The Motor Vehicles (Competitions and Trials) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2013

Welsh Statutory Instruments

2013 No. 2496 (W. 244)

Road Traffic, Wales

The Motor Vehicles (Competitions and Trials) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2013

Made

30 September 2013

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales

1 October 2013

Coming into force

25 October 2013

The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State for Transport by section 13 of the Road Traffic Act 1988(1), subsequently transferred to the National Assembly for Wales and now vested in them(2) and having consulted such representative organisations as they thought fit in accordance with section 195(2) of that Act, make the following Regulations.

Title, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) The title of these Regulations is the Motor Vehicles (Competitions and Trials) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2013 and they come into force on 25 October 2013.

(2) In these Regulations “the 1969 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 1969”) means the Motor Vehicles (Competitions and Trials) Regulations 1969(3).

Application

2.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), these Regulations apply in relation to events taking place wholly or partly in Wales in respect of which an application for authorisation is made under the 1969 Regulations on or after the coming into force of these Regulations.

(2) Where an event takes place partly in Wales and partly elsewhere, these Regulations apply only to the part taking place in Wales.

Amendment of the 1969 Regulations

3.  The 1969 Regulations are amended in accordance with regulations 4 to 7.

Authorising body

4.  In the 1969 Regulations (except in regulation 3 and Schedule 4) for the words “Royal Automobile Club”, wherever they appear, substitute the words “Royal Automobile Club Motor Sports Association Limited”.

Fees

5.  For regulation 8 substitute—

“Fees

8.— (1) It is a condition of any authorisation of an event by the Royal Automobile Club Motor Sports Association Limited (in this regulation referred to as “the authorising body”) that a fee is paid to the authorising body of such amount as may be determined by that body.

(2) A fee determined under paragraph (1) must not exceed a reasonable amount.

(3) When determining any fee under paragraph (1) the authorising body may determine different fees for different classes or descriptions of event.

(4) The authorising body must publish, in such manner as it considers appropriate for informing persons likely to be affected, the levels of any fees which it has determined in accordance with paragraph (1) as they apply from time to time.

(5) The authorising body may not increase any fee determined under paragraph (1) unless details of the increase are published in accordance with paragraph (4) not less than 3 months before the date on which the increase takes effect.”

Application for authorisation

6.  In Schedule 2 for “31 Belgrave Square, London, SW1” substitute “Motor Sports House, Riverside Park, Colnbrook, SL3 OHG”.

Specified events

7.  In Schedule 4, in the column head “Title of event” for “International Six Days’ Trial.” substitute “International Six Days’ Enduro.”

Edwina Hart

Minister for Economy, Science and Transport, one of the Welsh Ministers

30 September 2013

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations further amend the Motor Vehicles (Competitions and Trials) Regulations 1969 (S.I. 1969/414) (“the 1969 Regulations”). These amendments apply in relation to events taking place wholly or partly in Wales in respect of which an application for authorisation under the 1969 Regulations is made on or after the coming into force of these Regulations. Where an event takes place partly in Wales and partly elsewhere, the amendments apply only to the part taking place in Wales.

The Regulations appoint the Royal Automobile Club Motor Sports Association Limited (in place of the Royal Automobile Club) as the authorising body for such events. They permit the Royal Automobile Club Motor Sports Association Limited to determine its own application fees. Any fee determined must not exceed a reasonable amount. Fee levels are required to be published and may not be increased unless details of any increase are published at least 3 months before it takes effect. They also amend the list of specified events in Schedule 4 of the 1969 Regulations by renaming one of the specified events.

A regulatory impact assessment has been prepared in relation to these Regulations. Copies may be obtained from the Welsh Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NQ.

(1)

1988 c.52; section 13(4) was amended by paragraph 46 of Schedule 4 to the Road Traffic Act 1991 (c.40). The functions of the Secretary of State for Transport in relation to section 13 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales under the provisions of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999 No.672).

(2)

The functions of the National Assembly for Wales were transferred to the Welsh Ministers by virtue of section 162 of, and paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006.

(3)

S.I. 1969/414: relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1974/1674, 1976/1657, 1982/1103, 1993/2233.