# The Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) Regulations 1995, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These regulations further amend the Motor Vehicles (Tests) Regulations 1981.
Section 47 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 makes it an offence for certain vehicles to be used on the roads unless a test certificate has been issued. Regulation 6(1)(vii) of the 1981 Regulations as originally enacted exempted a vehicle which was exempt from duty under section 7(1) of the 1971 Act. Section 7(1) was re-enacted as paragraph 21 of Schedule 2 to the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994. Paragraph 21 is repealed by Part V of Schedule 29 to the Finance Act 1995 (c. 4).
These Regulations replace regulation 6(1)(vii) with a provision exempting a vehicle when it is used on a road in circumstances that are similar to those that previously attracted the exemption from duty under paragraph 21 of Schedule 2 to the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994. The exemption relates to vehicles that are used on roads for distances not exceeding an aggregate of 6 miles a week.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1457/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-tests-amendment-regulations-1995/note
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