# The Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) (No. 2) Regulations 1973, Regulation 2

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) In these Regulations “vehicle” means any motor vehicle intended for travel on land and propelled by mechanical power, but not running on rails, and any trailer, whether or not coupled and references to a relevant foreign state are references to Austria, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.
(2) For the purposes of these Regulations the territory in which a vehicle is normally based is—
(a) the territory of the state of which the vehicle bears a registration plate, or
(b) in cases where no registration is required for the type of vehicle, but the vehicle bears an insurance plate or distinguishing sign analogous to a registration plate, the territory of the state in which the insurance plate or the sign is issued, or
(c) in cases where neither registration plate nor insurance plate nor distinguishing sign is required for the type of vehicle, the territory of the state in which the keeper of the vehicle is permanently resident.
(3) The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply for the interpretation of these Regulations as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1973/2143/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-compulsory-insurance-no-2-regulations-1973/regulation-2
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