The Road Transport (International Passenger Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
S.I. 2008/1577 · Made 13 June 2008
Public Passenger Transport
Made 13th June 2008
Laid before Parliament 17th June 2008
Coming into force 1st August 2008
The Secretary of State for Transport makes the following Regulations with the consent of the Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 56(1) and (2) of the Finance Act 1973f1 and by virtue of the Department of Transport (Fees) Order 1988f2.
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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S.I. 1988/643, which was made under the Finance (No. 2) Act 1987 (c.51), section 102. The relevant entry in S.I. 1988/643 is Schedule 1, Table II, Item E.
Contents
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These Regulations may be cited as the Road Transport (International Passenger Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 and shall come into force on 1st August 2008.
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Regulation 14 of the Road Transport (International Passenger Services) Regulations 1984f1 is amended as follows —
In paragraph (2A), for “£11” substitute “£12.”
In paragraph (3), for “£160” substitute “£168.”
In paragraph (3A), for “£163” substitute “£171.”
In paragraph (4), for “£34” substitute “£36.”
In paragraph (5A), for “£5” substitute “£6.”
Signature
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Jim Fitzpatrick
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Department for Transport
5th June 2008
We consent to the making of these Regulations.
Steve McCabe
Dave Watts
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
13th June 2008
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations increase the fees payable under the Road Transport (International Passenger Services) Regulations 1984.
The fee increases, with percentage increases, are shown in the table below. The fees were last increased on 30 August 2004.
| Old Fee | New Fee | % increase | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application for a certified copy of an authorisation. | £11 | £12 | 9.1% |
| Application for a special regular service authorisation or international passenger transport authorisation. | £160 | £168 | 5.0% |
| Application for a shuttle service authorisation or regular service authorisation. | £163 | £171 | 4.9% |
| Annual renewal of a regular or special regular service authorisation. | £34 | £36 | 5.9% |
| Application for an own account certificate (each year). | £5 | £6 | 20.0% |
A full Impact Assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available from: VOSA Corporate Office, Berkeley House, Croydon Street, Bristol BS5 0DA. The Impact Assessment is also annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside the Instrument on the OPSI website at www.opsi.gov.uk.