# The Motor Vehicles (Type Approval and Approval Marks) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1987, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
1 These Regulations further amend the Motor Vehicles (Type Approval and Approval Marks) (Fees) Regulations 1984 in the following ways–
(a) regulation 3 corrects an error in regulation 4(2) of the principal Regulations;
(b) regulation 4 amends regulation 8(2)(c)(ii) so as to distinguish between fees applied to vehicles in category N2 and those in category N3;
(c) regulation 5 amends regulation 13 and restructures the fees payable on withdrawals and cancellations. The new structure prescribes a cancellation fee of £66–
(i) if the Secretary of State is notified not less than 7 days before the date fixed for the examination of the withdrawal or of the intention not to submit a vehicle or vehicle part for an examination in relation to which a fee in regulation 5 or Schedule 1 applies, or
(ii) if the Secretary of State is so notified not less than 14 days before the date fixed for the final examination of a vehicle in relation to which a fee in Schedule 2 or Schedule 3 applies.
The cancellation fees in other cases are—
(A) where the examination fee is specified in column (a) of Schedule 1, a quarter of that fee plus any wasted expenses incurred by the Secretary of State;
(B) where the examination fee is specified in regulation 5 or column (b) of Schedule 1, a half of that fee or £150 if less;
(C) where the examination fee is specified in Schedule 2 or 3, £200; and
(D) where a partial examination under regulation 7 is involved, such proportion of the fee as the Secretary of State considers to be appropriate;
(d) regulation 6 amends regulations 5, 6, 11 and 15 and increases the fees payable for certain examinations, towards certain expenses, and when particulars and notifications are sent to the Secretary of State; and
(e) regulation 7 substitutes new Schedules for Schedules 1 to 5 to the principal Regulations. Almost 75% of the fees are increased by varying amounts, almost equally in the ranges of 0–20% and 20–50% but with a small number increasing by amounts greater than 50%. A small number of fees remain unchanged or are new fees. The remaining fees are decreased by varying amounts, mostly in the range of 0–20%.
2 Copies of the ECE Regulations and EEC Directives referred to in these Regulations may be obtained from Her Majesty’s Stationery Office.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/315/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-type-approval-and-approval-marks-fees-amendment-regulations-1987/note
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