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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-tests-amendment-regulations-2000/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2000/1432",
  "legislation_title": "The Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) Regulations 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-tests-amendment-regulations-2000",
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  "kind": "note",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations further amend the Motor Vehicles (Tests) Regulations 1981 (“the 1981 Regulations”). Those Regulations make provision for certain motor vehicles to be examined by persons authorised by the Secretary of State and for test certificates to be issued for vehicles that are found to meet certain requirements.\nRegulation 3 makes a consequential amendment to regulation 3 (interpretation) of the 1981 Regulations.\nRegulation 4 amends regulation 13 of the 1981 Regulations to the effect that an examiner is under no obligation to carry out an examination on certain motor vehicles propelled by diesel engines where an exhaust system has been so altered that with the facilities and apparatus available to him he is unable to test the exhaust emissions immediately after leaving that exhaust system.\nRegulation 5 makes amendments to regulation 20 (fees for examinations) of the 1981 Regulations.\nThe fees (last amended on 1st August 1998) payable from 26th June 2000 (with the percentage increase shown in brackets) for testing Class VI vehicles (public service vehicles other than those of a type specified in regulation 5(3) of the 1981 Regulations) are as follows.\nNature of Examination\nNormal\nOut of Hours\nDesignated Premises\nOut of Hours at designated Premises\n(£)\n(£)\n(£)\n(£)\nExamination under regulation 12 of the 1981 Regulations of a vehicle constructed or adapted to carry more than 16 passengers.\n49\n78\n56\n85\n(6.8%)\n(6.3%)\n(7.5%)\n(6.8%)\nExamination under regulation 12 in any other case.\n35\n56\n42\n63\n(7.0%)\n(6.3%)\n(8.0%)\n(7.0%)\nRe-examination of a vehicle constructed or adapted to carry more than 16 passengers, within 14 days of previous examination.\n24\n39\n28\n43\n(4.3%)\n(6.3%)\n(5.7%)\n(7.0%)\nRe-examination of a vehicle constructed or adapted to carry more than 16 passengers, later than 14 days after previous examination.\n49\n78\n56\n85\n(6.8%)\n(6.3%)\n(7.5%)\n(6.8%)\nRe–examination of any other vehicle within 14 days of previous examination.\n17\n28\n21\n32\n(3.7%)\n(6.1%)\n(5.5%)\n(7.0%)\nRe-examination of any other vehicle later than 14 days after previous examination.\n35\n56\n42\n63\n(7.0%)\n(6.3%)\n(8.0%)\n(7.0%)\nThe fees (last amended on 1st August 1998) payable from 26th June 2000 (with the percentage increase shown in brackets) for testing Class VIA vehicles (public service vehicles, other than those of a type specified in regulation 5(3) and those excluded by virtue of a certificate of initial fitness issued on or after 1st August 1998 or compliance with certain type approval requirements, in respect of which any forward facing seat is fitted with a relevant seat belt) are as follows.\nNature of Examination\nNormal\nOut of Hours\nDesignated Premises\nOut of Hours at designated Premises\n(£)\n(£)\n(£)\n(£)\nExamination under regulation 12 of the 1981 Regulations of a vehicle constructed or adapted to carry more than 16 passengers.\n82\n111\n89\n118\n(6.6%)\n(6.3%)\n(7.1%)\n(6.7%)\nExamination under regulation 12 in any other case.\n45\n66\n52\n73\n(7.1%)\n(6.5%)\n(7.9%)\n(7.0%)\nRe-examination of a vehicle constructed or adapted to carry more than 16 passengers, within 14 days of previous examination.\n38\n53\n42\n57\n(5.3%)\n(6.4%)\n(6.1%)\n(6.9%)\nRe-examination of a vehicle constructed or adapted to carry more than 16 passengers, later than 14 days after previous examination.\n82\n111\n89\n118\n(6.6%)\n(6.3%)\n(7.1%)\n(6.7%)\nRe-examination of any other vehicle within 14 days of previous examination.\n21\n32\n25\n36\n(8.2%)\n(8.8%)\n(9.2%)\n(9.4%)\nRe-examination of any other vehicle later than 14 days after previous examination.\n45\n66\n52\n73\n(7.1%)\n(6.5%)\n(7.9%)\n(7.0%)\nIn the case of the vehicles mentioned above, the fee payable on an appeal against the notice of refusal of a test certificate, is the same amount as the fee payable under regulation 20(1) of the 1981 Regulations. Those fees are increased accordingly.\nA regulatory impact assessment has been prepared and copies can be obtained from the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, Zone 2/05, Great Minster House, 76 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DR (Telephone: 020 7944 2467). A copy has been placed in the library of each House of Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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