Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Goods Vehicles (Testing) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 and shall come into operation on 19th June 2000.

Amendment of the Goods Vehicles (Testing) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995

2.  For Schedule 1(2) (fees) to the Goods Vehicles (Testing) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995(3) there shall be substituted—

Regulations 10(2), 13(3) and (4) and 17(4)

“SCHEDULE 1Fees

Part IFee Payable on Application under regulations 10(2), 13(3) or 17(4)

Part IIFee Payable on Application under regulation 13(4)

Revocation

3.  The Goods Vehicles (Testing) (Amendment) (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999(4) and regulation 2(3) of the Goods Vehicles (Testing) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998(5) are hereby revoked.

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)

These Regulations further amend the Goods Vehicles (Testing) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 as follows—

(1) For vehicles exceeding 3,500 kilograms maximum gross weight—

(a)the fee payable on application for a first test, a periodical test, a re-test or an appeal for a 4 axle rigid vehicle is increased from £32·50 to £35;

(b)the fee payable on application for a first test, a periodical test, a re-test or an appeal is reduced as follows—

(i)for a 2 axle rigid vehicle, from £25 to £23;

(ii)for a 3 axle rigid vehicle, from £30 to £28·50; and

(iii)for an articulated vehicle having a 2 axle drawing vehicle, from £27·50 to £25; and

(c)the fee payable where an application for a re-test is made within 21 days from the date of service of a notice of refusal of a goods vehicle test certificate is reduced from £16·50 to £13 for all vehicles.

(2) For a trailer, the fee payable where an application for a re-test is made within 21 days from the date of service of a notice of refusal of a goods vehicle test certificate is increased from £11 to £13.

• The following fees remain unchanged—

  (a)

  for a vehicle of 3,500 kilograms maximum gross weight or under—

  (i)

  the fee payable on application for a first test, a periodical test, a re-test or an appeal remains unchanged at £17, and

  (ii)

  the fee payable where an application for a re-test is made within 21 days from the date of service of a notice of refusal of a goods vehicle test certificate remains unchanged at £10;

  (b)

  for an articulated vehicle having a 3 axle drawing vehicle, the fee payable on application for a first test, a periodical test, a re-test or an appeal remains unchanged at £32·50; and

  (c)

  for a trailer, the fee payable on application for a first test, a periodical test, a re-test or an appeal remains unchanged at £22.