# The Retention of Registration Marks Regulations 1993, Regulation 4: Application for a right of retention


(1) An application for the grant of a right of retention shall be made to the Secretary of State and shall be accompanied by—
(a) the registration document issued under the 1971 Act in respect of the vehicle;
(b) a vehicle licence for the time being in force issued in respect of the vehicle under the 1971 Act, or a valid application for such a licence;
(c) such of the following documents as relate to the vehicle—
(i) if the vehicle is one in respect of which a test certificate is required under section 45 of the 1988 Act, the test certificate in force under that section,
(ii) if the vehicle is one in respect of which a test certificate is required in accordance with article 34 of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981, the certificate in force under that article,
(iii) if the vehicle is one in respect of which a plating certificate and a goods vehicle certificate under section 49 of the 1988 Act is required, the plating certificate and the goods vehicle certificate in force under that section;
(d) payment of the sum specified in regulation 7(a); and
(e) payment of the sum referred to in regulation 7(b).
(2) The applicant shall, if required to do so by the Secretary of State, make the vehicle available for inspection at a place designated by the Secretary of State.
(3) In this regulation “the vehicle” means the vehicle to which the registration mark is for the time being assigned.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/987/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/retention-of-registration-marks-regulations-1993/regulation-4
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