{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/vehicles-excise-act-1971-repealed-191994/section-13",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/vehicles-excise-act-1971-repealed-191994/section-13.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1971/10",
  "legislation_title": "Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971 (Repealed 1.9.1994)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/vehicles-excise-act-1971-repealed-191994",
  "path": "section/13",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "13",
  "heading": "Temporary licences.",
  "text": "(1) Where an application is made for a vehicle licence for any period . . . , the Secretary of State may, if he thinks fit, instead of issuing forthwith a vehicle licence for that period—\n(a) issue a vehicle licence (in this Act referred to as a “temporary licence”) for fourteen days or such other period as may be prescribed and having effect from such day as may be prescribed; and\n(b) issue from time to time a further temporary licence in respect of the vehicle to which a previous temporary licence relates.\n(2) Nothing in this section shall affect the amount of any duty payable in connection with an application for a vehicle licence.\n(2A) Where an application for a vehicle licence is made to a body (other than a Northern Ireland department)authorised by the Secretary of State to act as his agent for the purpose of issuing licences, then, before the body issues a licence under subsection (1)(a) above, it may require the applicant to pay to it in connection with the issue a fee of £2 or such other sum as may be prescribed.\n(3) Where an application is made for a vehicle licence for any period and a temporary licence is issued in pursuance of the application, subsection (3)(a) of section 8 of this Act shall not apply to the first-mentioned licence if on a transfer of the relevant vehicle during the currency of the temporary licence the temporary licence is delivered with the vehicle to the transferee.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words repealed by Finance Act 1988 (c. 39 SIF 107:2), s. 148, Sch. 14 Pt. II"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 13(2A) inserted by Finance Act 1985 (c. 54, SIF 107:2), s. 9(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 13(2A) inserted (1.10.1991) by Finance Act 1991 (c. 31, SIF 107:2), s. 10, Sch. 3, Pt. I, para. 7; S.I. 1991/2021, art.2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1971/10/section/13",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:50:25.629684+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}