Regulation 3 Amendment to regulation 3 (interpretation)

Regulation 3(1) shall be amended as follows.

For the definition of “goods vehicle testing station” there shall be substituted–

• ““goods vehicle testing station” means a station provided by the Secretary of State under section 52(2) of the Road Traffic Act 1988;”.

For the definition of “vehicle testing station” there shall be substituted–

• ““vehicle testing station” means premises at which the Secretary of State has authorised an examiner to carry out examinations, premises provided by a designated council or the Secretary of State for carrying out examinations, or premises for the time being designated by the Secretary of State under section 8(3) of the 1981 Act^f1.”

After the definition of “normal working week” there shall be inserted the following definition–

• ““out of hours” means at any time either–

  1. (a)

     on any day which is a Saturday, Sunday, Good Friday, Christmas Day or a Bank holiday (as defined in the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971)^f2; or

  2. (b)

     on any other day, other than between–

     1. (i)

        8.00 am and 5.00 pm on a Monday to Thursday inclusive, or

     2. (ii)

        8.00 am and 4.30 pm on a Friday;”.