The Motor Vehicles (Type Approval and Approval Marks) (Fees) Regulations 1997

• (1) A reference in Schedule 1 to an ECE Regulation followed by a number which is not itself followed by a full stop and two digits (for example “ECE Regulation 8”) shall be read as a reference to the ECE Regulation of that number.

• (2) A reference in Schedule 1 to an ECE Regulation followed by a number which is itself followed by a full stop and two digits (for example “ECE Regulation 8.04”) shall be read as a reference to the ECE Regulation of that number with the amendments in force on the date shown against the number in column (3) of Part IV of this Schedule.

Other expressions

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In Schedule 1–

• “G.B. Regs” is an abbreviation for the Great Britain Regulations as defined in regulation 3; and

• “G.B. Regs for Goods Vehicles” is an abbreviation for the Great Britain Regulations for Goods Vehicles as defined in regulation 3.

PART II — REFERENCES TO COMMUNITY DIRECTIVES

PART III — REFERENCES TO COMMUNITY REGULATIONS

PART IV — REFERENCES TO ECE REGULATIONS

Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

John Bowis — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, — 24th February 1997

We consent to the making of these Regulations to the extent that they are made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 56(1) and (2) of the Finance Act 1973.

Richard Ottaway — Patrick Mcloughlin — Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury — 3rd March 1997

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

1 These Regulations replace with modifications the Motor Vehicles (Type Approval and Approval Marks) (Fees) Regulations 1996, which are revoked.

2 These Regulations prescribe the fees payable for the examination of vehicles and vehicle parts, the examination of complete vehicles and the issue of documents in connection with— a the type approval of vehicles and vehicle parts and the authorisation of the application of approval marks to vehicles and vehicle parts for the purposes of Community Instruments and ECE Regulations; and b the national scheme for the type approval of vehicles and vehicle parts established under sections 54 to 66 of the Road Traffic Act 1988, the Motor Vehicles (Type Approval) (Great Britain) Regulations 1984 (S.I. 1984/981) and the Motor Vehicles (Type Approval for Goods Vehicles) (Great Britain) Regulations 1982 (S.I. 1982/1271).

3 In addition the Regulations prescribe the fees payable for— a the examination of premises with a view to their being approved for the purposes of carrying out examinations in accordance with a type approval scheme, a Community Instrument or an ECE Regulation; and b advising a manufacturer whether his arrangements for securing conformity of production are likely to be accepted by the Secretary of State.

4 The Regulations make the following changes of substance.

5 The principal changes relate to the fee amounts; these changes result in an overall increase of less than 5 per cent.

6 Work carried out in the United States of America, Canada or Mexico by a person resident in the United States of America and acting for or on behalf of the Secretary of State, will be subject to a mark-up of 68 per cent (previously 35 per cent).

7 Work carried out in Japan, China, South Korea or Taiwan by a person resident in Japan and acting for or on behalf of the Secretary of State will be charged at an hourly rate of £157.50 (previously £150).

8 The introduction of new or amended ECE Regulations and Community Instruments means that certain new fees relating to tests for lateral collision of passenger cars and light goods vehicles, gas discharge headlamps, gas discharge light sources and tests for vehicle alarm systems have been added to Schedule 1.

9 Copies of the ECE Regulations and Community Instruments referred to in these Regulations may be obtained from the Stationery Office.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1988 c. 52.

[^f00002]: 1973 c. 51.

[^f00003]: S.I. 1988/643, which was made under section 102 of the Finance (No. 2) Act 1987 (c. 51). The relevant reference in S.I. 1988/643 is Table II of Schedule 1.

[^f00004]: 1990 c. 29.

[^f00005]: S.I. 1996/958.

[^f00006]: S.I. 1979/1088, as amended by S.I. 1980/582 and 2027, 1981/126 and 1732, 1982/1479, 1983/1602, 1985/113, 1986/369, 1989/1014, 1990/1838, 1991/1979, 1992/634 and 3086, 1993/1710, 1995/3342 and 1997/58.

[^f00007]: Cmnd 2535.

[^f00008]: Cmnd 3562.

[^f00009]: By an instrument of accession dated 14th January 1963 deposited with the Secretary General of the United Nations on 15th January 1963.

[^f00010]: S.I. 1992/3107, as amended by S.I. 1993/1221 and 2198, 1994/617 and 1570, 1995/2328 and 1997/191.

[^f00011]: O.J. L42, 23.2.1970, p. 1.

[^f00012]: O.J. L220, 8.8.1987, p. 44.

[^f00013]: O.J. L225, 10.8.1992, p. 1.

[^f00014]: O.J. L264, 23.10.93, p. 49.

[^f00015]: S.I. 1984/981, as amended by S.I. 1984/1401 and 1761, 1985/1651, 1986/739, 1987/1509, 1988/1522, 1989/1580, 1990/94 and 1839, 1991/1022 and 1971, 1992/1341, 2161, 2908 and 3173, 1993/2201, 1994/2190, 1995/1322 and 1996/2330.

[^f00016]: S.I. 1982/1271, as amended by S.I. 1984/697 and 1402, 1985/46, 1986/427 and 1089, 1987/1508, 1988/1523, 1989/1579, 1991/1021 and 1970, 1992/25, 1342 and 3084, 1993/2200, 1994/2191, 1995/1323 and 1996/2331.

[^f00017]: S.I. 1980/765, as amended by S.I. 1988/1640, and 1989/713 and 1591.