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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/goods-vehicles-testing-fees-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2005/note",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2005/406",
  "legislation_title": "The Goods Vehicles (Testing) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/goods-vehicles-testing-fees-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2005",
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  "kind": "note",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations amend the Goods Vehicles (Testing) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (“the principal Regulations”) by increasing the fees as follows –\n(1) For a vehicle 3,500 kilograms maximum gross weight or under –\n(a) the fee payable on application for a first test, a periodical test, a re-test or an appeal is increased from £28·00 to £30·50; and\n(b) the fee payable where an application for a re-test is made within 21 days from the date of service of a notice of refusal of a goods vehicle test certificate is increased from £17·50 to £18·50.\n(2) For vehicles exceeding 3,500 kilograms maximum gross weight –\n(a) the fee payable on application for a first test, a periodical test, a re-test or an appeal is increased as follows –\n(i) for a 2 axle rigid vehicle, from £35·00 to £37·50;\n(ii) for a 3 axle rigid vehicle, from £45·00 to £48·50;\n(iii) for a 4 axle rigid vehicle, from £56·00 to £60·00;\n(iv) for an articulated vehicle having a 2 axle drawing vehicle, from £39·00 to £42·00; and\n(v) for an articulated vehicle having a 3 axle drawing vehicle, from £51·00 to £55·00.\n(b) for 2, 3 and 4 axle rigid vehicles the fee payable where an application for a retest is made within 21 days from the date of service of a notice of refusal of a goods vehicle test certificate is increased from £17·50 to £18·50.\n(c) for all articulated vehicles the fee payable where an application for a retest is made within 21 days from the date of service of a notice of refusal of a goods vehicle test certificate is increased from £18·50 to £19·50.\n(3) For trailers –\n(a) the fee payable on application for a first test, a periodical test, a retest or an appeal is increased as follows –\n(i) for a 1 axle trailer, from £32·50 to £35·00;\n(ii) for a 2 axle trailer from £33·50 to £36·00;\n(iii) for a 3 axle trailer from £34·50 to £37·00.\n(b) for all trailer categories the fee payable where an application for a retest is made within 21 days from the date of service of a notice of refusal of a goods vehicle test certificate is increased from £18·50 to £19·50.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2005/406/note",
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  "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."
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