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Article 2
1.—(1) The Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) Regulations 1988(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 3(1) (interpretation) in the definition of “vehicle testing station” for the words “52(2) of the 1988 Act or such other place as he may consider appropriate for the purposes of carrying out an examination” substitute “52(2)(a) of the 1988 Act, or a premises designated for testing under section 52(2)(b) of that Act” (2).
(3) In regulation 12 (manner of making application for first examinations or periodical tests, and fees)—
(a)in the table in paragraph (3)—
(i)in the heading in column 2 after the words “the Secretary of State” insert “under section 52(2)(a) of the 1988 Act”;
(ii)in the heading in column 3 for the words “, at the applicant’s request, carried out at a vehicle testing station not provided by the Secretary of State” substitute “carried out at premises designated by the Secretary of State under section 52(2)(b) of the 1988 Act”;
(b)in paragraph (5) for the words “which is not one provided by the Secretary of State” substitute “designated by the Secretary of State under section 52(2)(b) of the 1988 Act”.
(4) In regulation 16(1) in the table—
(a)in the heading in column 2 after the words “the Secretary of State” insert “under section 52(2)(a) of the 1988 Act”;
(b)in the heading in column 3 for the words “, at the applicants request, carried out at a vehicle testing station not provided by the Secretary of State” substitute “carried out at premises designated by the Secretary of State under section 52(2)(b) of the 1988 Act”.
2. In paragraph 13(3) (prescribed fees) of Schedule 2 to the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations 2002(3) for “52” substitute “52(2)(a)”.
3. In Schedule 2 to the Motor Vehicles (EC Type Approval) Regulations 1992(4) (amendments of acts)—
(a)omit paragraph 2 (obligation to hold EC certificate of conformity for certain unregistered vehicles);
(b)omit paragraph 7(2) (prosecution and punishment of offences).
4. In Schedule 2 to the Motor Cycles Etc. (EC Type Approval) Regulations 1999(5) (amendments of acts and orders) omit paragraph 2.
5. In the Tractor etc. (EC Type-Approval) Regulations 2005(6) omit regulation 14 (amendments).
6. In regulation 3 of the Road Vehicles (Approval) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2009(7) (amendment of Road Traffic Act 1988) omit paragraphs (2) and (3).
7. In regulation 12 of the Motor Vehicles (Third Party Risks) Regulations 1972(8) (return of certificates to issuing company) omit paragraphs (3) and (4).
S.I. 1988/1478; the definition of “vehicle testing station” in regulation 3 was substituted by S.I. 1997/82, regulation 12(3) was amended by S.I. 1993/3013 and S.I. 2014/2115, regulation 12(5) was substituted by S.I. 1997/82 and amended by S.I. 2009/799, regulation 16(1) was substituted by S.I. 1993/2048 and amended by S.I. 1997/82, S.I. 2004/1873, S.I. 2009/799 and S.I. 2014/2115.
Section 52(2) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52) was substituted by paragraph 25 of Part 6 of Schedule 10 to the Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20).
S.I. 2002/2742; a new sub-paragraph (3) was inserted by S.I. 2012/304 and amended by S.I. 2014/2116, there are other amendments which are not relevant to this Order.
S.I. 1992/3107, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.
S.I. 1999/2920, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.
S.I. 2005/390, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.
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