The Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment) (Approval of Fitters and Workshops) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

Statutory Instruments

2007 No. 606

road traffic

The Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment) (Approval of Fitters and Workshops) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

Made

28th February 2007

Laid before Parliament

6th March 2007

Coming into force

1st April 2007

The Secretary of State for Transport makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 56(1) and (2) of the Finance Act 1973(1) and by virtue of the Department of Transport (Fees) Order 1988(2).

In relation to the exercise of his powers under the Finance Act 1973 he has the consent of the Treasury.

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment) (Approval of Fitters and Workshops) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 1st April 2007.

Increases in fees

2.  In regulation 3 of the Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment) (Approval of Fitters and Workshops) (Fees) Regulations 1986(3) for “£311” there shall be substituted “£328” and for “£127” there shall be substituted “£134”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

S.J. Ladyman

Minister of State

Department for Transport

21st February 2007

We consent to the making of these Regulations

Frank Roy

Claire Ward

28th February 2007

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment) (Approval of Fitters and Workshops) (Fees) Regulations 1986 so as to increase the fees for the approval of fitters or workshops for the installation or repair of recording equipment (tachographs).

The fee for the issue of an approval is increased by 5.5% from £311 to £328 and for the renewal of an approval by 5.5% from £127 to £134.

A full regulatory impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available from the Department for Transport, 5th floor, Southside, 105 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6DT (telephone [phone]). A copy has been placed in the library of each House of Parliament. The regulatory impact assessment is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside the instrument on the OPSI website www.opsi.gov.uk.

(1)

1973 c. 51.

(2)

S.I. 1988/643, which was made under the Finance (No. 2) Act 1987 (c. 51), section 102. The relevant entry in S.I. 1988/643 is in Schedule 1, Table II, item D.

(3)

S.I. 1986/2128; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1997/219, 2000/1465, 2001/1810, 2002/538, 2003/1812, 2004/1885 and 2005/2458.