SCHEDULE CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 (c.22)

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In section 7(2) of the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 (applications for certain vehicle licences)—

(a)

for “and particulars”, where it appears for the first time, there shall be substituted “ , particulars and evidence ”; and

(b)

for “and particulars of” there shall be substituted “ particulars of and evidence in relation to ”.

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In section 22(2A)(d) of that Act (registration regulations about nil licences)—

(a)

after “State” there shall be inserted “ any ”;

(b)

after “particulars” there shall be inserted “ and any such documentary or other evidence ”; and

(c)

after “make” there shall be inserted “ any ”.

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After section 43A of that Act there shall be inserted—

“43B Vehicle identity checks: impersonation of authorised examiners

(1)

A person is guilty of an offence if, with intent to deceive, he falsely represents himself to be a person entitled under regulations made by virtue of section 22A(2) to carry out examinations of vehicles in accordance with regulations so made.

(2)

A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.”

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(1)

Paragraph 22 of Schedule 2 to that Act (vehicles which are exempt from vehicle excise duty: vehicle testing etc.) shall be amended as follows.

(2)

In sub-paragraph (1)—

(a)

in paragraph (a) after “compulsory test” there shall be inserted “ , a vehicle identity check ”; and

(b)

in paragraph (b) after “test” there shall be inserted “ or check ”.

(3)

In sub-paragraph (2)—

(a)

after “weight test,” there shall be inserted “ or a vehicle identity check or ”; and

(b)

in paragraphs (a) and (b) after “test”, in each place where it appears, there shall be inserted “ , check ”.

(4)

After sub-paragraph (6) there shall be inserted—

“(6ZA)

In this paragraph “a vehicle identity check” means any examination of a vehicle for which provision is made by regulations made by virtue of section 22A(2) of this Act.”

(5)

In sub-paragraph (6B) after “compulsory test” there shall be inserted “ , a vehicle identity check ”.

(6)

In sub-paragraph (7), at the end of paragraph (c) and before the word “and” there shall be inserted—

“(ca)

in the case of an examination of a vehicle for which provision is made by regulations made by virtue of section 22A(2) of this Act, the Secretary of State or a person authorised by him to carry out the examination;”.