# The Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2009, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend Schedule 2 to the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations 2002 (“the 2002 Regulations”).
These Regulations allow for a reduced pollution certificate to be issued, where appropriate, on the basis of a document check rather than a physical examination. A reduced pollution certificate entitles specified heavy goods vehicles and buses to a reduced rate of Vehicle Excise Duty.
Regulation 3 inserts definitions of “prescribed declarations”, “prescribed information” and “responsible person”.
Regulation 4 inserts new paragraph 1A which enables the Secretary of State to require that a particular vehicle should be examined before a determination is made of whether to issue a reduced pollution certificate in respect of that vehicle.
Regulation 5 amends paragraph 2 to refer to the declarations and documents that must be provided in support of a paper only application for a reduced pollution certificate.
Regulation 6 inserts new sub-paragraph (1) into paragraph 5 which enables an authorised examiner to determine whether to issue a reduced pollution certificate on the basis of a paper application alone. This regulation also makes consequential amendments to other provisions in paragraph 5 to reflect the fact that a physical examination of a vehicle may not be necessary prior to the issue of a reduced pollution certificate.
Regulations 7, 8 and 9 make further consequential amendments to the 2002 Regulations to reflect the fact that a physical examination of a vehicle may not be necessary prior to the issue of a reduced pollution certificate.
Regulation 10 inserts new sub-paragraph (A1) into paragraph 13 which prescribes a fee of £32 when an application for a reduced pollution certificate is determined on paper. This regulation also corrects a drafting error at paragraph 13(1) of the 2002 Regulations.
An 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 (telephone number: 0117 954 3200) and is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside the instrument on the OPSI website, www.opsi.gov.uk. A copy of the assessment has been placed in the library of each House of Parliament.
A copy of Directive 1999/37/EC (as amended by Commission Directive 2003/127/EC) which is referred to in the 2002 Regulations may be obtained from the Office of Public Sector Information or viewed in the Official Journal of the European Union via the EUR-Lex website at http://eur-lex.europa.eu/.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/3103/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/road-vehicles-registration-and-licensing-amendment-no-2-regulations-2009/note
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