Duty of the Secretary of StateU.K.
1. Where this Schedule has effect, before issuing a new registration document for the relevant vehicle, the Secretary of State—
(a)shall require the keeper of the relevant vehicle to produce the vehicle for examination by a person authorised by the Secretary of State at a time and place fixed by the Secretary of State and notified to the keeper; and
(b)may require the keeper to provide such other evidence as he may specify,
for the purpose of ascertaining whether the relevant vehicle is the registered vehicle concerned.