Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Act 2018

13Trailer registrationU.K.

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(1)Regulations may provide for the compulsory or voluntary registration of trailers kept or used on roads in a register kept by the Secretary of State.

(2)The regulations may—

(a)require or permit the keeper of a trailer to apply to the Secretary of State for its registration;

(b)make provision about the procedure for applications;

(c)make provision for the purpose of ensuring that each registered trailer has a number which is recorded in the register;

(d)make provision about the form of the register and the information to be included in it;

(e)provide for the giving of registration documents;

(f)provide for the transfer, surrender or production of registration documents;

(g)provide for the expiry of registration documents;

(h)require the destruction of a registration document in specified circumstances;

(i)make other provision in connection with—

(i)the registration of a trailer,

(ii)the transfer of a registered trailer to a new keeper,

(iii)the accuracy of information included in the register, or

(iv)the enforcement of provisions of the regulations.

(3)In this Part—

  • motor vehicle” means a mechanically-propelled vehicle which is intended or adapted for use on roads;

  • trailer” means anything on wheels which is intended or adapted to be drawn by a motor vehicle;

  • regulations” means regulations made by the Secretary of State.