# The Road Vehicles (Display of Registration Marks) Regulations 2001, Regulation 13: Layout of marks


(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a registration mark of a description specified in column (1) of Table A must be laid out on the registration plate in conformity with one of the diagrams specified in relation to that description in column (2) of Table A.
(2) A mark displayed on a motor cycle may not be laid out in conformity with diagram 1a, 2a, 3a, 4a, 5a, 6a, 7a, 8a or 9a.
(3) A mark may not be laid out in conformity with diagram 2c, 3c, 4b or 7b if it is displayed on—
(a) a registration plate fixed to a vehicle first registered on or after 1st September 2001, or
(b) a new registration plate fixed to a vehicle on or after 1st September 2001 to replace a plate previously fixed thereto (except where the vehicle was first registered before 1st January 1973).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/561/regulation/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/road-vehicles-display-of-registration-marks-regulations-2001/regulation-13
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