PART VII MISCELLANEOUS

18 Issue of duplicate documentation
1 If an accessibility certificate or a conformity certificate has been lost or destroyed, the owner of the vehicle to which it relates shall forthwith notify the Department and the Department, if satisfied that the certificate has been lost or destroyed, may issue a copy of the certificate marked as a duplicate.
2 If a certificate referred to in paragraph (1) subsequently comes into the possession of the owner of the vehicle he shall forthwith return it to the Department.
3 If an accessibility certificate or a conformity certificate becomes defaced or illegible, the owner of the vehicle to which it relates shall return it to the Department and the Department may issue a copy of the certificate marked as a duplicate.
4 A copy of a certificate issued and marked as a duplicate in accordance with paragraph (1) or (3) shall have the same effect as the original certificate.
5 The prescribed fee for the issue of a copy of a certificate under this regulation is £10·00.

19 Reviews and appeals
1 This regulation applies where the Department refuses to issue a type vehicle approval under section 42(1) of the Act and where a vehicle examiner refuses to issue an accessibility certificate under section 41(1)(a) of the Act or a conformity certificate under section 42(4) of the Act.
2 Every request for a review made under section 44(1)(b) of the Act–
(a) shall be made in writing to the Department; and
(b) shall be accompanied by a statement of the grounds of the review.
3 For the purposes of section 44(1)(b) of the Act, the prescribed time for requesting a review or for making an appeal is 28 days from the date when the Department refuses an application for the approval of a vehicle under section 42(1) of the Act.
4 Every appeal under section 44(3) of the Act–
(a) shall be made in writing to the Department; and
(b) shall be accompanied by a statement of the grounds of the appeal.
5 For the purposes of section 44(4) of the Act, the prescribed period for making an appeal is 28 days from the date when a vehicle examiner refuses to issue an accessibility certificate or a conformity certificate.