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2007 No. 507
ROAD TRAFFIC
The Motor Cycles Etc. (Single Vehicle Approval) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

	Made	21st February 2007
	Laid before Parliament	27th February 2007
	Coming into force	1st April 2007

The Secretary of State for Transport makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 61(1) and (2) of the Road Traffic Act 1988[1], and by virtue of the Department of Transport (Fees) Order 1988[2].

     In accordance with section 195(2) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 he has consulted with such representative organisations as he thinks fit.

Citation and commencement
     1. These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Cycles Etc. (Single Vehicle Approval) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 1st April 2007.

Increases in fees
     2. —(1) The Motor Cycles Etc. (Single Vehicle Approval) (Fees) Regulations 2003[3] shall be amended as follows.

    (2) In the regulations specified in column (1) of the Table below, for the amounts specified in column (2) there shall be substituted the amounts specified in column (3).


Table

(1)	(2)	(3)
Regulation	Existing Amount (£)	Substituted Amount (£)
3(1)(a)	70	74
3(1)(b)	85	90
3(1)(c)	45	47
3(2)	20	21
4(1)	15	16
6(1)(a)	70	74
6(1)(b)	85	90
6(1)(c)	45	47
6(2)	20	21
8	10	11

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State


S.J Ladyman
Minister of State Department for Transport

21st February 2007

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Motor Cycles Etc. (Single Vehicle Approval) (Fees) Regulations 2003 ("the 2003 Regulations"). Those Regulations prescribe the fees which are payable in connection with applications for a Minister's Approval Certificate and appeals under the Motor Cycles Etc. (Single Vehicle Approval) Regulations 2003 ("the Approval Regulations"). The Approval Regulations allow motor cycles, mopeds and other specified vehicles to be approved in terms of their design, construction, equipment and marking.

Regulation 2(2) increases the fees prescribed by the 2003 Regulations. The increased fees are set out in the Table below (with the percentage increase since the fees were last fixed shown in brackets).


Table

Nature of service	Existing fee (£)	Substituted fee (£)
Application for the issue of a Minister's Approval Certificate made on the basis that the vehicle complies with the approval requirements in respect of:
(a) a vehicle which has two wheels other than a low power moped;	70	74 (5.7% )
(b) a vehicle which has three or more wheels other than a low power moped; and	85	90 (5.9% )
(c) a low power moped.	45	47 (4.4% )
Out of hours supplement.	20	21 (5% )
Further application made within six months of the refusal of the original application.	15	16 (6.7% )
Appeal against the refusal of the issue of a Minister's Approval Certificate in respect of:
(a) a vehicle which has two wheels other than a low power moped;	70	74 (5.7% )
(b) a vehicle which has three or more wheels other than a low power moped; and	85	90 (5.9% )
(c) a low power moped.	45	47 (4.4% )
Out of hours supplement.	20	21 (5% )
Application for replacement certificate	10	11 (10% )

A full regulatory impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available from the Department for Transport, 5th floor, Southside, 105 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6DT (telephone number: 020 7944 2455). A copy has been placed in the library of each House of Parliament. The regulatory impact assessment is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside the instrument on the OPSI website www.opsi.gov.uk.

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Notes:

[1] 1988 c. 52; section 61 was amended by the Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40), Schedule 8.back

[2] S.I. 1988/643, which was made under the Finance (No. 2) Act 1987 (c. 51), section 102. The relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1995/1684 and 1996/1961. The relevant entry in S.I. 1988/643 is Schedule 1, Table III, item 4.back

[3] S.I. 2003/1960.back

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