The Road Vehicles (Display of Registration Marks) Regulations 2001

Interpretation of Part III U.K.

12.—(1) In this Part and in Schedule 3, the following expressions shall have the following meanings—

(a) “diagram” means a diagram shown in Part 2 of Schedule 3 and a reference to a numbered diagram is a reference to the diagram identified by that number in that part of that Schedule,

(b) “Table A” means the table in Part 1 of Schedule 3,

(c) “Table B” means the table in Part 3 of Schedule 3,

(d) a reference to “relevant character height” [F1 , except in relation to a vehicle to which regulation 14A applies,] is a reference to the height of the characters in the registration mark shown at the head of column (2), (3) or (4) of Table B as the case may be.

(2) Any provision as to measurement contained in this Part or in Schedule 3 shall be taken to be complied with—

(a) in the case of a provision prescribing character height, if the height of the character is not more than 1 millimetre more or less than the measurement prescribed herein, and

(b) in the case of a provision prescribing any other dimension, if the dimension of the character or the space in question is not more than 0.5 millimetres more or less than the measurement prescribed herein.

(3) For the purpose of any provision contained in this Part or in Schedule 3 as to the spacing between characters or between groups of characters or as to the width of a margin the measurement shall be made—

(a) in the case of a horizontal spacing requirement, between vertical lines passing through the extreme edges of each character or group of characters or between a vertical line passing through the extreme edge of a character and the lateral edge of the plate (as the case may be), and

(b) in the case of a vertical spacing requirement, between horizontal lines passing through the extreme edges of each group of characters or between a horizontal line passing through the extreme edge of a group of characters and the top or bottom edge of the plate (as the case may be).

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 12(1)(d) inserted (22.11.2002) by The Road Vehicles (Display of Registration Marks) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/2687), regs. 1, 4