Regulation 7 Registration documents

The Secretary of State must issue a registration document^f1 to the registered keeper as soon as practicable after registering a trailer.

The Secretary of State must send a registration document issued in accordance with paragraph (1) to the address of the registered keeper provided in pursuance of regulation 4(2)(d)(ii).

The registration document must contain the particulars specified in regulation 4(2)(d) and be in such form, and contain any other particulars, as the Secretary of State sees fit.

A registration document issued by the Secretary of State, including a registration document issued under regulation 9(5), is valid for 10 years beginning with the date of issue.

The registered keeper or the user of a registered trailer must not use it on a road, or cause or permit it to be so used, on a journey that will involve, or has involved, entering a country outside the United Kingdom that is a contracting party to the Convention if the registration document has expired.