LegalizeThe Vehicle Excise (Design Weight Certificate) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
Made: 2nd April 2009
Laid before Parliament: 8th April 2009
Coming into force: 3rd May 2009
The Secretary of State for Transport makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 57 and 61A of the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994[^f00001] and by virtue of the Department for Transport (Fees) Order 2009[^f00002].
Citation and Commencement
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Vehicle Excise (Design Weight Certificate) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 and come into force on 3rd May 2009.
Increases in fees
2
- (1) The Vehicle Excise (Design Weight Certificate) Regulations 1995[^f00003] shall be amended as follows.
- (2) In the paragraph of the Schedule specified in column (1) of the Table, for each amount specified in column (2) substitute the amount specified in column (3).
| Paragraph | Existing amount (£) | Substituted amount (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 1(2)(c) | 13.50 | 15 |
| 1(4) | 8.40 | 9 |
| 4(4) | 25 | 27 |
Signed
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Jim Fitzpatrick — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Department for Transport — 2nd April 2009
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
These Regulations amend the Vehicle Excise (Design Weight Certificate) Regulations 1995 (“the 1995 Regulations”). Those Regulations make provision for the issue of design weight certificates and related matters for the purposes of the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 and prescribe the fees payable in connection with applications and appeals.
Regulation 2increases the fees prescribed by the 1995 Regulations for the application for a design weight certificate and an appeal against determination. The increased fees are set out in the Table (with the percentage increase since the fees were last fixed shown in brackets).
| Nature of Service | Existing fee (£) | Substituted fee (£) |
|---|---|---|
| An application for a design weight certificate. | 13.50 | 15 (11.1%) |
| Supplement for design weight examination where the date appointed for the examination is, at the applicant’s request, on a Saturday. | 8.40 | 9 (7.1%) |
| Appeal against determination. | 25 | 27 (8.0%) |
An impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available from the VOSA Corporate Office, Berkeley House, Croydon Street, Bristol BS5 0DA (telephone: 0117 954 3200). A copy has been placed in the library of each House of Parliament. The impact assessment is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside the instrument on the OPSI website www.opsi.gov.uk.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 1994 c.22. Section 57 was amended by the Finance Act 1996 (c.8), Schedule 2, paragraph 16 and Schedule 41, Part II(6), the Finance Act 2002 (c.23), Schedule 5, paragraphs 1 and 16 and Schedule 40, Part 1(5). Section 61A was inserted by the Finance Act 1995 (c.4), Schedule 4, paragraphs 16, 28 and 29.
[^f00002]: S.I. 2009/711. The relevant provisions in S.I. 2009/711 are article 6 and paragraphs 39 to 41 and 43 of Schedule 1, together with article 9 and Schedule 2.
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