Regulation 41 Replacements of plates and certificatesI1
England, Wales and Scotland
If a Ministry plate, a plating certificate (whether issued under these Regulations or being treated as a plating certificate by virtue of F1section 59(4) of the 1988 Act), a goods vehicle test certificate or a Ministry test date disc has been lost or defaced, an application for the issue of a replacement for the plate, certificate or disc lost or defaced may be made in writing to the F2Secretary of State, and every such application shall be accompanied by the payment of the fee of F3£13.00.
On the receipt of an application and fee mentioned in paragraph (1) the Secretary of State shall determine whether the vehicle shall be re-examined, and if he determines—
that no re-examination of the vehicle is required he shall issue to the applicant a replacement for the plate, certificate or disc to which the application relates and any such replacement shall have the same effect as the plate, certificate or disc which it replaces and shall be marked “replacement”;
that a re-examination of the vehicle is required, he shall by notice to the sender require the vehicle to be submitted for re-examination at a vehicle testing station specified in the notice and appoint a date and time for the examination.
A re-examination under paragraph (2)(b) shall be carried out as if it were a first examination under regulations F420 to 23, the appropriate fee shall be paid as if the examination were a first examination, and the appropriate documents shall be issued in accordance with regulations 21 and 23.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in reg. 41(1) substituted (2.4.1990) by The Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 1990 (S.I. 1990/448), regs. 1, 7
- F2
Words in reg. 41(1) substituted (1.10.1993) by The Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 1993 (S.I. 1993/2048), regs. 1, 11
- F3
Sum in reg. 41(1) substituted (20.4.2009) by The Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/799), regs. 1, 6 Table
- F4
Word in reg. 41(3) substituted (5.3.1997) by The Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/263), regs. 1(2), 13(8)