# The Vehicle Excise (Design Weight Certificate) Regulations 1995, Paragraph 4: Appeals


(1) Any person aggrieved by a determination made under these Regulations may appeal to the Secretary of State.
(2) A notice of appeal to the Secretary of State shall be delivered to the Goods Vehicle Centre not later than 14 days from the date of determination.
(3) Every notice of appeal shall be made on a form approved by the Secretary of State and shall contain the particulars required by that form.
(4) A notice of appeal to the Secretary of State shall be accompanied by a fee of £25.
(5) The vehicle shall be submitted at the time and place appointed by the Secretary of State for a re-examination to be carried out by an officer ( “the appeal officer”) appointed for the purpose by the Secretary of State.
(6) When the vehicle is so submitted, the person submitting it shall, if requested to do so by the appeal officer—
(a) produce the design weight certificate issued as a consequence of the determination which is the subject of the appeal; and
(b) give such information as may reasonably be required relating to any alteration made since the date of the determination appealed against which may have affected the design weight.
(7) The appeal officer shall not be required to proceed with the re-examination unless the person submitting the vehicle for the re-examination complies with sub-paragraph (6) above.
(8) The Secretary of State shall make such determination on the basis of the re-examination as he thinks fit.
(9) When the Secretary of State has made a determination in accordance with this paragraph, he may issue a design weight certificate in place of the certificate issued as a consequence of the determination which is the subject of the appeal and if he does so he shall mark the replaced certificate as cancelled.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1455/schedule/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/vehicle-excise-design-weight-certificate-regulations-1995/schedule/paragraph-4
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