licence in the place of a licence which is or may be lost, stolen, destroyed or damaged F11or which contains any particulars which have become illegible or inaccurate, and

the fee to be paid on the issue of a new licence F12in any of those circumstances.

a vehicle licence taken out for a vehicle expires, and

shall be payable by such person, or jointly and severally by such persons, as may be prescribed;

shall become payable at such time as may be prescribed;

is in addition to any vehicle excise duty charged in respect of the vehicle concerned;

does not cease to be payable by reason of a vehicle licence being taken out for the vehicle after the supplement has become payable;

may, without prejudice to section 6 or 7B(2) and (3) or any other provision of this Act, be recovered as a debt due to the Crown.

“prescribed” means prescribed by, or determined in accordance with, regulations;

“regulations” means regulations made by the Secretary of State with the consent of the Treasury.

provide for a supplement to be payable in a case where one would not otherwise be payable,

increase the amount of a supplement,

provide for a supplement to become payable earlier than it would otherwise be payable, or

provide for a supplement to be payable by a person by whom the supplement would not otherwise be payable.

any supplement under section 7A that may or has become payable on non-renewal of a vehicle licence for the vehicle;

when failure to renew a vehicle licence may result in the person being guilty of an offence under section 31A.

for assessing an amount of supplement due under section 7A from any person and for notifying that amount to that person or any person acting in a representative capacity in relation to that person;

for an amount assessed and notified under such regulations to be deemed to be an amount of vehicle excise duty due from the person assessed and recoverable accordingly;

for review of decisions under such regulations and for appeals with respect to such decisions or decisions on such reviews.

any provision made by sections 12A and 12B of the Finance Act 1994 (assessments related to excise duty matters), or

any provision made by sections 14 to 16 of that Act (customs and excise reviews and appeals).

for such applications to be accompanied by a certificate mentioned in subsection (4); and

for the fees and outlays of sheriff officers incurred in executing such summary warrants to be chargeable against the debtor.

an attachment;

an earnings arrestment;

an arrestment and action of furthcoming or sale.

stating that none of the persons specified in the application has paid the supplement due;

stating that payment of the amount due from each such person has been demanded from him;

stating whether in response to that demand any such person disputes liability to pay; and

specifying the amount due from and unpaid by each such person.

collecting; or

accounting to the Secretary of State for,

he disputes liability to pay; or

an action for payment to recover such supplement from him has already been raised.

appears to the Secretary of State to have been removed into the United Kingdom from a place outside the United Kingdom, and

is not already registered under this Act,

that any value added tax charged on the acquisition of the vehicle from another member State, or on any supply involving its removal into the United Kingdom, has been or will be paid or remitted,

that any value added tax or customs duty charged on the importation of the vehicle from a place outside the member States has been or will be paid or remitted, or

that no such tax or duty has been charged on the acquisition or importation of the vehicle or on any supply involving its removal into the United Kingdom.

issue a vehicle licence (a “temporary licence”) for fourteen days, or such other period as may be prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State, having effect from such day as may be so prescribed, and

from time to time issue a further temporary licence for the vehicle.

a person surrenders under subsection (2) a temporary licence issued pursuant to an application for a vehicle licence, and

a further vehicle licence issued pursuant to the application is either held by him at the time of the surrender of the temporary licence or received by him after that time,

a motor trader or vehicle tester, or

a person who satisfies the Secretary of State that he intends to commence business as a motor trader or vehicle tester,

all vehicles which are from time to time temporarily in his possession in the course of his business as a motor trader,

all vehicles kept and used by him solely for purposes of conducting research and development in the course of his business as such a manufacturer, and

all vehicles which are from time to time submitted to him by other manufacturers for testing on roads in the course of that business.

to use more than one vehicle at any one time,

to use a vehicle for any purpose other than a purpose prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State, or

except in such circumstances as may be so prescribed, to keep any vehicle on a road if it is not being used on the road.

the conditions subject to which trade licences are to be issued, and

the purposes for which the holder of a trade licence may use a vehicle by virtue of the licence.

a load which is carried solely for the purpose of testing or demonstrating the vehicle or any of its accessories or equipment and which is returned to the place of loading without having been removed from the vehicle except for that purpose or in the case of accident,

in the case of a vehicle which is being delivered or collected, a load consisting of another vehicle used or to be used for travel from or to the place of delivery or collection,

a load built in as part of the vehicle or permanently attached to it,

a load consisting of parts, accessories or equipment designed to be fitted to the vehicle and of tools for fitting them to the vehicle, or

a load consisting of a trailer other than a trailer which is for the time being a disabled vehicle.

for one calendar year,

for a period of six months beginning with the first day of January or of July, or

where subsection (2) applies, for a period of seven, eight, nine, ten or eleven months beginning with the first day of any month other than January or July F20and ending no later than the relevant date.

in relation to a licence taken out for a period beginning with the first day of any of the months February to June in any year, 31st December of that year;

in relation to a licence taken out for a period beginning with the first day of any of the months August to December in any year, 30th June of the following year.

is not a motor trader or vehicle tester (having satisfied the Secretary of State as mentioned in section 11(1)(b)), or

does not hold any existing trade licence.

the annual rate currently applicable to a vehicle under sub-paragraph (1)(c) of paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 if the licence is to be used only for vehicles to which that paragraph applies, and

otherwise, the annual rate currently applicable to a vehicle under paragraph F22paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 1.

fifty-five per cent. of the rate applicable to the corresponding trade licence taken out for a calendar year, and

one-sixth of the amount arrived at under paragraph (a) in respect of each month in the period in excess of six.

if it exceeds two and a half pence, shall be treated as five pence, and

otherwise, shall be disregarded.

the Secretary of State refuses an application for a trade licence by a person entitled to make such an application, and

the applicant, within the period prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State, requests him to review his decision,

the issue of a new trade licence in the place of a licence which is or may be lost, stolen, destroyed or damaged, and

the fee to be paid on the issue of a new licence.

a vehicle licence has been taken out for a vehicle at any rate of vehicle excise duty, and

at any time while the licence is in force the vehicle is used so as to subject it to a higher rate,

brings it within, or

if it was used solely in that condition, in that manner or for that purpose, would bring it within,

the rate of vehicle excise duty paid on a vehicle licence taken out for the vehicle was the rate applicable to a vehicle of the same description with respect to which the reduced pollution requirements are satisfied, and

while the licence is in force, the vehicle is used at a time when those requirements are not satisfied with respect to it.

beginning with the date on which the higher rate of duty becomes chargeable, and

ending with the period for which the original licence was issued.

the amount of duty payable on the original licence, and

the amount of duty payable on a vehicle licence taken out for the period for which the original licence was issued but at the higher rate of duty.

beginning with the date on which the higher rate of duty becomes chargeable, and

ending with the period for which the original licence was issued,

a vehicle licence has been taken out for a tractive unit, and

the licence was taken out at a rate of vehicle excise duty applicable to a tractive unit which is to be used with semi-trailers with a minimum number of axles,

where subsection (2) applies in relation to a tractive unit, by reason of the tractive unit being used in accordance with subsection (3),

where subsection (4) applies in relation to a tractive unit, by reason of the tractive unit being used in accordance with subsection (5), or

where subsection (6) applies in relation to a tractive unit, by reason of the tractive unit being used in accordance with subsection (7).

it is used with a semi-trailer with a single axle, and

when so used, the laden weight of the tractive unit and semi-trailer taken together does not exceed the maximum laden weight mentioned in subsection (2)(b)(i).

a vehicle licence for a tractive unit having two axles which is to be used only with semi-trailers with not fewer than three axles has been taken out for the tractive unit, and

it is used with a semi-trailer with two axles, and

when so used, the laden weight of the tractive unit and semi-trailer taken together does not exceed 33,000 kilograms.

a vehicle licence for a tractive unit having three or more axles which is to be used only with semi-trailers with not fewer than two axles has been taken out for the tractive unit, and

it is used with a semi-trailer with a single axle, and

when so used, the laden weight of the tractive unit and semi-trailer taken together does not exceed the maximum laden weight mentioned in subsection (6)(b)(i).

the rate of duty paid on taking out the licence for the relevant tractive unit is the rate applicable to a tractive unit of the appropriate description with respect to which the reduced pollution requirements are satisfied; and

while the licence is in force, the relevant tractive unit is used at a time when the reduced pollution requirements are not satisfied with respect to it.

duty has been paid in respect of a vehicle at a rate applicable under Part VIII of Schedule 1, and

the vehicle is to a substantial extent being used for the conveyance of goods or burden belonging to a particular person (whether the person keeping the vehicle or not),

by the person by whom the vehicle was acquired from its manufacturer, in relation to the whole period since the registration of the vehicle, or

by any other person who is for the time being the keeper of the vehicle, in relation to the period since the vehicle was first kept by him,

a vehicle licence or a trade licence is issued to a person on receipt of a cheque which is subsequently dishonoured, and

the Secretary of State sends a notice by post to the person informing him that the licence is void as from the time when it was granted,

a vehicle licence or a trade licence is issued to a person on receipt of a cheque which is subsequently dishonoured,

the Secretary of State sends a notice by post to the person requiring him to secure that the duty payable on the licence is paid within such reasonable period as is specified in the notice,

the requirement in the notice is not complied with, and

the Secretary of State sends a further notice by post to the person informing him that the licence is void as from the time when it was granted,

a vehicle licence or a trade licence is issued to a person in accordance with subsection (1),

the duty payable on the licence is not received by the Secretary of State in accordance with the agreement, and

the Secretary of State sends a notice by post to the person informing him that the licence is void as from the time when it was granted,

paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2) apply,

the Secretary of State sends a notice by post to the person requiring him to secure that the duty payable on the licence is paid within such reasonable period as is specified in the notice,

the requirement in the notice is not complied with, and

the Secretary of State sends a further notice by post to the person informing him that the licence is void as from the time when it was granted,

a person applies for a vehicle licence or a trade licence, and

the Secretary of State, or an authorised body, accepts a credit card payment in respect of the duty payable on the licence.

the applicant, or

a person acting on behalf of the applicant,

a vehicle licence, or

a nil licence,

that repayment shall be made only if a specified person is satisfied that specified conditions are met or in other specified circumstances;

that repayment shall be made in part only;

that, in the case of partial repayment, the amount repaid shall be a specified sum or determined in a specified manner;

for repayment of different amounts in different circumstances;

make provision with respect to the registration of vehicles (including, in particular, the form of and the particulars to be included in the register of trade licences),

require the Secretary of State to make with respect to registered vehicles the returns prescribed by the regulations,

provide for making any particulars contained in the register available for use by the persons prescribed by the regulations on payment, in cases so prescribed, of a fee of such amount as appears to the Secretary of State reasonable in the circumstances of the case,

require a person by F38, through or to whom any vehicle is sold or disposed of to furnish the particulars prescribed by the regulations in the manner so prescribed,

require a person by F40or throughwhom any vehicle is sold or disposed of to furnish the person to whom it is sold or disposed of with such document relating to the vehicle’s registration as may be prescribed by the regulations, and to do so at such time as may be so prescribed.

provide for the issue of registration documents in respect of the registration of a vehicle,

provide for the transfer, surrender and production of registration documents,

provide for the inspection of registration documents by the persons prescribed by the regulations, F41. . .

provide for the issue of new registration documents in place of registration documents which are or may be lost, stolen, destroyed or damaged F42or which contain any particulars which have become illegible or inaccurate,

provide for a fee of such amount as appears to the Secretary of State to be reasonable to be paid on the issue of new registration documents in any of the circumstances mentioned in paragraph (h).

to such persons as the Secretary of State thinks fit, and

for such price and on such other terms, and subject to such restrictions, as he thinks fit,

any person there mentioned to furnish particulars to F46another person there mentioned or to the Secretary of State or to another such person and to the Secretary of State;

any person there mentioned who is furnished with particulars in pursuance of the regulations to furnish them to the Secretary of State.

who surrenders a vehicle licence under section 10(2),

who does not renew a vehicle licence for a vehicle kept by him, or

who keeps an unlicensed vehicle at any place in the United Kingdom,

he keeps a vehicle for which a vehicle licence is in force, and

he does not, at such time as may be prescribed by the regulations or within such period as may be so prescribed, take out a vehicle licence to have effect from the expiry of the vehicle licence mentioned in paragraph (a).

extend any of the provisions as to registration (and provisions incidental to any of those provisions) to, and

provide for the identification of,

provide for any requirement to make such a declaration not to apply in such circumstances as may be so prescribed.

make provision (including provision requiring the payment of a fee) for cases where a nil licence is or may be lost, stolen, destroyed or damaged or contains particulars which have become illegible or inaccurate,

require a person issued with a nil licence which ceases to be in force in circumstances prescribed by the regulations to furnish to the Secretary of State such particulars and make such declarations as may be so prescribed, and to do so at such times and in such manner as may be so prescribed.

a condition that particulars for the time being prescribed by the regulations by virtue of subsection (2A)(a) are furnished by being transmitted to the Secretary of State by such electronic means as he may specify; and

a condition such as is mentioned in section 7(3B)(b) (treating the references to paragraph (a) of subsection (3B) as references to paragraph (a) of this subsection).

is of a description prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State.

to the Secretary of State, or

to a person providing services to the Secretary of State,

if the information was provided by a person other than the person to whom the information relates, the person who provided the information, or

in any other case, the person to whom the information relates,

be used otherwise than for the purposes of relevant nil licence functions or any such proceedings.

paragraph 19 of Schedule 2, or

paragraph 7 of Schedule 4.

the examination (whether by the Secretary of State or by persons authorised by him) of all vehicles for which new registration documents are being sought, or such vehicles of a particular description, for the purpose of ascertaining whether they are the registered vehicles concerned,

the provision of other evidence in relation to all vehicles for which new registration documents are being sought, or such vehicles of a particular description, for the purpose of ascertaining whether they are the registered vehicles concerned.

notification of examinations (including their purpose), the issue of certificates as to the outcome of examinations and the keeping of records in relation to examinations and certificates,

the issue of duplicates or copies of certificates and the fees to be paid on applications for such duplicates or copies,

the correction of errors in certificates,

the payment of fees for examinations, and for re-examinations resulting from appeals and the repayment of the whole or part of the fee paid for such a re-examination where it appears to the Secretary of State that there were substantial grounds for contesting the whole or part of the decision appealed against,

the making of appeals against the outcome of examinations,

the carrying out of examinations in the absence of the keepers or owners of the vehicles concerned,

courses of instruction in connection with the carrying out of examinations and the charging of fees in respect of attendance on such courses,

the authorisation of examiners, the imposition of conditions to be complied with by authorised examiners (including the payment of fees to the Secretary of State) and the withdrawal of authorisations,

the manner in which, conditions under which and apparatus with which examinations are carried out by authorised examiners, and the inspection of premises at which and apparatus with which such examinations are being, or are to be, carried out,

the charges to be paid by authorised examiners to the Secretary of State in connection with—

the issue of certificates,

the issue of duplicates or copies of certificates, and

the correction of errors in certificates.

to check the accuracy of information which has been obtained under regulations made by virtue of subsection (2), and

where appropriate, to amend or supplement any such information.

to check the accuracy of relevant records, and

where appropriate, to amend or supplement information contained in those records.

maintained by the Secretary of State in connection with any functions exercisable by him under or by virtue of this Act,

records maintained by the Secretary of State (or caused by him to be maintained) under section 45(6B) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (c.52).

assign a registration mark to a vehicle to which another registration mark has previously been assigned,

assign to a vehicle (whether on its first registration or later) a registration mark previously assigned to another vehicle,

(whether or not in connection with an assignment within paragraph (a) or (b)) withdraw any registration mark for the time being assigned to a vehicle, and

re-assign to a vehicle a registration mark previously assigned to it but subsequently withdrawn.

the size, shape and character of registration marks to be fixed on any vehicle, and

the manner in which registration marks are to be displayed and rendered easily distinguishable (whether by day or by night).

make provision for assigning general registration marks to persons holding trade licences and (in particular) prescribe the registration marks to be carried by vehicles the use of which is authorised by a trade licence, and

make provision for the issue of trade plates to holders of trade licences and for the charging of a fee for the replacement of trade plates which are or may be lost, stolen, destroyed or damaged.

apply for such allocations, and

appear to the Secretary of State suitable to receive them,

as to the mode of application for the allocation of registration marks,

as to the transfer of registration marks allocated to a motor dealer in cases where the motor dealer dies or becomes incapacitated or bankrupt and in such other cases as may be prescribed by the regulations, and

as to the cancellation of allocations of registration marks.

restricting the circumstances in which a motor dealer may assign a registration mark to a vehicle,

securing that registration marks allocated to a motor dealer are assigned by him in such sequence as the Secretary of State considers appropriate and that no registration mark is assigned to a vehicle to which a registration mark has already been assigned, and

requiring a motor dealer to furnish to the Secretary of State within the period prescribed by the regulations such particulars in respect of each vehicle to which the motor dealer assigns a registration mark as are so prescribed.

the motor dealer, within the period prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State, requests him to review his decision,

the cancellation does not take effect before the end of the period prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State, and

where during that period the motor dealer requests the Secretary of State to review his decision, the cancellation does not take effect before the Secretary of State gives notice in writing of the result of the review to the motor dealer.

delivering it to him,

leaving it at his proper address, or

sending it to him by post;

provide for a charge prescribed by the regulations to be made for the inspection and for the whole or part of the charge to be retained whether or not the mark is assigned as requested.

making an assignment, or

arranging for a vehicle to be inspected.

in that person’s name, or

in the name of some other person nominated by him in accordance with the regulations.

for the manner in which an application for the grant of such a right (a “right of retention”) is to be made to the Secretary of State,

for the payment of a fee prescribed by the regulations on the making of such an application and for the whole or part of the fee to be retained whether or not the application is granted,

for requiring the vehicle to which the registration mark is for the time being assigned to be made available for inspection at a place designated by or under the regulations,

for authorising the Secretary of State to refuse such an application on such grounds as he thinks fit,

with respect to the manner in which rights of retention are to be exercisable,

for rights of retention to be non-transferable (but without prejudice to the vesting of any such right in a person by operation of law),

with respect to the conditions which must be satisfied before a registration mark may be assigned to a vehicle pursuant to a right of retention,

for allowing a person to be nominated when an application for the grant of a right of retention is made or to be nominated at a later time,

for allowing a different person to be nominated in place of a person already nominated,

for the manner in which a nomination is to be made and for the payment of a fee prescribed by the regulations where a nomination is made in circumstances so prescribed, and

for the payment, in connection with the assignment of a registration mark pursuant to a right of retention, of such charge as is for the time being prescribed by virtue of section 25(1).

the fee prescribed by virtue of paragraph (b) of subsection (2) in relation to an application for that right may include an amount representing the charge for which provision could have been made by virtue of paragraph (m) of that subsection, and

the regulations may provide for the part of any such fee which represents a charge for which provision could have been so made to be retained, except where conditions prescribed by the regulations are fulfilled, whether or not there is an assignment.

have never been assigned to a vehicle, or

have been assigned to a vehicle but (as a result of having been subsequently withdrawn) are not for the time being so assigned,

with respect to the manner in which relevant rights are to be exercisable,

for relevant rights to be exercisable only on a single occasion falling within a period prescribed by the regulations (subject to any provision made by virtue of paragraph (f)),

for relevant rights to be non-transferable (but without prejudice to the vesting of any such right in a person by operation of law),

with respect to the conditions which must be satisfied before a registration mark may be assigned to a vehicle pursuant to a relevant right,

for allowing a person to be nominated when a relevant right is acquired or to be nominated at a later time,

for allowing a different person to be nominated in place of a person already nominated,

for the manner in which a nomination is to be made and for the payment of a fee prescribed by the regulations where a nomination is made in circumstances so prescribed,

for the payment, in connection with the assignment of a registration mark pursuant to a relevant right, of such charge as is for the time being prescribed by virtue of section 25(1), and

for so much of any sum paid by virtue of paragraph (a) in respect of the assignment of a registration mark to be retained, except where conditions prescribed by the regulations are fulfilled, whether or not there is such an assignment.

are given authority (whether irrevocable or otherwise) to act on his behalf in offering for sale, and entering into agreements for the sale of, relevant rights in the case of such registration marks, and during such periods, as he may determine,

are required to account to him for sums due to him under such agreements (whether they have received any amounts due from the purchasers under the agreements or not), and

may become entitled or subject to such rights or liabilities of the Secretary of State in connection with such agreements as may be prescribed by the regulations.

as to the persons by whom and the times at which engines and bodies of vehicles are to be marked,

as to the form of any mark and the manner and position in which it is to be made, and

for requiring particulars of marks made under the regulations to be furnished to the Secretary of State.

a constable, or

a person authorised by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this section (an “authorised person”).

the person produces the registration document, in person, at a police station specified by him at the time of the request, and

he does so within 7 days after the date on which the request was made or as soon as is reasonably practicable.

the vehicle is subject to a lease or hire agreement,

the vehicle is not registered in the name of the lessee or hirer under that agreement and is not required to be so registered,

the person has reasonable grounds for believing, or it is reasonable for him to expect, that the person from whom the vehicle has been leased or hired is able to produce, or require the production of, the registration document.

a copy of the agreement, or

such other documentary evidence of the agreement as is prescribed in regulations under this section.

prescribing descriptions of evidence for the purposes of subsection (7);

prescribing, varying or revoking exceptions for the purposes of subsection (8).

level 3 on the standard scale, or

five times the amount of the vehicle excise duty chargeable in respect of the vehicle,

has provided the Secretary of State with a declaration or statement (in pursuance of regulations under section 22) that the vehicle will not during a period specified in the declaration or statement be used or kept on a public road, and

commits an offence under subsection (1) within a period prescribed by regulations,

an application is made for a vehicle licence for any period, and

a temporary licence is issued pursuant to the application,

the date on which the offence was committed, or

if the prosecution so elect, the date when a vehicle licence for it was last issued,

ending with the date on which the offence was committed, and

beginning as provided by subsections (2) to (4).

the date on which the notification was received by the Secretary of State, or

the expiry of the vehicle licence last in force for the vehicle,

the expiry of the vehicle licence last in force for the vehicle before the date on which the offence was committed, or

if there has not at any time before that date been a vehicle licence in force for the vehicle, the date on which the vehicle was first kept by the person convicted.

the person convicted has been ordered to pay an amount under section 30 on the occasion of a previous conviction for an offence in respect of the same vehicle, and

that offence was committed after the date specified in subsection (2) or (3) as the date with which the relevant period begins,

that throughout any month or part of a month in the relevant period the vehicle was not kept by him, or

that he has paid the duty due F61. . .in respect of the vehicle for any such month or part of a month,

its surrender, and

its being treated as no longer in force for the purposes of subsection (2) of section 29 by subsection (4) of that section.

an order under section 1A of the M3Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973 discharging him absolutely or conditionally,

or an order under section 228 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 placing him on probation or under 246(3) of that Act discharging him absolutely, or

an order under the M4Probation Act (Northern Ireland) 1950 discharging him absolutely or conditionally or placing him on probation,

in England and Wales, the sum is to be treated as a fine, and the order as a conviction, for the purposes of Part III of the M5Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (including any enactment having effect as if contained in that Part) and of any other enactment relating to the recovery or application of sums ordered to be paid by magistrates’ courts,

in Scotland, the sum is to be treated as a fine, and the order as a conviction, for the purposes of any enactment relating to the recovery or application of sums ordered to be paid by courts of summary jurisdiction, and

in Northern Ireland, the sum is recoverable as a sum adjudged to be paid by a conviction and is to be treated for all purposes as a fine within the meaning of section 20 of the M6Administration of Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.

it is an exempt vehicle in respect of which regulations under this Act require a nil licence to be in force and a nil licence is in force in respect of the vehicle, or

it is an exempt vehicle that is not one in respect of which regulations under this Act require a nil licence to be in force.

an application is made for a vehicle licence for any period, and

a temporary licence is issued pursuant to the application,

is not at the relevant time the person keeping the vehicle, and

the registered keeper is at the relevant time the person keeping the vehicle,

at the relevant time the vehicle is neither kept nor used on a public road, and

the vehicle has been stolen before the relevant time,

the vehicle has not been recovered by the relevant time, and

any requirements under subsection (6) that, in connection with the theft, are required to have been complied with by the relevant or any earlier time have been complied with by the relevant time.

beginning with the expiry of the last vehicle licence to be in force for the vehicle, and

of a prescribed length,

“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State.

if subsection (3) applies to him, an excise penalty (in addition to any under paragraph (a)) of an amount that complies with subsection (2).

he was, at the time proceedings for the offence were commenced, the person in whose name the vehicle concerned was registered under this Act, and

that vehicle was unlicensed throughout the period beginning with the commission of the offence and ending with the commencement of those proceedings.

its surrender, and

its being treated as no longer in force for the purposes of subsection (2) of section 31A by subsection (4) of that section.

he uses, or keeps, on a public road a vehicle in respect of which vehicle excise duty is chargeable, and

there is not fixed to and exhibited on the vehicle in the manner prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State a licence for, or in respect of, the vehicle which is for the time being in force.

he uses, or keeps, on a public road an exempt vehicle,

that vehicle is one in respect of which regulations under this Act require a nil licence to be in force, and

there is not fixed to and exhibited on the vehicle in the manner prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State a nil licence for that vehicle which is for the time being in force.

have effect subject to the provisions of regulations made by the Secretary of State, and

are without prejudice to sections 29 and 43A.

which is intended to be, or

which could reasonably be,

uses at any one time on a public road a greater number of vehicles (not being vehicles for which vehicle licences are for the time being in force) than he is authorised to use by virtue of the trade licence or licences,

uses a vehicle (not being a vehicle for which a vehicle licence is for the time being in force) on a public road for any purpose other than a purpose which has been prescribed under section 12(2)(b), or

uses the trade licence, or any of the trade licences, for the purposes of keeping on a public road in any circumstances other than circumstances which have been prescribed under section 12(1)(c) a vehicle which is not being used on that road.

level 3 on the standard scale, or

five times the amount of the vehicle excise duty chargeable in respect of (in the case of an offence under subsection (1)(a)) the vehicles which he is not authorised to use or (in the case of an offence under subsection (1)(b) or (c)) the vehicle concerned,

a notice sent as mentioned in section 19A(2)(b) F71or 19B(2)(c) or a further notice sent as mentioned in section 19A(3)(d) F72or 19B(3)(d)F73contains a relevant requirement, and

the person fails to comply with the requirement F74contained in the notice,

level 3 on the standard scale;

an amount equal to five times the annual rate of duty that was payable on the grant of the licence or would have been so payable if it had been taken out for a period of twelve months.

a requirement to deliver up the licence within such reasonable period as is specified in the notice; or

a requirement to deliver up the licence within such reasonable period as is so specified and, on doing so, to pay the amount specified in subsection (4).

in the case of a vehicle licence, was applicable to a vehicle of the description specified in the application, or

in the case of a trade licence, was applicable to a vehicle falling within F76paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 1 (or to a vehicle falling within sub-paragraph (1)(c) of paragraph 2 of that Schedule if the licence was to be used only for vehicles to which that paragraph applies).

beginning with the first day of the period for which the licence was applied for or, if later, the day on which the licence first was to have effect, and

ending with whichever is the earliest of the times specified in subsection (7).

the end of the month during which the licence was required to be delivered up,

the end of the month during which the licence was actually delivered up,

the date on which the licence was due to expire, and

the end of the month preceding that in which there first had effect a new vehicle licence for the vehicle in question;

in the case of a vehicle licence, was applicable to a vehicle of the description specified in the application, or

in the case of a trade licence, was applicable to a vehicle falling within F78paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 1 (or to a vehicle falling within sub-paragraph (1)(c) of paragraph 2 of that Schedule if the licence was to be used only for vehicles to which that paragraph applies).

beginning with the first day of the period for which the licence was applied for or, if later, the day on which the licence first was to have effect, and

ending with whichever is the earliest of the times specified in subsection (4A).

the end of the month in which the order is made,

the date on which the licence was due to expire,

the end of the month during which the licence was delivered up, and

the end of the month preceding that in which there first had effect a new licence for the vehicle in question;

a person has been convicted of an offence under section 35A in relation to a vehicle licence or a trade licence, and

a requirement to pay an amount with respect to that licence has been imposed on that person by virtue of section 35A(3)(b),

a vehicle licence has been taken out for a vehicle at any rate of vehicle excise duty,

at any time while the licence is in force the vehicle is so used that duty at a higher rate becomes chargeable in respect of the licence for the vehicle under section 15, and

duty at that higher rate was not paid before the vehicle was so used,

level 3 on the standard scale F81. . ., or

five times the difference between the duty actually paid on the licence and the amount of the duty at the higher rate,

the rate of duty at which the licence in relation to which the offence was committed was taken out, and

the relevant higher rate of duty (within the meaning of section 39) in relation to the vehicle,

at the time of the offence the vehicle had a F82revenue weight which exceeded that which it had when the licence in relation to which the offence was committed was taken out, and

the licence was taken out at the rate applicable to the previous weight,

the vehicle is a tractive unit,

the offence consisted in using the vehicle with a semi-trailer with a smaller number of axles,

the licence in relation to which the offence was committed was taken out at a rate applicable, by virtue of paragraph 13 of Schedule 1, to a weight lower than the F83revenue weight of the vehicle, and

the offence consisted in using the vehicle in contravention of a condition imposed under or by virtue of sub-paragraph (2) of that paragraph,

the licence in relation to which the offence was committed was taken out at a rate lower than that applicable to it by reference to its F85revenue weight, and

none of subsections (2) to (4) apply,

the licence in relation to which the offence was committed was taken out at a rate lower than that at which duty was chargeable in respect of the condition, manner or purpose of use of the vehicle which constituted the offence, and

none of subsections (2) to (5) apply,

ending with the date on which the offence was committed, and

beginning as provided by subsection (2) or (3).

that throughout any month or part of a month in the relevant period the vehicle was not kept by him, or

that he has paid the duty due (or an amount equal to the duty due) at the relevant higher rate in respect of the vehicle for any such month or part of a month,

an order under section 1A of the M7Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973 discharging him absolutely or conditionally,

or an order under section 228 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 placing him on probation or under 246(2) or (3) of that Act discharging him absolutely, or

an order under the M8Probation Act (Northern Ireland) 1950 discharging him absolutely or conditionally or placing him on probation,

in England and Wales, the sum is to be treated as a fine, and the order as a conviction, for the purposes of Part III of the M9Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (including any enactment having effect as if contained in that Part) and of any other enactment relating to the recovery or application of sums ordered to be paid by magistrates’ courts,

in Scotland, the sum is to be treated as a fine, and the order as a conviction, for the purposes of any enactment relating to the recovery or application of sums ordered to be paid by courts of summary jurisdiction, and

in Northern Ireland, the sum is recoverable as a sum adjudged to be paid by a conviction and is to be treated for all purposes as a fine within the meaning of section 20 of the M10Administration of Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.

he had no reasonable opportunity to register the vehicle under this Act, and

the vehicle was being driven for the purpose of being so registered.

to which section 47 of the M11Road Traffic Act 1988 applies by virtue of subsection (2)(b) of that section, or

to which F90Article 63 of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 applies by virtue of paragraph (2)(b) of that Article,

it is being driven for the purposes of, or in connection with, its examination under section 45 of the M12Road Traffic Act 1988 in circumstances in which its use is exempted from subsection (1) of section 47 of that Act by regulations under subsection (6) of that section, or

it is being driven for the purposes of, or in connection with, its examination under Article 61 of the M13Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 in circumstances in which its use is exempted from paragraph (1) of Article 63 of that Order by regulations under paragraph (6) of that Article.

obscured, or

rendered, or allowed to become, not easily distinguishable,

he uses, or keeps, on a public road an exempt vehicle,

that vehicle is one in respect of which regulations under this Act require a nil licence to be in force, and

a nil licence is not for the time being in force in respect of the vehicle.

a vehicle licence,

a trade licence,

a nil licence,

a registration mark,

a registration document, and

a trade plate (including a replacement trade plate).

on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, and

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine or (except in Scotland) to both.

the person keeping the vehicle shall give such information as he may be required to give in accordance with subsection (7) as to the identity of the driver of the vehicle or any person who used the vehicle, and

any other person shall give such information as it is in his power to give and which may lead to the identification of the driver of the vehicle or any person who used the vehicle if he is required to do so in accordance with subsection (7).

the person keeping the vehicle shall give such information as he may be required to give in accordance with subsection (7) as to the identity of the person who kept the vehicle on the road, and

any other person shall give such information as it is in his power to give and which may lead to the identification of the person who kept the vehicle on the road if he is required to do so in accordance with subsection (7).

a chief officer of police or, in Northern Ireland, the Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, or

the Secretary of State.

that a person is a person by, through or to whom a vehicle has been sold or disposed of and that he has failed to comply with regulations made by virtue of section 22(1)(d) requiring him to furnish particulars prescribed by the regulations;

that a person is a person by or through whom a vehicle has been sold or disposed of and that he has failed to comply with regulations made by virtue of section 22(1)(dd) requiring him to furnish a document prescribed by the regulations; or

that a person is a person who is surrendering a vehicle licence, or who is not renewing a vehicle licence for a vehicle kept by him or who is keeping an unlicensed vehicle and that he has failed to comply with regulations made by virtue of section 22(1D) requiring him to furnish particulars or make a declaration prescribed by the regulations.

as to the identity of any person who is keeping a specified vehicle or who has kept it at a specified time or during a specified period;

as to the identity of any person by, through or to whom a specified vehicle has been sold or disposed of at a specified time or during a specified period; or

which may lead to the identification of a person falling within paragraph (a) or (b).

the name and address of the keeper are not recorded in the register, or

any of the particulars recorded in the register are incorrect.

vehicle excise duty is chargeable in respect of it, or

it is an exempt vehicle in respect of which regulations under this Act require a nil licence to be in force.

that there was no reasonable opportunity, before the material time, to furnish the name and address of the keeper of the vehicle, or

that there was no reasonable opportunity, before the material time, to furnish particulars correcting the incorrect particulars.

that he had reasonable grounds for believing, or that it was reasonable for him to expect, that the name and address of the keeper or the other particulars of registration (as the case may be) were correctly recorded in the register, or

that any exception prescribed in regulations under this section is met.

section 29, 34 F104,35A or 37, or

regulations under this Act,

stating that the Secretary of State’s approval is given for the institution by a constable of any proceedings specified in the certificate, and

signed by or on behalf of the Secretary of State,

stating the date on which evidence such as is mentioned in subsection (2) came to the knowledge of the Secretary of State or a constable, and

signed by or on behalf of the Secretary of State or constable,

including a statement such as is mentioned in paragraph (a) of subsection (4) or (5), and

purporting to be signed as mentioned in paragraph (b) of the subsection concerned,

section 145 (which would require such proceedings to be instituted by order of the Secretary of State and certain such proceedings to be commenced in the name of an officer of his), and

section 146A (which would impose time-limits for bringing such proceedings).

section 29, 34 F105,35A 37, 44 or 45, or

regulations under this Act,

in the case of proceedings instituted by the procurator fiscal as a result of information supplied to him by the Secretary of State, at any time within six months from the date on which the information came to the knowledge of the Secretary of State, and

in any other case, at any time within six months from the date on which evidence sufficient in the opinion of the person instituting the proceedings to justify the proceedings came to his knowledge;

stating the date on which information such as is mentioned in subsection (4)(a) came to the knowledge of the Secretary of State, and

signed by or on behalf of the Secretary of State,

stating the date on which evidence such as is mentioned in subsection (4)(b) came to the knowledge of the person instituting the proceedings, and

signed by or on behalf of that person,

including a statement such as is mentioned in paragraph (a) of subsection (5) or (6), and

purporting to be signed as mentioned in paragraph (b) of the subsection concerned,

the driver of, or a person who used, that vehicle, or

the person who kept that vehicle on a road,

on oath, or

a vehicle has been sold or disposed of by, through or to him and he has failed to furnish particulars prescribed by regulations made by virtue of section 22(1)(d);

a vehicle has been sold or disposed of by or through him and he has failed to furnish a document prescribed by regulations made by virtue of section 22(1)(dd); or

he has surrendered, or not renewed, a vehicle licence, or is keeping an unlicensed vehicle, and has failed to furnish any particulars or make a declaration prescribed by regulations made by virtue of section 22(1D).

it is appropriately proved that there has been served on the accused by post a requirement under section 46A to give information as to the identity of the person keeping the vehicle at a particular time, and

a statement in writing is produced to the court purporting to be signed by the accused that he was keeping the vehicle at that time,

a part of the records maintained by the Secretary of State in connection with any functions exercisable by him under or by virtue of this Act,

a copy of a document forming part of those records, or

a note of any information contained in those records,

in a case within subsection (1)(a), under section 30, or

in a case within subsection (1)(b), under section 36.

section F11412(4) of the M19Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980, or

Article 24(2) of the M20Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981,

may make different provision for different cases or circumstances, and

may contain such incidental, consequential and supplemental provisions as the Secretary of State considers expedient for the purposes of the regulations.

may make different provision for different parts of the United Kingdom, and

may provide for exemptions from any provision of the regulations.

is to be in such form, and

is to contain such particulars,

in the case of regulations prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State as regulations to which this paragraph applies, level 3 on the standard scale, and

in any other case, level 2 on the standard scale.

in the case of regulations under section 24, level 1 on the standard scale, and

in the case of regulations under section 28, level 3 on the standard scale.

under subsection (1), or

under regulations under section 24 or 28.

where it has a confirmed maximum weight, to that weight; and

in any other case, to the weight determined in accordance with the following provisions of this section.

in the case of any other vehicle, the weight which the vehicle itself is designed or adapted not to exceed when in normal use and travelling on a road laden.

does not have a confirmed maximum weight,

has previously had such a weight, and

has not acquired a different design weight by reason of any adaptation made since the most recent occasion on which it had a confirmed maximum weight,

a vehicle which does not have a confirmed maximum weight is used on a public road in the United Kingdom, and

it has a plated gross weight or a plated train weight; and

that weight is the maximum laden weight at which that vehicle or, as the case may be, an articulated vehicle consisting of that vehicle and a semi-trailer may lawfully be used in Great Britain;

in the case of a trailer which may lawfully be used in Great Britain without a Ministry plate (within the meaning of regulations under section 41 or 49 of the M24Road Traffic Act 1988), to the maximum laden weight at which the trailer may lawfully be used in Great Britain, and

otherwise, to the weight which is the maximum gross weight which may not be exceeded in Great Britain for the vehicle or trailer as indicated on the appropriate plate.

where a Ministry plate (within the meaning of regulations under section 41 or 49 of the Road Traffic Act 1988) has been issued, or has effect as if issued, for the vehicle or trailer following the issue or amendment of a plating certificate (within the meaning of Part II of that Act), that plate, F119and

where paragraph (a) does not apply but such a certificate is in force for the vehicle or trailer, that certificate, F120. . .

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falls to be treated for some or all of the purposes of the M25Road Traffic Act 1988 as if it were a plating certificate, or

is issued under the law of any state in the European Economic Area for purposes which are or include purposes corresponding to those for which such a certificate is issued,

in England and Wales and Scotland, has the same meaning as it has for the purposes of the M26Road Traffic Act 1988 by virtue of section 190 of that Act, and

in Northern Ireland, has the same meaning as it has for the purposes of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 by virtue of Article 7 of that Order.

for the making of an application to the Secretary of State for the issue of a certificate stating the design weight of a vehicle;

for the manner in which any determination of the design weight of any vehicle is to be made on such an application and for the issue of a certificate on the making of such a determination;

for the examination, for the purposes of the determination of the design weight of a vehicle, of that vehicle by such persons, and in such manner, as may be prescribed by the regulations;

for a certificate issued on the making of such a determination to be treated as having conclusive effect for the purposes of this Act as to such matters as may be prescribed by the regulations;

for the Secretary of State to be entitled, in cases prescribed by the regulations, to require the production of such a certificate before making a determination for the purposes of section 7(5); and

for appeals against determinations made in accordance with the regulations.

to be taken into account in determining the design weight of a vehicle in a case to which section 60A(6) does not apply, or

to be treated as permanent for the purposes of section 60A(5),

the examination of a vehicle on an application under the regulations, or

any appeals against determinations made for the purposes of the issue of a certificate in accordance with the regulations,

for the making of an application to the Secretary of State for the issue in respect of an eligible vehicle of a reduced pollution certificate;

for the manner in which any determination of whether to issue such a certificate on such an application is to be made;

for the examination of an eligible vehicle, for the purposes of the determination mentioned in paragraph (b), by such persons, and in such manner, as may be prescribed;

for a fee to be paid for such an examination;

for a reduced pollution certificate to be issued in respect of an eligible vehicle if, and only if, it is found, on a prescribed examination, that the reduced pollution requirements are satisfied with respect to it;

for the form and content of such a certificate;

for such a certificate to be valid for such period as the Secretary of State may determine;

for the revocation, cancellation or surrender of such a certificate before the end of any such period;

for the Secretary of State to be entitled to require the return to him of such a certificate that has been revoked;

for the fact that such a certificate is, or is not, in force in respect of a vehicle to be treated as having conclusive effect for the purposes of this Act as to such matters as may be prescribed;

for the Secretary of State to be entitled, in prescribed cases, to require the production of such a certificate before making a determination for the purposes of section 7(5); and

for appeals against any determination not to issue such a certificate.

may authorise such person as may be prescribed to require the vehicle to be re-examined in accordance with the regulations;

may provide for a fee to be paid for such a re-examination;

may provide for the refund of such a fee if it is found, on the prescribed re-examination, that the reduced pollution requirements are satisfied with respect to the vehicle.

a bus, as defined in paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 1;

a vehicle to which paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 applies;

a haulage vehicle, as defined in paragraph 7(2) of Schedule 1, other than a showman’s vehicle; or

a goods vehicle, other than one falling within paragraph 9(2) or 11(2) of Schedule 1.

a source external to the vehicle, or

an electrical storage battery which is not connected to any source of power when the vehicle is in motion.