Article 3

SCHEDULE 1The Funded Operations

1.  The provision of registration services, namely—

(a)the issue of driving licences;

(b)the issue of vehicle registration documents;

(c)the allocation, transfer and assignment of vehicle registrations;

(d)the maintenance of—

(i)drivers' registers;

(ii)vehicle registers;

(iii)registers of number plate suppliers; and

(iv)other registers maintained in collaboration with, or on behalf of, other parts of the Department for Transport and other Government bodies.

2.  The provision of information services from such registers.

3.  The collection of vehicle excise duty.

4.  The enforcement of laws relating to, or connected with, the licensing and registration of drivers, vehicles and vehicle operators.

5.  The sale of registration marks.

6.  Undertaking administrative support for other parts of the Department for Transport and other Government bodies.

7.  Contributing to any government policy, including the development of partnerships with other public and private bodies.

8.  The carrying out of operations incidental, conducive or otherwise ancillary to the conduct of the operations described above.

Article 5

SCHEDULE 2Assets and Liabilities Appropriated to the Fund

Assets

Freehold land and buildings, as at 1st April 2004, used or allocated for use in the funded operations.

Information technology equipment, purchased software, office equipment and vehicles, as at 1st April 2004, used or allocated for use in the funded operations.

Intangible assests, including software licences, as at 1st April 2004, used or allocated for use in, or arising from, the funded operations.

Current Assets, as at 1st April 2004, used or allocated for use in, or arising from, the funded operations.

Liabilities

Creditors, provisions and accruals as at 1st April 2004 in relation to the funded operations.