Duration of certificatesE+W
7.—(1) [F1Subject to paragraph (3), a] certificate has effect, unless cancelled, for two years from the date on which it was issued, subject in the case of a replacement certificate to regulation 8(3).
(2) [F2Subject to paragraph (3), every] certificate must state the date on which it ceases to have effect.
[F3(3) If the relevant day [F4during the period beginning with 26th December 2019 and ending on 23rd August 2020, the certificate will continue to have effect for a period of 9 months beginning with the relevant day.]
(4) For the purposes of paragraph (3), the relevant day is the day 3 months before the expiry of the period referred to in paragraph (1).]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 7(1) substituted (25.4.2020) by The Taking Control of Goods and Certification of Enforcement Agents (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/451), regs. 1(1), 3(3)(a) (with reg. 1(2))
F2Words in reg. 7(2) substituted (25.4.2020) by The Taking Control of Goods and Certification of Enforcement Agents (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/451), regs. 1(1), 3(3)(b) (with reg. 1(2))
F3Reg. 7(3)(4) inserted (25.4.2020) by The Taking Control of Goods and Certification of Enforcement Agents (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/451), regs. 1(1), 3(3)(c) (with reg. 1(2))
F4Words in reg. 7(3) substituted (24.6.2020) by The Taking Control of Goods and Certification of Enforcement Agents (Amendment) (No. 2) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/614), regs. 1(1), 3(3) (with reg. 1(2))