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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-type-approval-and-approval-marks-fees-regulations-1997/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/564",
  "legislation_title": "The Motor Vehicles (Type Approval and Approval Marks) (Fees) Regulations 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-type-approval-and-approval-marks-fees-regulations-1997",
  "path": "note",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\n1 These Regulations replace with modifications the Motor Vehicles (Type Approval and Approval Marks) (Fees) Regulations 1996, which are revoked.\n2 These 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(a) 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 and ECE Regulations; and\n(b) the national scheme for the type approval of vehicles and vehicle parts established under sections 54 to 66 of the Road Traffic Act 1988, 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 In addition the Regulations prescribe the fees payable for—\n(a) the examination of premises with a view to their being approved for the purposes of carrying out examinations in accordance with a type approval scheme, a Community Instrument or an ECE Regulation; and\n(b) advising a manufacturer whether his arrangements for securing conformity of production are likely to be accepted by the Secretary of State.\n4 The Regulations make the following changes of substance.\n5 The principal changes relate to the fee amounts; these changes result in an overall increase of less than 5 per cent.\n6 Work carried out in the United States of America, Canada or Mexico by a person resident in the United States of America and acting for or on behalf of the Secretary of State, will be subject to a mark-up of 68 per cent (previously 35 per cent).\n7 Work carried out in Japan, China, South Korea or Taiwan by a person resident in Japan and acting for or on behalf of the Secretary of State will be charged at an hourly rate of £157.50 (previously £150).\n8 The introduction of new or amended ECE Regulations and Community Instruments means that certain new fees relating to tests for lateral collision of passenger cars and light goods vehicles, gas discharge headlamps, gas discharge light sources and tests for vehicle alarm systems have been added to Schedule 1.\n9 Copies of the ECE Regulations and Community Instruments referred to in these Regulations may be obtained from the Stationery Office.",
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  "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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