# The Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988, Regulation 4: Amendment of Regulations


For regulation 4 (application for licences) there shall be substituted —
“4 (1) A person who keeps a mechanically propelled vehicle and who desires to obtain a licence for it under the Act may apply to the Secretary of State by means of a declaration in the prescribed form not more than 14 days before the licence is to have effect.
(2) The application shall be accompanied by —
(i) the amount of duty, if any, payable on the licence under the Act in respect of the vehicle;
(ii) where a registration book has been issued in respect of a vehicle, the registration book, or, if the registration book cannot be produced, an application in accordance with regulation 7(1A) for the issue of a new registration book;
(iii) a certificate of insurance where required under Part VIII of the 1981 Order or a valid insurance card as defined in regulation 3 of the Motor Vehicles (International Motor Insurance Card) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1969;
(iv) in the case of a public service vehicle, a public service vehicle licence required under Article 60(1) of the 1981 Order;
(v) in the case of a goods vehicle, a goods vehicle certificate where required under Article 53 of the 1981 Order;
(vi) in the case of a large private passenger vehicle, a certificate of inspection where required under Article 67 of the 1981 Order; or
(vii) in the case of any other vehicle, a vehicle test certificate where required under Article 34 of the 1981 Order.
(3) An application to a Post Office for a licence in the circumstances described in the proviso to regulation 17(1) may not be made after the expiration of 14 days from the date on which the licence expires.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1130/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/road-vehicles-registration-and-licensing-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-1988/regulation-4
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.

