The Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations 2002

PART IPRELIMINARY

1Citation and commencement

3Interpretation

4Electrically assisted pedal cycles and pedestrian controlled vehicles

PART IILICENCES

5Application for a vehicle licence on the basis that the reduced pollution requirements are satisfied

6Exhibition of vehicle and nil licences

7Prohibition against exhibiting anything resembling a vehicle, trade or nil licence

8Issue of duplicate vehicle, trade and nil licences

9Surrender of vehicle and trade licences

PART IIIREGISTRATION AND REGISTRATION DOCUMENTS

10Registration and issue of registration document

11Production of vehicle for inspection before assignment of registration mark

12Production of registration document for inspection

13Issue of replacement registration document

14Correction of registration document

15Issue of new registration document

PART IVNOTIFICATION AND CHANGES

16Notification of an alteration to a vehicle

17Notification of destruction or permanent export of a vehicle

18Notification of a change of the keeper’s name or address

19Notification of a change of the name or address of the holder of a trade licence

20Change of keeper: general provisions

21Change of keeper: registration document issued in Great Britain before 24th March 1997

22Change of keeper: registration document issued in Great Britain on or after 24th March 1997 and the new keeper not a vehicle trader

23Change of keeper: obligations of registered keeper where vehicle registration document issued in Great Britain on or after 24th March 1997 and the new keeper a vehicle trader

24Change of keeper: obligations of vehicle traders where registration document issued in Great Britain on or after 24 March 1997

25Change of keeper: registration document issued in Northern Ireland

26Statutory off-road notification

PART VDISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION

27Disclosure of registration and licensing particulars

28Sale of information derived from particulars contained in the register

PART VICROWN VEHICLES AND EXEMPT VEHICLES

29Application of Regulations to Crown vehicles

30Registration of Crown vehicles

31Certificates of Crown exemption

32Application of Regulations to exempt vehicles

34Exemptions from vehicle excise duty: vehicles imported by members of foreign armed forces and others

PART VIITRADE LICENCES

35Definition of “motor trader”: descriptions of businesses

36Period for review of decision refusing an application for a trade licence

37Conditions subject to which trade licences are to be issued

38Purposes for which the holder of a trade licence may use a vehicle by virtue of the licence

39Assignment of general registration marks

40Issue of trade plates

41Issue of replacement trade plates

42Display of general registration mark of holder of a trade licence and exhibition of licence

PART VIIIMISCELLANEOUS

43Cylinder capacity

44Seating capacity of buses

45Recovery vehicles: prescribed purposes

46Admissibility of evidence from records

47Regulations prescribed under section 59(2) of the 1994 Act

SCHEDULE 1REGULATIONS REVOKED

PART IGreat Britain Regulations Wholly Revoked

PART IIGreat Britain Regulations Partially Revoked

PART IIINorthern Ireland Regulations Wholly Revoked

SCHEDULE 2REDUCED POLLUTION CERTIFICATES AND THE REDUCED POLLUTION REQUIREMENTS

1Interpretation of Schedule

2Applications for reduced pollution certificates

3Reduced pollution examinations

4The reduced pollution requirements

5Determination of applications and issue of certificates or notification of refusal

6Contents of a reduced pollution certificate

7Reduced pollution certificate to be conclusive

8Re-examination of an eligible vehicle for which a reduced pollution certificate is in force

9Rectification notice

10Revocation, surrender and cancellation of a reduced pollution certificate

11Replacement certificates

12Appeal against refusal or revocation of a certificate

13Prescribed fees

SCHEDULE 3ISSUE OF NEW REGISTRATION DOCUMENT

1Duty of the Secretary of State

2Examination of vehicle

3Determination of the Secretary of State

6Giving of notices and certificates

7The prescribed fee

8Refund of the prescribed fee

SCHEDULE 4STATUTORY OFF-ROAD NOTIFICATION

1Interpretation of Schedule

2Manner in which declaration is to be made and particulars furnished

PART IIVehicles Registered in the GB Records and Kept in Great Britain

3Surrender of a vehicle licence—relevant GB vehicle

4Expiry of vehicle licence or nil licence—relevant GB vehicle

5Person keeping an unlicensed vehicle—relevant GB vehicle

6Change of keeper of unlicensed vehicle—relevant GB vehicle

PART IIIVehicles Registered in the NI Records and kept in Northern Ireland

7Surrender of a vehicle licence—relevant NI vehicle

8Expiry of vehicle licence or nil licence—relevant NI vehicle

9Person keeping an unlicensed vehicle—relevant NI vehicle

10Change of keeper of unlicensed vehicle—relevant NI vehicle

SCHEDULE 5EXEMPT VEHICLES: VEHICLES IMPORTED BY MEMBERS OF FOREIGN ARMED FORCES AND OTHERS

1Scope of exemption

2Period of exemption

3List of countries

4List of headquarters and organisations

SCHEDULE 6TRADE LICENCES

PART IConditions Subject to which Trade Licences are to be issued

1If the holder of a trade licence changes his name,...

2The holder of the licence shall not, and shall not...

3The holder of the licence shall not, and shall not...

4The holder of the licence shall not, and shall not...

5The holder of the licence shall not permit any person...

6The holder of the licence shall not, and shall not...

7The holder of the licence shall not display any trade...

PART IIPURPOSES FOR WHICH THE HOLDER OF A TRADE LICENCE MAY USE A VEHICLE BY VIRTUE OF THE LICENCE

8Interpretation

9The purposes prescribed by this Part of this Schedule as...

10Purposes for which a motor trader may use a vehicle by virtue of a trade licence

11Business purposes

12Paragraph 12 purposes

13Specified loads

Manufacturers keeping vehicles for research and development

14Vehicle kept by a motor trader for research and development in the course of his business as a manufacturer

Vehicle testers

15Purposes for which a vehicle tester may use a vehicle by virtue of a trade licence

SCHEDULE 7RECOVERY VEHICLES: PRESCRIBED PURPOSES

PART IPurposes prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 5(3)(e) of Schedule 1 to the 1994 Act

1Carrying any person who, immediately before the vehicle became disabled...

2(1) At the request of a constable or a local...

3Proceeding to a place at which the vehicle will be...

4Proceeding from— (a) a place where the vehicle has remained...

PART IIPurposes Prescribed for the Purposes of Paragraph 5(4)(c) of Schedule 1 to the 1994 Act

5Repairing a disabled vehicle at the place where it became...

6Drawing or carrying a single trailer if another vehicle had...

SCHEDULE 8REGULATIONS TO WHICH SECTION 59(2)(a) OF THE 1994 ACT APPLIES

2002 No. 2742

ROAD TRAFFIC

The Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations 2002

Made4th November 2002

Laid before Parliament8th November 2002

Coming into force

Except regulations 15(3) and 20(4) and (5)30th November 2002

Regulations 15(3) and 20(4) and (5)7th April 2003

The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7(6), 10(1), 11(1), 11(1A), 12(2), (3) and (4), 14(3)(b) and (4), 21(3), 22(1), (1A), (1B), (1C), (1D), (1E), (1G), (2), (2A), (2B), (2C), and (4), 22A, 23(5), 25, 33(1)(b), (1A)(c), (3)(a), (4) and (5), 52(1), 57(1), (2) and (3), 59(2)(a), 61A, 61B and 62(1) of the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 19941, by paragraphs 1(2B), 3(5) and 5(3)(e) and (4)(c) of Schedule 1 and paragraphs 2A and 24 of Schedule 2 to that Act, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations: