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2004 No. 2577

ROAD TRAFFIC

The Goods Vehicles (Evidence of Test Certificates) Regulations 2004

  Made 30th September2004 
  Laid before Parliament 11th October2004 
  Coming into force 15th November 2004 

The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 66(3) of the Road Traffic Act 1988[1], and after consultation with representative organisations in accordance with section 195(2) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and revocation
     1.  - (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Goods Vehicles (Evidence of Test Certificates) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 15th November 2004.

    (2) The Goods Vehicles (Production of Test Certificates) Regulations 1970[2] are revoked.

Interpretation
     2. In these Regulations "the 1988 Act" means the Road Traffic Act 1988.

Application for vehicle licence for a goods vehicle to which section 53(2) of the 1988 Act applies
     3. Where an application is made under the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994[3] for a licence for a goods vehicle to which section 53(2) of the 1988 Act applies, the licence shall not be granted unless one of the following requirements is satisfied - 



Signed by authority of the Secretary of State


David Jamieson
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,, Department for Transport

30th September 2004



SCHEDULE
Regulation 3

FORM OF DECLARATION

I DECLARE that this goods vehicle is not intended to be used during the period covered by this application except-


EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)


These Regulations revoke and replace the Goods Vehicles (Production of Test Certificates) Regulations 1970.

Regulation 3 prescribes that one of three requirements must be met where an application is made for a licence under the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 for a vehicle to which section 53 (obligatory goods vehicle test certificates) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 applies, in order that the Secretary of State may be satisfied that (if one is required) an effective goods vehicle test certificate is in force for the vehicle.

In connection with the second requirement, prescribed by regulation 3(b), theSchedule prescribes the form of declaration to be made by an applicant who does not intend to use the vehicle during the period of the licence except for a purpose for which, or in an area in which, exemption from testing applies by virtue of regulation 44(1) or (2) of the Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) Regulations 1988.

A full regulatory impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business is available from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, Longview Road, Morriston, Swansea SA6 7JL. A copy has been placed in the library of both Houses of Parliament.

Notes:

 [1] 1988 c. 52. Section 66(3) was amended by the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 (c. 22) Schedule 3, paragraph 24.back

[2] S.I. 1970/560.back

[3] 1994 c. 22.back

[4] S.I. 1988/1478, amended by S.I. 1990/448 and other amendments not relevant to these Regulations.back


ISBN 0 11 049890 9


  © Crown copyright 2004

Prepared 11 October 2004

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