# The Vehicle Excise Duty (Reduced Pollution) Regulations 1998, Regulation 2: Interpretation


(1) In these Regulations–
“the 1994 Act” means the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994;
“authorised examiner” means–
(a) a vehicle examiner appointed by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 66A of the Road Traffic Act 1988;
(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; or
(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.
(2) 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3094/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/vehicle-excise-duty-reduced-pollution-regulations-1998/regulation-2
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