# The Motor Cycles Etc. (Single Vehicle Approval) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2008, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
These Regulations amend the Motor Cycles Etc. (Single Vehicle Approval) (Fees) Regulations 2003 (“the 2003 Regulations”). Those Regulations prescribe the fees which are payable in connection with applications for a Minister’s Approval Certificate and appeals under the Motor Cycles Etc. (Single Vehicle Approval) Regulations 2003 (“the Approval Regulations”). The Approval Regulations allow motor cycles, mopeds and other specified vehicles to be approved in terms of their design, construction, equipment and marking.
Regulation 2(2) increases the fees prescribed by the 2003 Regulations. The increased fees are set out in the Table below (with the percentage increase since the fees were last fixed shown in brackets).
Table
Nature of service
Existing amount (£)
Substituted amount (£)
Application for the issue of a Minister’s Approval Certificate made on the basis that the vehicle complies with the approval requirements in respect of:
(a) a vehicle which has two wheels other than a low power moped;
74
78 (5.4%)
(b) a vehicle which has three or more wheels other than a low power moped; and
90
95 (5.6%)
(c) a low power moped.
47
50 (6.4%)
Out of hours supplement.
21
22 (4.8%)
Appeal against the refusal of the issue of a Minister’s Approval Certificate in respect of:
(a) a vehicle which has two wheels other than a low power moped;
74
78 (5.4%)
(b) a vehicle which has three or more wheels other than a low power moped; and
90
95 (5.6%)
(c) a low power moped.
47
50 (6.4%)
Out of hours supplement.
21
22 (4.8%)
The fee for a further application made within six months of the refusal of the original application remains unchanged at £16 (regulation 4(1) of the 2003 Regulations). The fee for the issue of a replacement for the original approval certificate, which has been lost or replaced, remains unchanged at £11 (regulation 8 of the 2003 Regulations).
An impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available from the VOSA Corporate Office, Berkeley House, Croydon Street, Bristol BS5 0DA (telephone number: 0117 954 3200). A copy has been placed in the library of each House of Parliament. The impact assessment is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside the instrument on the OPSI website www.opsi.gov.uk.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/1462/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/motor-cycles-etc-single-vehicle-approval-fees-amendment-regulations-2008/note
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