Road Traffic (Vehicle Testing) Act 1999
In subsection (3) of section 45 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (tests of satisfactory condition of vehicles)—
after paragraph (a) there is inserted—, and
for paragraph (c) there is substituted—
In subsection (4) of that section, for “the examiner or inspector” there is substituted “ the person carrying out the examination ”.
After subsection (6) of that section there is inserted—
For section 46 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 there is substituted—
After section 46 of the Road Traffic Act 1988, there is inserted—
After section 46A of the Road Traffic Act 1988 there is inserted—
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—.
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In this section—
“section 102” means section 102 of the Finance (No. 2) Act 1987 (Government fees and charges); and
“power to fix a fee” has the meaning given by subsection (2) of that section.
This section applies to any order under subsection (3) or (4) of section 102 which—
relates only to cases where the power to fix a fee is conferred by virtue of section 46 of the Road Traffic Act 1988, and
is made within the period of twelve months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.
Any order to which this section applies—
shall not be subject to subsection (5) of section 102 (affirmative resolution of the House of Commons), but
shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of that House.
The Schedule to this Act (consequential amendments) has effect.
The following provisions are hereby repealed—
paragraph 4(1)(d) and (e) of Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988, and
paragraphs 53 and 75 of Schedule 4 to the Road Traffic Act 1991.
There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament—
any expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State in consequence of the provisions of this Act, and
any increase attributable to this Act in the sums which by virtue of any other Act are payable out of money so provided.
There shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund—
any sums received by the Secretary of State by virtue of the provisions of this Act, and
any increase attributable to this Act in the sums payable into that Fund under the Road Traffic Act 1988.
This Act may be cited as the Road Traffic (Vehicle Testing) Act 1999.
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.
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.
This Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.
Section 8 of the Transport Act 1982 (private-sector vehicle testing) is amended as follows. In subsection (7)—
In section 10 of the Transport Act 1982 (provisions supplementary to section 8), in subsection (2)—
in paragraph (a), for “any authorised inspector’,” there is substituted “ any authorised inspector or approved assistant,’; ”,
after paragraph (a) there is inserted—, and
for paragraphs (b) and (c) there is substituted—
For section 177 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 there is substituted—
Section 8 of the Transport Act 1982 (private-sector vehicle testing) is amended as follows. In subsection (7)—
In section 10 of the Transport Act 1982 (provisions supplementary to section 8), in subsection (2)—
in paragraph (a), for “any authorised inspector',” there is substituted “any authorised inspector or approved assistant,';”,
after paragraph (a) there is inserted—, and
for paragraphs (b) and (c) there is substituted—
For section 177 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 there is substituted—