# The Motor Vehicles (Competitions and Trials) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025

S.S.I. 2025/300 · made 28 October 2025

These Regulations amend the Motor Vehicles (Competitions and Trials) (Scotland) Regulations 1976 (“the 1976 Regulations”) which make provision about the authorisation of motor vehicle competitions and trials, other than trials of speed, on public roads in Scotland.

Made under: Road Traffic Act 1988 (Section 13, Section 13A)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-competitions-and-trials-scotland-amendment-regulations-2025/pdf/ssi_20250300_en.pdf; Policy Note https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-competitions-and-trials-scotland-amendment-regulations-2025/pdf/ssipn_20250300_en_001.pdf

## Introductory text

This SSI has been made in consequence of a defect in S.S.I. 2025/245 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that instrument.
ROAD TRAFFIC
Made 28th October 2025
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 30th October 2025
Coming into force 9th December 2025
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 13(2) and 13A(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 195(2A) of that Act, they have consulted with such representative organisations as they think fit.

## 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Competitions and Trials) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 and come into force on 9 December 2025.

## 2 Amendment of the Motor Vehicles (Competitions and Trials) (Scotland) Regulations 1976

(1) The Motor Vehicles (Competitions and Trials) (Scotland) Regulations 1976 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (6).
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), omit the definition of “specified event”.
(3) In regulation 6(2) (application for authorisation), omit “except in the case of a specified event,”.
(4) In regulation 7(3) (fees)—
(a) omit “or a specified event,”,
(b) for “way” substitute “highway”.
(5) In regulation 8 (other conditions), omit paragraph (2).
(6) In schedule 2 (standard conditions), in the entry numbered 2 in the table, in column 2 (application), omit “except specified events”.

## 3 Revocation

Regulation 2(2)(c) of the of the Motor Vehicles (Competitions and Trials) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 is revoked.

## Signature

FIONA HYSLOP
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Edinburgh
28th October 2025

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Motor Vehicles (Competitions and Trials) (Scotland) Regulations 1976 (“the 1976 Regulations”) which make provision about the authorisation of motor vehicle competitions and trials, other than trials of speed, on public roads in Scotland.
Regulation 2(2), (3), (4)(a), (5) and (6) removes the definition of “specified events” which are subject to special authorisation requirements under the 1976 Regulations and makes amendments consequential on the removal of that definition. There are presently no events in Scotland suitable for authorisation under the 1976 Regulations which require to be subject to special authorisation requirements. Regulation 3 contains a consequential revocation of regulation 2(2)(c) of the Motor Vehicles (Competitions and Trials) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2025.
Regulation 2(4)(b) substitutes a reference to “highway” for the reference to “way” in regulation 7(3) of the 1976 Regulations to ensure consistency with the remainder of that regulation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2025/300 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-competitions-and-trials-scotland-amendment-regulations-2025
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