Regulation 9 Amendment of regulation 14 (obligatory certificates)

Regulation 14 shall be amended as follows.

In paragraph (2)—

After paragraph (2) there shall be inserted the following paragraphs—

“(2A)

The requirements referred to in paragraph (2)(e) are that—

(a)

the person by whom the vehicle is kept (“the keeper”) is a member of a visiting force or of a member of the civilian component of a visiting force;

(b)

the vehicle has been imported into the United Kingdom for the personal use of the keeper or of his dependants;

(c)

there is not in force with respect to the vehicle—

(i)

a Minister’s approval certificate issued in pursuance of these Regulations;

(ii)

a certificate of conformity;

(iii)

a Minister’s approval certificate in a form prescribed by regulation 14 of the 1982 Regulations or regulation 9 of the 1984 Regulations; or

(iv)

an EC certificate of conformity; and

(d)

not more than one other vehicle which meets the requirements of sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) is kept in the United Kingdom by the keeper.

(2B)

In paragraph (2A) the expressions “member of a visiting force” and “member of a civilian component of a visiting force” shall bear the same meanings as in Part I of the Visiting Forces Act 1952^f1.”

In paragraph (3) for “1st May 1998” there shall be substituted “1st July 1998”.