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 byF4, 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 F6or 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, F7...

provide for the issue of new registration documents in place of registration documents which are or may be lost, stolenF8, surrendered, destroyed or damaged F9or which contain any particulars which have become illegible or inaccurate,

require the destruction of a registration document where a new registration document is issued in place of it,

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 F13another 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.

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who does not renew a vehicle licence for a vehicle registered under this Act in his name,

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,

a vehicle for which a vehicle licence is in force is registered in his name, 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).

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.

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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 F24any such particulars F25and any such documentary or other evidence and make F24any 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).

F38falls within subsection (1A) or is of a description prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State.

in the case of a person who is or would be in receipt of personal independence payment attributable to entitlement to the mobility component, the rate of the payment to which the person is or would be entitled;

in the case of a person who has ceased or will cease to receive a relevant payment, the date on which the person ceased or will cease to receive it and the reason for the person ceasing to receive it.

personal independence payment attributable to entitlement to the mobility component, and

armed forces independence payment.

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 F41... licence functions or any such proceedings.

vehicle licences in respect of vehicles to which paragraph 1ZA of Schedule 1 applies, and

nil licences in respect of vehicles that are exempt vehicles under 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.

a person in whose name a vehicle is registered under this Act, or

if that person so requests, another person,

the person to whom the right is granted, or

some other person nominated by him in accordance with regulations made by the Secretary of State.

for the manner in which an application for the grant of F31a 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).