{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/goods-vehicles-plating-and-testing-regulations-1988/regulation-37A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/goods-vehicles-plating-and-testing-regulations-1988/regulation-37A.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1988/1478",
  "legislation_title": "The Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) Regulations 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/goods-vehicles-plating-and-testing-regulations-1988",
  "path": "regulation/37A",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "37A",
  "heading": "Introduction",
  "text": "(1) This Part of these Regulations has effect by virtue of section 63A of the 1988 Act.\n(2) The plated weights (or any of the plated weights) for a vehicle may be determined in accordance with the provisions of this Part, without an examination under these Regulations or under regulations made under section 61 of the 1988 Act.\n(3) The plated weights for a vehicle may only be determined under this regulation if—\n(a) a plating certificate is in force for the vehicle, and\n(b) the alteration applied for would not affect the safety of the vehicle on the road.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pt. 5A inserted (1.4.1997) by The Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/263), reg. 1(2), Sch."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1478/regulation/37A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T16:00:19.714158+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}