{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/hgv-road-user-levy-act-2013/section-6",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2013/7",
  "legislation_title": "HGV Road User Levy Act 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/hgv-road-user-levy-act-2013",
  "path": "section/6",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Payment of levy for non-UK heavy goods vehicles",
  "text": "(1) This section applies to a non-UK heavy goods vehicle.\n(2) HGV road user levy must be paid in respect of each day on which the vehicle is used ... on a road to which this Act applies by virtue of section 3(1A)(b).\n(3) It may be paid for a period of one year, or any shorter period, chosen by the person paying the levy.\n(4) Levy for a year is charged at the appropriate rate shown in the column headed ““Yearly rate”” in Table 1 or Table 1A in Schedule 1 (depending on which of those Tables applies to the vehicle).\n(5) Levy for—\n(a) a period of 6 months, or\n(b) 6 months out of a longer period,\nis charged at the appropriate rate shown in the column headed ““Half-yearly rate”” in that Table.\n(6) Levy for—\n(a) one or more whole months (fewer than 6), or\n(b) so much of a period (not taken into account under subsection (5)) as comprises one or more whole months,\nis charged at the appropriate rate shown in the column headed ““Monthly rate”” in that Table.\n(7) Levy for—\n(a) a period (less than a month) of one or more whole weeks, or\n(b) so much of a period (not taken into account under subsection (5) or (6)) as comprises one or more whole weeks,\nis charged at the appropriate rate shown in the column headed ““Weekly rate”” in that Table.\n(8) Levy for—\n(a) a period (less than a week) of one or more days, or\n(b) so much of a period as is not taken into account under subsection (5), (6) or (7),\nis charged at the appropriate rate shown in the column headed ““Daily rate”” in that Table.\n(9) The appropriate rate depends on what Band the vehicle is in, and this is given by paragraph 1(3) of that Schedule and Table 1B.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 6(2) omitted (1.8.2023) by virtue of Finance (No. 2) Act 2023 (c. 30), Sch. 22 paras. 5(2)(a), 12"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 6(2) inserted (1.8.2023) by Finance (No. 2) Act 2023 (c. 30), Sch. 22 paras. 5(2)(b), 12"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 6(4) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 60(9) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2019 (c. 1), s. 60(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 6(9) substituted (1.8.2023) by Finance (No. 2) Act 2023 (c. 30), Sch. 22 paras. 5(3), 12"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 6(2) excluded (22.7.2020) by Finance Act 2020 (c. 14), s. 88(2)(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 6 in force at 1.4.2014 by S.I. 2014/797, art. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/7/section/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:08:28.960938+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."
}