Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations–

• “the 1994 Act” means the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994;

• “authorised examiner” means–

  1. (a)

     a vehicle examiner appointed by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 66A of the Road Traffic Act 1988^f1;

  2. (b)

     a vehicle examiner appointed by the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland pursuant to Article 74 of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995^f2; or

  3. (c)

     a person authorised by the Secretary of State to conduct examinations for the purposes of these Regulations; “prescribed adaptation” shall be construed in accordance with regulation 5;

• “prescribed fee” means the fee prescribed by regulation 14;

• “rectification notice” has the meaning given by regulation 11(1);

• “reduced pollution requirements” mean the requirements prescribed by regulation 5(3);

• “registered keeper” in relation to a vehicle means the person in whose name the vehicle is registered under the 1994 Act;

• “vehicle” means a vehicle which is an eligible vehicle within the meaning given by section 61B(4) of the 1994 Act; and

• “vehicle identification number” has the same meaning as in regulation 67 of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986^f3.

In these Regulations references to a numbered regulation or schedule are to the regulation of, or schedule to, these Regulations so numbered and references to a numbered paragraph are to the paragraph so numbered in the regulation or schedule in which the reference occurs.