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The Motor Vehicle Testing (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

S.R. 2007/98 · Made 20 February 2007

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ROAD TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES

Made 20th February 2007

Coming into operation 2nd April 2007

The Department of the Environment makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 63(5), 81(8) and (9) and 110(2) of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995f1.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

S.I.1995/2994 (N.I. 18); see Article 2(2) for the definition of “Department” and “prescribed”

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Amendment to regulation 2 (interpretation)
  3. 3Amendment to regulation 6 (exemptions)
  4. 4Amendment to Schedule 1 (fees)
  5. Signature
  6. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicle Testing (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 and shall come into operation on 2nd April 2007.

(2)

In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Motor Vehicle Testing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003f1.

2Amendment to regulation 2 (interpretation)

In regulation 2(1) of the principal Regulations after the definition of “light motor vehicle” insert —

““maximum gross weight” has the same meaning as in Article 19D of the Order of 1981f1;”.

3Amendment to regulation 6 (exemptions)

Regulation 6(1) of the principal Regulations is amended as follows—

(a)

for sub-paragraph (xix) substitute—

“(xix)

an electrically propelled goods vehicle the maximum gross weight of which does not exceed 3500 kilograms;”; and

(b)

after sub-paragraph (xx) insert—

“(xxi)

a goods vehicle, the maximum gross weight of which exceeds 3500 kilograms.”.

4Amendment to Schedule 1 (fees)

In Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations in paragraph 4(h) for “£122.00” substitute “£126.50”.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 20th February 2007.

L.S.

Stanley Duncan

A senior officer of the Department of the Environment

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations further amend the Motor Vehicle Testing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 by—

(a)

amending the exemption from testing for electrically propelled vehicles so that testing is not required for electrically propelled goods vehicles the maximum gross weight of which does not exceed 3500 kg;

(b)

granting an exemption from testing for goods vehicles with a maximum gross weight which exceeds 3500 kg; and

(c)

increasing the fee payable for a full examination under Article 81 of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 for taxis, from £122.00 to £126.50.