Finance Act 2014 (c. 26)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 18 U.K. Abolition of reduced rates for vehicles satisfying reduced pollution requirements

PART 2 U.K. Commencement

Introduction U.K.

11 U.K. This Part of this Schedule makes provision for the coming into force of the amendments made by Part 1.

Licences taken out on or after 1 April 2014 U.K.

12 U.K. In the case of an exceptional load vehicle—

(a) which is charged to HGV road user levy, and

(b) which satisfies the reduced pollution requirements for the purposes of VERA 1994,

the amendments made by paragraphs 5 and 10 have effect in relation to licences taken out on or after 1 April 2014.

13 U.K. In the case of a rigid goods vehicle or tractive unit—

(a) which has a revenue weight of not less than 12,000 kgs, and

(b) which satisfies the reduced pollution requirements for the purposes of VERA 1994,

the amendments made by paragraphs 7 to 10 have effect in relation to licences taken out on or after 1 April 2014.

Licences taken out on or after 1 April 2016 U.K.

14 U.K. In the case of the vehicles described in paragraph 15 the amendments made by paragraphs 4 to 10 have effect in relation to licences taken out on or after 1 April 2016.

15 U.K. Those vehicles are—

(a) a bus, light exceptional load vehicle or haulage vehicle which satisfies the reduced pollution requirements for the purposes of VERA 1994 because paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to the Regulations applies to the vehicle as result of it falling within item 1 or 2 of Table 1 or any of items 1 to 3 of Table 2 in that paragraph (or being taken to be a vehicle falling within item 1 of Table 1 or Table 2 as a result of paragraph 5 of that Schedule), and

(b) a rigid goods vehicle or tractive unit—

(i) which has a revenue weight below 12,000 kgs, and

(ii) which satisfies the reduced pollution requirements for the purposes of VERA 1994 because paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to the Regulations applies to the vehicle as result of it falling within item 1 or 2 of Table 1 or any of items 1 to 3 of Table 2 in that paragraph (or being taken to be a vehicle falling within item 1 of Table 1 or Table 2 as a result of paragraph 5 of that Schedule).

Licences taken out on or after 1 January 2017 U.K.

16 U.K. In the case of the vehicles described in paragraphs 17 and 18 the amendments made by paragraphs 4 to 10 have effect in relation to licences taken out on or after 1 January 2017.

17 U.K. A bus, light exceptional load vehicle or haulage vehicle which satisfies the reduced pollution requirements for the purposes of VERA 1994 because—

(a) paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to the Regulations applies to the vehicle as result of it falling within item 3 or 4 of Table 1 or item 4 of Table 2 in that paragraph,

(b) paragraph 4A of Schedule 2 to the Regulations applies to the vehicle as result of it meeting the requirements of paragraph 4B of that Schedule, or

(c) paragraph 4C of Schedule 2 to the Regulations applies to the vehicle as result of it meeting the requirements of paragraph 4D of that Schedule.

18 (1) A rigid goods vehicle or tractive unit— U.K.

(a) which has a revenue weight below 12,000 kgs, and

(b) which satisfies the reduced pollution requirements for the purposes of VERA 1994 for any of the reasons in sub-paragraph (2).

(2) Those reasons are—

(a) paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to the Regulations applies to the vehicle as result of it falling within item 3 or 4 of Table 1 or item 4 of Table 2 in that paragraph,

(b) paragraph 4A of Schedule 2 to the Regulations applies to the vehicle as result of it meeting the requirements of paragraph 4B of that Schedule, or

(c) paragraph 4C of Schedule 2 to the Regulations applies to the vehicle as result of it meeting the requirements of paragraph 4D of that Schedule.

I January 2017 U.K.

19 U.K. The amendments made by paragraphs 2 and 3 come into force on 1 January 2017.

Interpretation U.K.

20 U.K. In this Schedule—

• “bus” has the same meaning as in paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 1 to VERA 1994;

• “exceptional load vehicle” is a vehicle to which paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to VERA 1994 applies by reason of falling within sub-paragraph (1) of that paragraph;

• “haulage vehicle” has the same meaning as in paragraph 7(2) of Schedule 1 to VERA 1994;

• “light exceptional load vehicle” means an exceptional load vehicle which is not charged to HGV road user levy;

• “the Regulations” means the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/2742);

• “rigid goods vehicle” and “tractive unit” have the same meaning as in VERA 1994.