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Finance Act 1998, Cross Heading: Certificates as to reduced pollution is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 17 August 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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2U.K.The following section shall be inserted after section 61A of the 1994 Act—
(1)The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision—
(a)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;
(b)for the manner in which any determination of whether to issue such a certificate on such an application is to be made;
(c)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;
(d)for a fee to be paid for such an examination;
(e)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;
(f)for the form and content of such a certificate;
(g)for such a certificate to be valid for such period as the Secretary of State may determine;
(h)for the revocation, cancellation or surrender of such a certificate before the end of any such period;
(i)for the Secretary of State to be entitled to require the return to him of such a certificate that has been revoked;
(j)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;
(k)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
(l)for appeals against any determination not to issue such a certificate.
(2)For the purposes of this Act, the reduced pollution requirements are satisfied with respect to a vehicle at any time if, as a result of adaptations of the prescribed description having been made to the vehicle after the prescribed date, the prescribed requirements are satisfied at that time with respect to the rate and content of the vehicle’s emissions.
(3)Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), for the purpose of enabling the Secretary of State to determine whether the reduced pollution requirements are satisfied at any time with respect to a vehicle in respect of which a reduced pollution certificate is in force, regulations under this section—
(a)may authorise such person as may be prescribed to require the vehicle to be re-examined in accordance with the regulations;
(b)may provide for a fee to be paid for such a re-examination;
(c)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.
(4)In this section “eligible vehicle” means—
(a)a bus, as defined in paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 1;
(b)a vehicle to which paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 applies;
(c)a haulage vehicle, as defined in paragraph 7(2) of Schedule 1, other than a showman’s vehicle; or
(d)a goods vehicle, other than one falling within paragraph 9(2) or 11(2) of Schedule 1.
(5)In this section “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State.”
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