Hyperlawhypertext legal database Road Traffic (Vehicle Testing) Act 1999 current to 2015-12-18

UKPGA-1999-12 Road Traffic (Vehicle Testing) Act 1999 UK

Current to 2015-12-18

Contents
preamble

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

s. 1 — Tests of satisfactory condition of vehicles.
s. 1(1)

In subsection (3) of section 45 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (tests of satisfactory condition of vehicles)—

s. 1(1)(a)

after paragraph (a) there is inserted—, and

s. 1(1)(b)

for paragraph (c) there is substituted—

s. 1(2)

In subsection (4) of that section, for “the examiner or inspector” there is substituted “ the person carrying out the examination ”.

s. 1(3)

After subsection (6) of that section there is inserted—

s. 2 — Regulations under s. 45 of Road Traffic Act 1988.

For section 46 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 there is substituted—

s. 3 — Use of records of vehicle examinations, etc.

After section 46 of the Road Traffic Act 1988, there is inserted—

s. 4 — Evidence from records of vehicle examinations.

After section 46A of the Road Traffic Act 1988 there is inserted—

s. 5 — Satisfying conditions for grant of vehicle excise licence.

In section 66 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (regulations prohibiting the grant of excise licences for certain vehicles except on compliance with certain conditions), after paragraph (a) of subsection (2) there is inserted—.

s. 6 — Orders relating to fees chargeable by virtue of s. 46 of Road Traffic Act 1988.

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s. 7 — Consequential amendments and repeals.
s. 7(1)

The Schedule to this Act (consequential amendments) has effect.

s. 7(2)

The following provisions are hereby repealed—

s. 7(2)(a)

paragraph 4(1)(d) and (e) of Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988, and

s. 7(2)(b)

paragraphs 53 and 75 of Schedule 4 to the Road Traffic Act 1991.

s. 8 — Financial provision.
s. 8(1)

There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament—

s. 8(1)(a)

any expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State in consequence of the provisions of this Act, and

s. 8(1)(b)

any increase attributable to this Act in the sums which by virtue of any other Act are payable out of money so provided.

s. 8(2)

There shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund—

s. 8(2)(a)

any sums received by the Secretary of State by virtue of the provisions of this Act, and

s. 8(2)(b)

any increase attributable to this Act in the sums payable into that Fund under the Road Traffic Act 1988.

s. 9 — Short title, commencement and extent.
s. 9(1)

This Act may be cited as the Road Traffic (Vehicle Testing) Act 1999.

s. 9(2)

The provisions of this Act, except this section and sections 6 and 8, shall not come into force until such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint; and different days may be appointed for different purposes.

s. 9(3)

An order under subsection (2) above may include such transitional provisions, consequential provisions or savings as the Secretary of State considers appropriate in connection with the coming into force of section 1 of this Act.

s. 9(4)

This Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.

Sch 1

Consequential amendments

Transport Act 1982 (c. 49)

Sch 1 para 1
Sch 1 para 1(1)

Section 8 of the Transport Act 1982 (private-sector vehicle testing) is amended as follows.

Sch 1 para 1(2)

In subsection (7)—

Sch 1 para 1(2)(a)

in paragraph (a), after “approved testing authorities” there is inserted “ , authorised inspectors ”, and

Sch 1 para 1(2)(b)

in paragraph (b), after “authorised inspectors” there is inserted “ and approved assistants ”.

Sch 1 para 2

In section 10 of the Transport Act 1982 (provisions supplementary to section 8), in subsection (2)—

Sch 1 para 2(a)

in paragraph (a), for “any authorised inspector’,” there is substituted “ any authorised inspector or approved assistant,’; ”,

Sch 1 para 2(b)

after paragraph (a) there is inserted—, and

Sch 1 para 2(c)

for paragraphs (b) and (c) there is substituted—

Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52)

Sch 1 para 3

For section 177 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 there is substituted—