The Motor Vehicles (Type Approval) (Great Britain) Regulations 1984

Application for Minister's approval certificate

6.—(1) An application in respect of a vehicle or vehicle part which is subject to type approval requirements for a Minister's approval certificate in respect of that vehicle or vehicle part shall be made in writing to the Secretary of State in a form approved by him and, subject to paragraph (3), shall be accompanied by—

(i) an appropriate information document duly completed so as to furnish all the information which is required by that document and which is applicable to the vehicle or vehicle part in respect of which the application is made; and

(ii) such other documents as are mentioned in the said information document as being required in connection with the application.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), as soon as reasonably practicable after the date of the receipt of an application for a Minister's approval certificate the Secretary of State shall send to the applicant a notice stating the address at which the examination of the vehicle or vehicle part is to be carried out, the date and time at which such examination is to begin and the prescribed fees which are payable in respect of the application and examination and the time, place and manner for payment of such fees. The Secretary of State shall not be required to commence any examination until the prescribed fees have been paid.

(3) In a case where an application for a Minister's approval certificate is an application, in the circumstances mentioned in section 47(11), by a manufacturer or importer for the issue of the certificate without examination of the vehicle or vehicle part the application shall refer to the appropriate information document and shall be accompanied by a remittance for the prescribed fee.