Regulation 3 Amendment of the Vehicle Excise Duty (Reduced Pollution) Regulations 1998

in paragraph (1), after the definition of “authorised examiner” shall be inserted—

• ““Directive 1999/96” means Directive 1999/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 1999 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to measures to be taken against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants from compression ignition engines for use in vehicles, and the emission of gaseous pollutants from positive ignition engines fuelled with natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas for use in vehicles and amending Council Directive 88/77/EEC;”

after paragraph (2) shall be inserted—

“(3)

For the purposes of these Regulations a reduced pollution certificate shall be deemed to be issued, and a written notice or notification shall be deemed to be given, by an authorised examiner if it is signed on behalf of that examiner by a person authorised by him to sign it on his behalf.”