27(1)In subsection (3) of section 61 of the 1994 Act (meaning of “appropriate plate”)—U.K.
(a)the word “ and ” shall be inserted at the end of paragraph (a); and
(b)paragraph (c) (plated weight determined by reference to section 41 of the M1Road Traffic Act 1988) and the word “and” immediately preceding it shall be omitted.
(2)After subsection (3) of that section there shall be inserted the following subsection—
“(3A)Where it appears to the Secretary of State that there is a description of document which—
(a)falls to be treated for some or all of the purposes of the M2Road Traffic Act 1988 as if it were a plating certificate, or
(b)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,
he may by regulations provide for references in this section to a plating certificate to have effect as if they included references to a document of that description.”
(3)Subsections (4), (5) and (7) of that section (relevant weights in Northern Ireland and definition of “design weight”) shall be omitted.