Paragraph 2
Regulation 14 shall be amended as follows.
In paragraph (1), the words “or the Secretary of State” shall be omitted.
After paragraph (1), there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
“(1A)Where a motor vehicle has been submitted for an examination to be carried out by an examiner appointed under section 66A of the Road Traffic Act 1988, paragraph (1) shall affect in relation to the examination as if—
(a)the first reference in that paragraph to an examiner or an inspector appointed by a designated council were a reference to an examiner appointed under that section; and
(b)the second reference in that paragraph to an examiner or an insepctor appointed by a designated council were a reference to the Secretary of State.”.
In paragraph (4)—
the word “and” immediately following sub-paragraph (a) shall be omitted and, in sub-paragraph (b), the words “or the Secretary of State” in both places where they appear shall be omitted; and
after sub-paragraph (b) there shall be inserted the following—
“and
(c)references to a period while a vehicle is in the custody of the Secretary of State include references to any period while a vehicle is, in connection with the carrying out of an examination of the vehicle by an examiner appointed under section 66A of the Road Traffic Act 1988, in the control or care of such an examiner.”.