HGV Road User Levy Act 2013

Miscellaneous

14 Register of levy paid or due to be paid

(1) The Secretary of State must set up and keep a register of the heavy goods vehicles in respect of which HGV road user levy has been paid.

(2) In relation to each vehicle the register must show—

(a) the registration number;

(b) the country or territory under the law of which the vehicle is registered;

(c) the period in respect of which levy has been paid or, in the case of UK heavy goods vehicles, the date from which levy is next due to be paid.

(3) The information referred to in subsection (2) must be shown on a website that is, and indicates that it is, kept by or on behalf of the Secretary of State.

(4) The website must be free to view.

(5) Neither the register nor the website need include entries for vehicles in respect of which levy has been paid only for periods that have expired.

15 HGV road user levy and vehicle licences

(1) In section 7 of the 1994 Act (issue of vehicle licences), after subsection (5) there is inserted—

“(5A) The Secretary of State is not required to issue a vehicle licence for a heavy goods vehicle if not satisfied that the appropriate HGV road user levy has been paid.”

(2) In subsection (8) of that section, for “section “special vehicle”” there is substituted “section—

• “”the appropriate HGV road user levy”, in relation to a vehicle licence, means the HGV road user levy charged for the period for which the licence would have effect;

• “heavy goods vehicle” has the same meaning as in the HGV Road User Levy Act 2013;

• “special vehicle””.

16 Power to install equipment for detection of offences under section 11

(1) In section 95A of the Highways Act 1980 (power of highway authority to install equipment for detection of traffic offences)—

(a) in the sidenote, after “traffic offences” there is inserted “etc”;

(b) in the body of the section, after “traffic offences” there is inserted “or offences under section 11 of the HGV Road User Levy Act 2013 (using or keeping heavy goods vehicle if HGV road user levy not paid)”.

(2) In section 49A of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (power of roads authority to install equipment for detection of traffic offences)—

(a) in the sidenote and in the preceding cross-heading, after “traffic offences” there is inserted “etc”;

(b) in the body of the section, after “traffic offences” there is inserted “or offences under section 11 of the HGV Road User Levy Act 2013 (using or keeping heavy goods vehicle if HGV road user levy not paid)”.

(3) In Article 65A of the Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/3160 (N.I. 15)) (power of Department to install equipment for detection of traffic offences)—

(a) in the heading, after “traffic offences” there is inserted “etc”;

(b) in the body of the Article, after “traffic offences” there is inserted “or offences under section 11 of the HGV Road User Levy Act 2013 (using or keeping heavy goods vehicle if HGV road user levy not paid)”.