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The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (Test Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

S.R. 2005/403 · Made 25 August 2005

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ROAD TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES

Made 25th August 2005

Coming into operation 1st October 2005

The Department of the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 5(3), (4) and (5) and 218(1) of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981f1 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, and in accordance with Article 19C(3)f2 of that Order with the approval of the Department of Finance and Personnelf3 as regards regulation 2, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1981/154 (N.I. 1); see Article 2(2) for the definition of “Department” and “prescribed”; Article 5 was substituted by S.I. 1991/197 (N.I. 3), Schedule 1 and amended by S.R. 1996 No. 426, Schedule 1, paragraph 2

f2

Article 19C was substituted by S.I. 1991/197 (N.I. 3), Schedule 1 and amended by S.I. 1996/1320 (N.I. 10), Schedule 3, paragraph 8 and S.R. 1996 No. 426, Schedule 1, paragraph 11

f3

Formerly the Department of Finance; see S.I. 1982/338 (N.I. 6), Article 3

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
  3. 3Revocation
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (Test Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 and shall come into operation on 1st October 2005.

2Amendment of the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

For Schedule 4 of the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996f1 there shall be substituted –

“SCHEDULE 4

Fees for Tests

Regulation 22

Column (1)Column (2)Column (3)
Category or sub-category of vehicleTest, other than an extended driving test, commencing –Extended driving test commencing –
(a) During normal hours(b) Out of hours(a) During normal hours(b) Out of normal hours
1. A1, B1 (other than B1 invalid carriages) and P£53·50£66·00——
2. A£53·50£66·00£107·00—
3. B£42·00£58·00£84·00—
4. F, G, H and K£42·00———
5. B+E, C1, C1+E, D1, D1+E, C, C+E, D and D+E£61·00£92·00——
6. B1 (invalid carriages)NilNilNilNil

”

3Revocation

The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (Test Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003f1 are hereby revoked.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 25th August 2005.

L.S.

Stanley Duncan

A senior officer of the

Department of the Environment

The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby approves regulation 2.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 25th August 2005.

L.S.

Jack Layberry

A senior officer of the

Department of Finance and Personnel

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 by substituting a new Schedule 4. In the new Schedule 4 the following fees have been increased –

(a)

the fee for a test, other than an extended test, for vehicles in categories A1, B1 (other than B1 invalid carriages) P and A is increased from £47·00 to £53·50 for a test commencing during normal hours and from £59·00 to £66·00 for a test commencing out of hours;

(b)

the fee for a test, other than an extended test, for a vehicle in category B is increased from £39·00 to £42·00 for a test commencing during normal hours and from £50·50 to £58·00 for a test commencing out of hours;

(c)

the fee for a test for a vehicle in category F, G, H and K is increased from £39·00 to £42·00 for a test commencing during normal hours;

(d)

the fee for a test for a vehicle in category B+E, C1, C1+E, D1, D1+E, C, C+E, D and D+E is increased from £55·00 to £61·00 for a test commencing during normal hours and from £83·00 to £92·00 for a test commencing out of hours;

(e)

the fee for an extended test during normal hours for a vehicle in category B is increased from £78·00 to £84·00;

(f)

the fee for an extended driving test during normal hours for a vehicle in category A is increased from £94·00 to £107·00.