# The Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations 2002, Paragraph 1: Duty of the Secretary of State


Where this Schedule has effect, before issuing a new registration document for the relevant vehicle, the Secretary of State—
(a) shall require the keeper of the relevant vehicle to produce the vehicle for examination by a person authorised by the Secretary of State at a time and place fixed by the Secretary of State and notified to the keeper; and
(b) may require the keeper to provide such other evidence as he may specify,
for the purpose of ascertaining whether the relevant vehicle is the registered vehicle concerned.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2742/schedule/3/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/road-vehicles-registration-and-licensing-regulations-2002/schedule-3/paragraph-1
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