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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-type-approval-and-approval-marks-fees-regulations-1989/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1989/350",
  "legislation_title": "The Motor Vehicles (Type Approval and Approval Marks) (Fees) Regulations 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-type-approval-and-approval-marks-fees-regulations-1989",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note does not form part of the Regulations)\n1 These Regulations consolidate with modifications the provisions of the Motor Vehicles (Type Approval and Approval Marks) (Fees) Regulations 1984.\n2 The Regulations prescribe the fees payable for the examination of vehicles and vehicle parts, the examination of complete vehicles and the issue of documents in connection with:–\n(1) the type approval of vehicles and vehicle parts and the authorisation of the application of approval marks to vehicles and vehicle parts for the purposes of Community Instruments or ECE Regulations, and\n(2) the national scheme for the type approval of vehicles and vehicle parts established under sections 47 to 52 of the Road Traffic Act 1972 (as amended by the Road Traffic Act 1974) and the Motor Vehicles (Type Approval) (Great Britain) Regulations 1984 (S.I. 1984/981) and the Motor Vehicles (Type Approval for Goods Vehicles) (Great Britain) Regulations 1982 (S.I. 1982/1271).\n3 The main changes of substance are as follows:–\n(1) in Schedule 1, the order of items has been revised so that fees are now grouped in related subject matter order (a consequence of which is the revision of previous fee numbers);\n(2) as a result of new and amending Community Instruments and ECE Regulations certain new fees relating to halogen headlamps, direction indicators, seats (their anchorages and head restraints), front fog lamps, diesel engine smoke, speedometers and reverse gear, headlamp cleaners, diesel engine exhaust emissions, special warning lamps, PSV rollover, rear-view mirrors, motorcycle noise, petrol engine exhaust emissions, braking, engine power, child restraints and forward field of vision have been added;\n(3) as a result of new and amending Community Instruments, and ECE Regulations relating to protective steering, braking, anti-theft devices, interior fittings, head restraints, tyres and filament lamps consequential amendments have been incorporated without there being any alteration to the fees;\n(4) the fee charged to test the sound level of motorcycles has been moved from the text of the previous Regulations to Schedule 1;\n(5) in Schedule 3 the fees for complete examinations carried out on N3 category vehicles have been revised and are now based on the number of axles; and\n(6) in Schedule 5 the fees charged for updated certificates are amalgamated with the fees charged for the issue of the original certificate.\n(7) the former provisions relating to refunds have not been re-enacted.\n4 Copies of the ECE Regulations and Community Instruments referred to in these Regulations may be obtained from Her Majesty’s Stationery Office.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/350/note",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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