Amendments relating to the Trailer Registration Regulations 2018
9.—(1) The following offences in the Trailer Registration Regulations 2018(1) are fixed penalty offences for the purposes of Part 3 of the 1988 Act—
(a)regulation 5 (keeping or using an unregistered trailer on a journey to or through a 1968 Convention territory);
(b)regulation 19(1)(a) (using a registered trailer on a journey to or through a 1968 Convention territory with an expired registration document);
(c)regulation 19(1)(f) (failing to produce a registration document);
(d)regulation 19(1)(g) (failing to fix a registration plate on a registered trailer);
(e)regulation 19(1)(h) (displaying an unassigned registration mark on a trailer);
(f)regulation 20 (keeping or using an incorrectly registered trailer);
(g)regulation 21 (obscuring of registration mark); and
(h)regulation 22(a) (wilfully obstructing a person carrying out an inspection).
(2) In Schedule 3 (fixed penalty offences) to the 1988 Act, insert at the appropriate place—
| “Offences under the Trailer Registration Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1203) | |
|---|---|
| Regulation 5 of the Trailer Registration Regulations 2018 | Keeping or using a trailer that has not been registered under those Regulations on a journey to or through a foreign country that is a contracting party to the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Traffic (“the 1968 Convention”). |
| Regulation 19(1)(a) of those Regulations | Using a registered trailer with an expired registration document on a journey to or through a foreign country that is a contracting party to the 1968 Convention. |
| Regulation 19(1)(f) of those Regulations | Failing to produce a trailer registration document when required to do so. |
| Regulation 19(1)(g) of those Regulations | Failing to fix a registration plate on a registered trailer in accordance with those Regulations. |
| Regulation 19(1)(h) of those Regulations | Displaying a trailer registration mark on a trailer that is not assigned to that trailer. |
| Regulation 20 of those Regulations | Keeping or using an incorrectly registered trailer on a road. |
| Regulation 21 of those Regulations | Keeping or using a registered trailer on a road with a registration mark that is obscured. |
| Regulation 22(a) of those Regulations | Wilfully obstructing a person carrying out an inspection of a trailer under those Regulations.” |