The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (Test Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

Made25th August 2005

Coming into operation1st October 2005

The Department of the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 5(3), (4) and (5) and 218(1) of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 19811 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, and in accordance with Article 19C(3)2 of that Order with the approval of the Department of Finance and Personnel3 as regards regulation 2, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (Test Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 and shall come into operation on 1st October 2005.

Amendment of the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19962

For Schedule 4 of the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19964 there shall be substituted –

SCHEDULE 4Fees for Tests
Regulation 22
Column (1)
Column (2)
Column (3)
Category or sub-category of vehicle
Test, other than an extended driving test, commencing –
Extended driving test commencing –
(a) During normal hours
(b) Out of hours
(a) During normal hours
(b) Out of normal hours
1. A1, B1 (other than B1 invalid carriages) and P
£53·50
£66·00
—
—
2. A
£53·50
£66·00
£107·00
—
3. B
£42·00
£58·00
£84·00
—
4. F, G, H and K
£42·00
—
—
—
5. B+E, C1, C1+E, D1, D1+E, C, C+E, D and D+E
£61·00
£92·00
—
—
6. B1 (invalid carriages)
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil

Column (1)	Column (2)	Column (3)
Category or sub-category of vehicle	Test, other than an extended driving test, commencing –	Extended driving test commencing –
	(a) During normal hours	(b) Out of hours	(a) During normal hours	(b) Out of normal hours
1. A1, B1 (other than B1 invalid carriages) and P	£53·50	£66·00	—	—
2. A	£53·50	£66·00	£107·00	—
3. B	£42·00	£58·00	£84·00	—
4. F, G, H and K	£42·00	—	—	—
5. B+E, C1, C1+E, D1, D1+E, C, C+E, D and D+E	£61·00	£92·00	—	—
6. B1 (invalid carriages)	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil

Revocation3

The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (Test Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20035 are hereby revoked.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 25th August 2005.

Stanley DuncanA senior officer of theDepartment of the Environment

The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby approves regulation 2.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 25th August 2005.

Jack LayberryA senior officer of theDepartment of Finance and Personnel

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 by substituting a new Schedule 4. In the new Schedule 4 the following fees have been increased –

a

the fee for a test, other than an extended test, for vehicles in categories A1, B1 (other than B1 invalid carriages) P and A is increased from £47·00 to £53·50 for a test commencing during normal hours and from £59·00 to £66·00 for a test commencing out of hours;

b

the fee for a test, other than an extended test, for a vehicle in category B is increased from £39·00 to £42·00 for a test commencing during normal hours and from £50·50 to £58·00 for a test commencing out of hours;

c

the fee for a test for a vehicle in category F, G, H and K is increased from £39·00 to £42·00 for a test commencing during normal hours;

d

the fee for a test for a vehicle in category B+E, C1, C1+E, D1, D1+E, C, C+E, D and D+E is increased from £55·00 to £61·00 for a test commencing during normal hours and from £83·00 to £92·00 for a test commencing out of hours;

e

the fee for an extended test during normal hours for a vehicle in category B is increased from £78·00 to £84·00;

f

the fee for an extended driving test during normal hours for a vehicle in category A is increased from £94·00 to £107·00.