Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994

is registered under this Act (see section 21), or

is not so registered but is used, or kept, on a public road in the United Kingdom.

is registered under this Act, or

is not so registered but is used, or kept, on a public road in the United Kingdom.

a mechanically propelled vehicle, or

any thing (whether or not it is a vehicle) that has been, but has ceased to be, a mechanically propelled vehicle.

by the person in whose name the vehicle is registered under this Act, or

if that person is not the person keeping the vehicle, by either of those persons.

vehicle excise duty is charged by section 1(1)(a) or (1A)(a) in respect of a vehicle, and

were the vehicle not registered under this Act, duty would not be charged by section 1(1)(b) or (1A)(b) in respect of the use of the vehicle on a road.

a vehicle licence issued for the use of a vehicle, or

a vehicle licence that is issued by reason of a vehicle being registered under this Act but which would have been issued for the use of the vehicle if the vehicle had not been registered under this Act.

the annual rate of vehicle excise duty in respect of the vehicle exceeds £50, or

the vehicle is one to which the annual rate of vehicle excise duty specified in paragraph 11C(2)(a) of Schedule 1 applies (tractive units: special cases).

a period of a fixed number of months (not exceeding fifteen) running from the beginning of the month in which the licence first has effect,

in the case of the first vehicle licence for a vehicle of such description as may be specified in the order, a period exceeding by such number of days (not exceeding thirty) as may be determined by or under the order the period for which the licence would otherwise have effect by virtue of subsection (1) or (2) or of an order under paragraph (a), or

in the case of a vehicle of such description (or of such description and used in such circumstances) as may be specified in the order, a period of less than one month.

may be made so as to apply only to vehicles of specified descriptions, and

may make different provision for vehicles of different descriptions or for different circumstances.

at the annual rate of duty applicable to vehicles of that description, or

if the duty is to be paid by more than one instalment pursuant to an agreement under section 19B, at a rate equal to 105% of that annual rate.

at a rate equal to 55% of the annual rate of duty applicable to vehicles of that description, or

if the duty is to be paid by direct debit pursuant to an agreement under section 19B, at a rate equal to 52.5% of that annual rate.

if it exceeds two and a half pence, shall be treated as five pence, and

otherwise, shall be disregarded.

a fixed number of months other than twelve, or

less than one month,

tractors, and

vehicles used for purposes relating to agriculture, horticulture or forestry,

duties of excise (other than duties on imported goods),

the issue and cancellation of licences on which duties of excise are imposed, and

other matters (not being matters relating only to duties on imported goods),

subject to conditions;

limited to a specified period.

provision which applies generally or for particular purposes;

retrospective provision.

make any such a declaration, and

furnish any such particulars and any such documentary or other evidence,

the construction of the vehicle,

the vehicle’s revenue weight,

the use to which the vehicle has been or is likely to be put.

the place where the vehicle has been or is normally kept, and

is issued for the vehicle specified in the application for the licence, and

does not entitle the person to whom it is issued to use or keep any other vehicle.

that the licence applied for is the appropriate licence for the vehicle specified in the application, and

in the case of an application for a licence for a vehicle purporting to be the first application for a licence for the vehicle, that a licence has not previously been issued for the vehicle.

a condition that particulars for the time being specified for the purposes of subsection (1)(b) are furnished by being transmitted to the Secretary of State by such electronic means as he may specify ; and

a condition requiring such payments as may be specified by the Secretary of State to be made to him in respect of—

the issue of a new vehicle licence in the place of a licence which is or may be lost, stolen, destroyed or damaged, and

the fee to be paid on the issue of a new licence.

completed before IP completion day,

which is to be, or is normally, kept at a place in Great Britain, and

in respect of which there is an EC certificate of conformity issued in reliance on a relevant European approval granted by or on the authority of an EU State,

the vehicle is qualifying Northern Ireland goods;

the vehicle was in the United Kingdom immediately before IP completion day;

a relevant UK certificate has effect with respect to the vehicle.

is completed on or after IP completion day, and

is to be kept, or is normally kept, at a place in Great Britain,

the vehicle is qualifying Northern Ireland goods in respect of which there is an EC certificate of conformity issued in reliance on a relevant European approval granted by or on the authority of an EU State;

a relevant UK certificate has effect with respect to the vehicle.

completed before IP completion day, and

which is to be, or is normally, kept at a place in Northern Ireland,

an EC certificate of conformity issued in reliance on a relevant European approval granted by or on the authority of an EU State has effect in respect of the vehicle;

the vehicle was in the United Kingdom immediately before IP completion day and a relevant UK certificate issued before that day has effect with respect to it.

which is completed on or after IP completion day, and

which is, or is to be, kept at a place in Northern Ireland,

an EC certificate of conformity issued in reliance on a relevant European approval granted by or on the authority of an EU State has effect in respect of the vehicle;

a relevant Northern Ireland certificate has effect in respect of the vehicle.

appears to the Secretary of State to have been removed into the United Kingdom from a place outside the United Kingdom, and

is not already registered under this Act,

that any value added tax charged on any supply involving the removal of the vehicle into the United Kingdom has been or will be paid or remitted,

that any value added tax or customs duty charged on the importation of the vehicle ... has been or will be paid or remitted, or

that no such tax or duty has been charged on the ... importation of the vehicle or on any supply involving its removal into the United Kingdom.

a vehicle has ceased to be appropriately covered,

the vehicle is not, before the end of the relevant prescribed period, appropriately covered as mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (1A) below with effect from the time immediately after it so ceased or appropriately covered as mentioned in paragraph (d) of that subsection, and

the circumstances are not such as may be prescribed.

a vehicle licence or trade licence is in force for or in respect of the vehicle,

the vehicle is an exempt vehicle in respect of which regulations under this Act require a nil licence to be in force and a nil licence is in force in respect of it,

the vehicle is an exempt vehicle that is not one in respect of which regulations under this Act require a nil licence to be in force, or

the vehicle is neither kept nor used on a public road and the declarations and particulars required to be delivered by regulations under section 22(1D) have been delivered in relation to it in accordance with the regulations ... .

shall be payable by such person, or jointly and severally by such persons, as may be prescribed;

shall become payable at such time as may be prescribed;

may be of an amount that varies according to the length of the period between—

is in addition to any vehicle excise duty charged in respect of the vehicle concerned;

does not cease to be payable by reason of the vehicle being again appropriately covered after the supplement has become payable;

may, without prejudice to section 6 or 7B(2) and (3) or any other provision of this Act, be recovered as a debt due to the Crown.

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“prescribed” means prescribed by, or determined in accordance with, regulations;

“regulations” means regulations made by the Secretary of State with the consent of the Treasury.

provide for a supplement to be payable in a case where one would not otherwise be payable,

increase the amount of a supplement,

provide for a supplement to become payable earlier than it would otherwise be payable, or

provide for a supplement to be payable by a person by whom the supplement would not otherwise be payable.

issue a vehicle licence (a “temporary licence”) for fourteen days, or such other period as may be prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State, having effect from such day as may be so prescribed, and

from time to time issue a further temporary licence for the vehicle.

any supplement under section 7A that may or has become payable in relation to the vehicle;

when the vehicle ceasing to be appropriately covered may result in the person being guilty of an offence under section 31A.

for assessing an amount of supplement due under section 7A from any person and for notifying that amount to that person or any person acting in a representative capacity in relation to that person;

for an amount assessed and notified under such regulations to be deemed to be an amount of vehicle excise duty due from the person assessed and recoverable accordingly;

for review of decisions under such regulations and for appeals with respect to such decisions or decisions on such reviews.

any provision made by sections 12A and 12B of the Finance Act 1994 (assessments related to excise duty matters), or

any provision made by sections 13A to 16 of that Act (customs and excise reviews and appeals).

a person surrenders under subsection (2) a temporary licence issued pursuant to an application for a vehicle licence, and

a further vehicle licence issued pursuant to the application is either held by him at the time of the surrender of the temporary licence or received by him after that time,

for such summary warrants—

for such applications to be accompanied by a certificate mentioned in subsection (4); and

for the fees and outlays of sheriff officers incurred in executing such summary warrants to be chargeable against the debtor.

an attachment;

an earnings arrestment;

an arrestment and action of furthcoming or sale.

stating that none of the persons specified in the application has paid the supplement due;

stating that payment of the amount due from each such person has been demanded from him;

stating whether in response to that demand any such person disputes liability to pay; and

specifying the amount due from and unpaid by each such person.

collecting; or

accounting to the Secretary of State for,

he disputes liability to pay; or

an action for payment to recover such supplement from him has already been raised.

a motor trader or vehicle tester, or

a person who satisfies the Secretary of State that he intends to commence business as a motor trader or vehicle tester,

all vehicles which are from time to time temporarily in his possession in the course of his business as a motor trader,

all vehicles kept and used by him solely for purposes of conducting research and development in the course of his business as such a manufacturer, and

all vehicles which are from time to time submitted to him by other manufacturers for testing on roads in the course of that business.

to use more than one vehicle at any one time,

to use a vehicle for any purpose other than a purpose prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State, or

except in such circumstances as may be so prescribed, to keep any vehicle on a road if it is not being used on the road.

the conditions subject to which trade licences are to be issued, and

the purposes for which the holder of a trade licence may use a vehicle by virtue of the licence.

a load which is carried solely for the purpose of testing or demonstrating the vehicle or any of its accessories or equipment and which is returned to the place of loading without having been removed from the vehicle except for that purpose or in the case of accident,

in the case of a vehicle which is being delivered or collected, a load consisting of another vehicle used or to be used for travel from or to the place of delivery or collection,

a load built in as part of the vehicle or permanently attached to it,

a load consisting of parts, accessories or equipment designed to be fitted to the vehicle and of tools for fitting them to the vehicle, or

a load consisting of a trailer other than a trailer which is for the time being a disabled vehicle.

for one calendar year,

for a period of six months beginning with the first day of January or of July, or

where subsection (2) applies, for a period of seven, eight, nine, ten or eleven months beginning with the first day of any month other than January or July and ending no later than the relevant date.

is not a motor trader or vehicle tester (having satisfied the Secretary of State as mentioned in section 11(1)(b)), or

does not hold any existing trade licence.

in relation to a licence taken out for a period beginning with the first day of any of the months February to June in any year, 31st December of that year;

in relation to a licence taken out for a period beginning with the first day of any of the months August to December in any year, 30th June of the following year.

the annual rate currently applicable to a vehicle under sub-paragraph (1)(d) of paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 if the licence is to be used only for vehicles to which that paragraph applies, and

otherwise, the basic goods vehicle rate currently applicable.

55% of the applicable annual rate for a corresponding trade licence taken out for a calendar year, or

if the duty is to be paid by direct debit pursuant to an agreement under section 19B, 52.5% of that applicable annual rate.

fifty-five per cent. of the applicable annual rate for a corresponding trade licence taken out for a calendar year, and

one-sixth of the amount arrived at under paragraph (a) in respect of each month in the period in excess of six.

if it exceeds two and a half pence, shall be treated as five pence, and

otherwise, shall be disregarded.

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falls within column (3) of the table in that sub-paragraph and has a revenue weight exceeding 3,500 kilograms and not exceeding 7,500 kilograms.

the Secretary of State refuses an application for a trade licence by a person entitled to make such an application, and

the applicant, within the period prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State, requests him to review his decision,

the issue of a new trade licence in the place of a licence which is or may be lost, stolen, destroyed or damaged, and

the fee to be paid on the issue of a new licence.

a vehicle licence has been taken out for a vehicle at any rate of vehicle excise duty, and

at any time while the licence is in force the vehicle is used so as to subject it to a higher rate,

brings it within, or

if it was used solely in that condition, in that manner or for that purpose, would bring it within,

beginning with the date on which the higher rate of duty becomes chargeable, and

ending with the period for which the original licence was issued.

the amount of duty payable on the original licence, and

the amount of duty payable on a vehicle licence taken out for the period for which the original licence was issued but at the higher rate of duty.

beginning with the date on which the higher rate of duty becomes chargeable, and

ending with the period for which the original licence was issued,

where subsection (2) applies in relation to a tractive unit, by reason of the tractive unit being used in accordance with subsection (3),

where subsection (4) applies in relation to a tractive unit, by reason of the tractive unit being used in accordance with subsection (5), or

where subsection (6) applies in relation to a tractive unit, by reason of the tractive unit being used in accordance with subsection (7).

a vehicle licence for— has been taken out for the tractive unit, and

the rate of duty paid on taking out the licence is equal to or exceeds the rate of duty applicable to a tractive unit having two axles which—

it is used with a semi-trailer with a single axle, and

when so used, the laden weight of the tractive unit and semi-trailer taken together does not exceed the maximum laden weight mentioned in subsection (2)(b)(i).

a vehicle licence for a tractive unit having two axles which is to be used only with semi-trailers with not fewer than three axles has been taken out for the tractive unit, and

the rate of duty paid on taking out the licence is equal to or exceeds the rate of duty applicable to a tractive unit having two axles which—

it is used with a semi-trailer with two axles, and

when so used, the laden weight of the tractive unit and semi-trailer taken together does not exceed 33,000 kilograms.

a vehicle licence for a tractive unit having three or more axles which is to be used only with semi-trailers with not fewer than two axles has been taken out for the tractive unit, and

the rate of duty paid on taking out the licence is equal to or exceeds the rate of duty applicable to a tractive unit having three or more axles which—

it is used with a semi-trailer with a single axle, and

when so used, the laden weight of the tractive unit and semi-trailer taken together does not exceed the maximum laden weight mentioned in subsection (6)(b)(i).

a vehicle licence has been taken out for a tractive unit, and

the licence was taken out at a rate of vehicle excise duty applicable to a tractive unit which is to be used with semi-trailers with a minimum number of axles,

duty has been paid in respect of a vehicle at a rate applicable under Part VIII of Schedule 1, and

the vehicle is to a substantial extent being used for the conveyance of goods or burden belonging to a particular person (whether the person keeping the vehicle or not),

produce of agricultural land occupied by the other person, or

articles required for the purposes of such land.

that the use is only occasional,

that the goods conveyed for the other person represent only a small proportion of the total amount of goods which the vehicle is conveying on the occasion, and

that no payment or reward of any kind is, or is agreed to be, made or given for the conveyance of the goods of the other person.

as an agricultural tractor under Part IV of Schedule 1, or

as a farmer’s goods vehicle under Part VIII of that Schedule,

applies only in Northern Ireland, and

does not have effect in relation to a vehicle used for conveying any livestock which for the time being is part of the stock in trade of a dealer in cattle and is conveyed in the course of his business as such a dealer.

by the person by whom the vehicle was acquired from its manufacturer, in relation to the whole period since the registration of the vehicle, or

by any other person who is for the time being the keeper of the vehicle, in relation to the period since the vehicle was first kept by him,

the vehicle has been stolen and the Secretary of State has been notified of that by the relevant person,

the vehicle has been destroyed and the Secretary of State has been notified of that by the relevant person,

a nil licence for the vehicle has been issued in accordance with regulations under section 22,

a qualifying application for a vehicle licence for the vehicle has been received by the Secretary of State,

the vehicle is neither used nor kept on a public road and the particulars and declaration required to be furnished and made by regulations under section 22(1D) have been furnished and made in relation to it in accordance with the regulations,

the vehicle has been sold or disposed of and the particulars prescribed by regulations under section 22(1)(d) have been furnished in relation to it in accordance with the regulations, or

the vehicle has been removed from the United Kingdom with a view to its remaining permanently outside the United Kingdom and the Secretary of State has been notified of that by the relevant person,

a relevant application for a vehicle licence for the vehicle has been received by the Secretary of State.

paragraph 1ZA of Schedule 1 applies to the vehicle when the application is made, but

that paragraph did not apply to the vehicle when the licence which is unexpired when the application is made was taken out.

there is an unexpired licence for the vehicle in respect of which the application is made,

when the unexpired licence was taken out, the vehicle was chargeable to HGV road user levy under section 5 of the HGV Road User Levy Act 2013 at a rate applicable to a vehicle that does not meet Euro 6 emissions standards, and

the vehicle now meets those standards, and an application for a rebate of HGV road user levy has been made under section 7 of that Act as a result of an entitlement arising under subsection (2A) of that section.

the licence is the first vehicle licence for the vehicle,

the rebate condition in question is that in subsection (3)(e), (f) or (g), and

the annual rate of duty rate chargeable on the licence (at the time when it was taken out) would have been lower if it had not been the first vehicle licence for the vehicle,

a requirement that particulars which are required to be furnished to the Secretary of State are transmitted to the Secretary of State by such electronic means as may be specified, and

in a case within subsection (3)(a), requirements relating to the reporting to the police that the vehicle has been stolen.

goods are loaded on a relevant goods vehicle for transport between member States,

the vehicle is transported by rail between the nearest suitable rail loading station to the point of loading and the nearest suitable rail unloading station to the point of unloading, and

part of the rail transport of the vehicle takes place in the United Kingdom at a time when a vehicle licence for it is in force.

has a plated gross weight or plated train weight (or, in Northern Ireland, a relevant maximum weight or relevant maximum train weight) which exceeds 3,500 kilograms, or

does not have a plated gross weight or plated train weight (or relevant maximum weight or relevant maximum train weight) but has a design weight which exceeds 3,500 kilograms.

when and how a claim for a rebate under this section is to be made, and

the evidence to be provided in support of such a claim.

a vehicle licence or a trade licence is issued to a person on receipt of a cheque which is subsequently dishonoured, and

the Secretary of State sends a notice ... to the person informing him that the licence is void as from the time when it was granted,

a vehicle licence or a trade licence is issued to a person on receipt of a cheque which is subsequently dishonoured,

the Secretary of State sends a notice ... to the person requiring him to secure that the duty payable on the licence is paid within such reasonable period as is specified in the notice,

the requirement in the notice is not complied with, and

the Secretary of State sends a further notice ... to the person informing him that the licence is void as from the time when it was granted,

for the duty to be paid by instalments,

that if any of the rebate conditions in section 19(3) is satisfied in relation to the vehicle for which the licence was issued, the licence is to cease to be in force from the time specified in the agreement and any instalments falling due after that time are no longer to be due, and

for any instalments falling due after a request under section 14(2) is received by the Secretary of State no longer to be due.

a vehicle licence or a trade licence is issued to a person in accordance with subsection (1),

the duty payable on the licence is not received by the Secretary of State in accordance with the agreement, and

the Secretary of State sends a notice ... to the person informing him that the licence is void as from the time when it was granted,

paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2) apply,

the Secretary of State sends a notice ... to the person requiring him to secure that the duty payable on the licence is paid within such reasonable period as is specified in the notice,

the requirement in the notice is not complied with, and

the Secretary of State sends a further notice ... to the person informing him that the licence is void as from the time when it was granted,

a vehicle licence or a trade licence is issued to a person in accordance with subsection (1),

the duty payable on the licence is not received by the Secretary of State in accordance with the agreement,

the agreement provides for the duty payable to be paid by more than one instalment,

the Secretary of State sends a notice to the person requiring the person to secure that the duty payable on the licence (both in respect of instalments which have fallen due and in respect of future instalments) is paid within the period specified in the notice,

the requirement in the notice is not complied with, and

the Secretary of State sends a further notice to the person informing that person that the licence is void from the time specified in the notice,

a person applies for a vehicle licence or a trade licence, and

the Secretary of State, or an authorised body, accepts a credit card payment in respect of the duty payable on the licence.

the applicant, or

a person acting on behalf of the applicant,

a vehicle licence, or

a nil licence,

that repayment shall be made only if a specified person is satisfied that specified conditions are met or in other specified circumstances;

that repayment shall be made in part only;

that, in the case of partial repayment, the amount repaid shall be a specified sum or determined in a specified manner;

for repayment of different amounts in different circumstances;

make provision with respect to the registration of vehicles (including, in particular, the form of and the particulars to be included in the register of trade licences),

require the Secretary of State to make with respect to registered vehicles the returns prescribed by the regulations,

provide for making any particulars contained in the register available for use by the persons prescribed by the regulations on payment, in cases so prescribed, of a fee of such amount as appears to the Secretary of State reasonable in the circumstances of the case,

require a person by, through or to whom any vehicle is sold or disposed of to furnish the particulars prescribed by the regulations in the manner so prescribed,

provide for the issue of registration documents in respect of the registration of a vehicle,

require a person by or throughwhom any vehicle is sold or disposed of to furnish the person to whom it is sold or disposed of with such document relating to the vehicle’s registration as may be prescribed by the regulations, and to do so at such time as may be so prescribed.

provide for the transfer, surrender and production of registration documents,

provide for the inspection of registration documents by the persons prescribed by the regulations, ...

provide for the issue of new registration documents in place of registration documents which are or may be lost, stolen, surrendered, destroyed or damaged or which contain any particulars which have become illegible or inaccurate,

require the destruction of a registration document where a new registration document is issued in place of it,

provide for a fee of such amount as appears to the Secretary of State to be reasonable to be paid on the issue of new registration documents in any of the circumstances mentioned in paragraph (h).

extend any of the provisions as to registration (and provisions incidental to any of those provisions) to, and

provide for the identification of,

to such persons as the Secretary of State thinks fit, and

for such price and on such other terms, and subject to such restrictions, as he thinks fit,

any person there mentioned to furnish particulars to another person there mentioned or to the Secretary of State or to another such person and to the Secretary of State;

any person there mentioned who is furnished with particulars in pursuance of the regulations to furnish them to the Secretary of State.

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who does not renew a vehicle licence for a vehicle registered under this Act in his name,

who does not renew a vehicle licence for a vehicle kept by him, or

who keeps an unlicensed vehicle at any place in the United Kingdom,

a vehicle for which a vehicle licence is in force is registered in his name, and

he does not, at such time as may be prescribed by the regulations or within such period as may be so prescribed, take out a vehicle licence to have effect from the expiry of the vehicle licence mentioned in paragraph (a).

he keeps a vehicle for which a vehicle licence is in force, and

he does not, at such time as may be prescribed by the regulations or within such period as may be so prescribed, take out a vehicle licence to have effect from the expiry of the vehicle licence mentioned in paragraph (a).

require a person applying for a nil licence— (whether or not with respect to the vehicle for which the licence is to be taken out) as may be prescribed by the regulations, ...

provide for any requirement to make such a declaration not to apply in such circumstances as may be so prescribed.

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require a person issued with a nil licence which ceases to be in force in circumstances prescribed by the regulations to furnish to the Secretary of State any such particulars and any such documentary or other evidence and make any such declarations as may be so prescribed, and to do so at such times and in such manner as may be so prescribed.

a condition that particulars for the time being prescribed by the regulations by virtue of subsection (2A)(a) are furnished by being transmitted to the Secretary of State by such electronic means as he may specify; and

a condition such as is mentioned in section 7(3B)(b) (treating the references to paragraph (a) of subsection (3B) as references to paragraph (a) of this subsection).

is held for the purposes of functions relating to social security or war pensions—

falls within subsection (1A) or is of a description prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State.

the name, date of birth or national insurance number of a person who is in receipt of a relevant payment, or would be in receipt of such a payment but for—

in the case of a person who is or would be in receipt of personal independence payment attributable to entitlement to the mobility component, the rate of the payment to which the person is or would be entitled;

in the case of a person who has ceased or will cease to receive a relevant payment, the date on which the person ceased or will cease to receive it and the reason for the person ceasing to receive it.

personal independence payment attributable to entitlement to the mobility component, and

armed forces independence payment.

to the Secretary of State, or

to a person providing services to the Secretary of State,

if the information was provided by a person other than the person to whom the information relates, the person who provided the information, or

in any other case, the person to whom the information relates,

be supplied by the recipient to any other person unless—

be used otherwise than for the purposes of relevant ... licence functions or any such proceedings.

vehicle licences in respect of vehicles to which paragraph 1ZA of Schedule 1 applies, and

nil licences in respect of vehicles that are exempt vehicles under paragraph 19 of Schedule 2 or paragraph 7 of Schedule 4.

the examination (whether by the Secretary of State or by persons authorised by him) of all vehicles for which new registration documents are being sought, or such vehicles of a particular description, for the purpose of ascertaining whether they are the registered vehicles concerned,

the provision of other evidence in relation to all vehicles for which new registration documents are being sought, or such vehicles of a particular description, for the purpose of ascertaining whether they are the registered vehicles concerned.

notification of examinations (including their purpose), the issue of certificates as to the outcome of examinations and the keeping of records in relation to examinations and certificates,

the issue of duplicates or copies of certificates and the fees to be paid on applications for such duplicates or copies,

the correction of errors in certificates,

the payment of fees for examinations, and for re-examinations resulting from appeals and the repayment of the whole or part of the fee paid for such a re-examination where it appears to the Secretary of State that there were substantial grounds for contesting the whole or part of the decision appealed against,

the making of appeals against the outcome of examinations,

the carrying out of examinations in the absence of the keepers or owners of the vehicles concerned,

courses of instruction in connection with the carrying out of examinations and the charging of fees in respect of attendance on such courses,

the authorisation of examiners, the imposition of conditions to be complied with by authorised examiners (including the payment of fees to the Secretary of State) and the withdrawal of authorisations,

the manner in which, conditions under which and apparatus with which examinations are carried out by authorised examiners, and the inspection of premises at which and apparatus with which such examinations are being, or are to be, carried out,

the charges to be paid by authorised examiners to the Secretary of State in connection with—

the issue of certificates,

the issue of duplicates or copies of certificates, and

the correction of errors in certificates.

to check the accuracy of information which has been obtained under regulations made by virtue of subsection (2), and

where appropriate, to amend or supplement any such information.

to check the accuracy of relevant records, and

where appropriate, to amend or supplement information contained in those records.

maintained by the Secretary of State in connection with any functions exercisable by him under or by virtue of this Act,

records maintained by the Secretary of State (or caused by him to be maintained) under section 45(6B) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (c.52).

which was completed before IP completion day, and

in respect of which there is an EC certificate of conformity issued in reliance on a relevant European approval granted by or on the authority of an EU State,

the vehicle is qualifying Northern Ireland goods;

the vehicle was in the United Kingdom immediately before IP completion day;

a relevant UK certificate has effect with respect to the vehicle.

it is qualifying Northern Ireland goods in respect of which there is an EC certificate of conformity issued in reliance on a relevant European approval granted by or on the authority of an EU State, or

a relevant UK certificate has effect with respect to it.

an EC certificate of conformity issued in reliance on a relevant European approval granted by or on the authority of an EU State has effect in respect of it, or

it was in the United Kingdom immediately before IP completion day and a relevant UK certificate issued before that day has effect with respect to it.

an EC certificate of conformity issued in reliance on a relevant European approval granted by or on the authority of an EU State has effect in respect of it, or

a relevant Northern Ireland certificate has effect with respect to it.

assign a registration mark to a vehicle to which another registration mark has previously been assigned,

assign to a vehicle (whether on its first registration or later) a registration mark previously assigned to another vehicle,

(whether or not in connection with an assignment within paragraph (a) or (b)) withdraw any registration mark for the time being assigned to a vehicle, and

re-assign to a vehicle a registration mark previously assigned to it but subsequently withdrawn.

the size, shape and character of registration marks to be fixed on any vehicle, and

the manner in which registration marks are to be displayed and rendered easily distinguishable (whether by day or by night).

make provision for assigning general registration marks to persons holding trade licences and (in particular) prescribe the registration marks to be carried by vehicles the use of which is authorised by a trade licence, and

make provision for the issue of trade plates to holders of trade licences and for the charging of a fee for the replacement of trade plates which are or may be lost, stolen, destroyed or damaged.

apply for such allocations, and

appear to the Secretary of State suitable to receive them,

as to the mode of application for the allocation of registration marks,

as to the transfer of registration marks allocated to a motor dealer in cases where the motor dealer dies or becomes incapacitated or bankrupt and in such other cases as may be prescribed by the regulations, and

as to the cancellation of allocations of registration marks.

restricting the circumstances in which a motor dealer may assign a registration mark to a vehicle,

securing that registration marks allocated to a motor dealer are assigned by him in such sequence as the Secretary of State considers appropriate and that no registration mark is assigned to a vehicle to which a registration mark has already been assigned, and

requiring a motor dealer to furnish to the Secretary of State within the period prescribed by the regulations such particulars in respect of each vehicle to which the motor dealer assigns a registration mark as are so prescribed.

the Secretary of State—

the motor dealer, within the period prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State, requests him to review his decision,

the cancellation does not take effect before the end of the period prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State, and

where during that period the motor dealer requests the Secretary of State to review his decision, the cancellation does not take effect before the Secretary of State gives notice in writing of the result of the review to the motor dealer.

delivering it to him,

leaving it at his proper address, or

sending it to him by post;

require— to be made available for inspection at a place designated by or under the regulations, and

provide for a charge prescribed by the regulations to be made for the inspection and for the whole or part of the charge to be retained whether or not the mark is assigned as requested.

making an assignment, or

arranging for a vehicle to be inspected.

a person in whose name a vehicle is registered under this Act, or

if that person so requests, another person,

for the manner in which an application for the grant of a right of retention is to be made to the Secretary of State,

for the payment of a fee prescribed by the regulations on the making of such an application and for the whole or part of the fee to be retained whether or not the application is granted,

for requiring the vehicle to which the registration mark is for the time being assigned to be made available for inspection at a place designated by or under the regulations,

for authorising the Secretary of State to refuse such an application on such grounds as he thinks fit,

with respect to the manner in which rights of retention are to be exercisable,

for enabling or requiring the Secretary of State, on the payment to him of a fee prescribed by the regulations, to extend or (on one or more occasions) further extend the period referred to in subsection (1A) where—

for rights of retention to be non-transferable (but without prejudice to the vesting of any such right in a person by operation of law),

with respect to the conditions which must be satisfied before a registration mark may be assigned to a vehicle pursuant to a right of retention,

for authorising the Secretary of State to revoke a right of retention—

for allowing a person to be nominated when an application for the grant of a right of retention is made or to be nominated at a later time,

for allowing a different person to be nominated in place of a person already nominated,

for the manner in which a nomination is to be made and for the payment of a fee prescribed by the regulations where a nomination is made in circumstances so prescribed, and

for the payment, in connection with the assignment of a registration mark pursuant to a right of retention, of such charge as is for the time being prescribed by virtue of section 25(1).

the person to whom the right is granted, or

some other person nominated by him in accordance with regulations made by the Secretary of State.

the fee prescribed by virtue of paragraph (b) of subsection (2) in relation to an application for that right may include an amount representing the charge for which provision could have been made by virtue of paragraph (m) of that subsection, and

the regulations may provide for the part of any such fee which represents a charge for which provision could have been so made to be retained, except where conditions prescribed by the regulations are fulfilled, whether or not there is an assignment.

have never been assigned to a vehicle, or

have been assigned to a vehicle but (as a result of having been subsequently withdrawn) are not for the time being so assigned,

for a person to acquire a right under the scheme to have a particular registration mark to which this section applies assigned to a vehicle registered under this Act in his name, or in the name of some other person nominated by him in accordance with the scheme, on payment of such sum as is payable in accordance with the scheme—

with respect to—

for enabling the Secretary of State to determine as he thinks fit—

with respect to the manner in which relevant rights are to be exercisable,

for relevant rights to be exercisable only on a single occasion falling within a period prescribed by the regulations (subject to any provision made by virtue of paragraph (f)),

for enabling or requiring the Secretary of State, on the payment to him of a fee prescribed by the regulations, to extend or (on one or more occasions) further extend any such period where—

for relevant rights to be non-transferable (but without prejudice to the vesting of any such right in a person by operation of law),

with respect to the conditions which must be satisfied before a registration mark may be assigned to a vehicle pursuant to a relevant right,

for authorising the Secretary of State to revoke a relevant right—

for allowing a person to be nominated when a relevant right is acquired or to be nominated at a later time,

for allowing a different person to be nominated in place of a person already nominated,

for the manner in which a nomination is to be made and for the payment of a fee prescribed by the regulations where a nomination is made in circumstances so prescribed,

for the payment, in connection with the assignment of a registration mark pursuant to a relevant right, of such charge as is for the time being prescribed by virtue of section 25(1), and

for so much of any sum paid by virtue of paragraph (a) in respect of the assignment of a registration mark to be retained, except where conditions prescribed by the regulations are fulfilled, whether or not there is such an assignment.

are given authority (whether irrevocable or otherwise) to act on his behalf in offering for sale, and entering into agreements for the sale of, relevant rights in the case of such registration marks, and during such periods, as he may determine,

are required to account to him for sums due to him under such agreements (whether they have received any amounts due from the purchasers under the agreements or not), and

may become entitled or subject to such rights or liabilities of the Secretary of State in connection with such agreements as may be prescribed by the regulations.

as to the persons by whom and the times at which engines and bodies of vehicles are to be marked,

as to the form of any mark and the manner and position in which it is to be made, and

for requiring particulars of marks made under the regulations to be furnished to the Secretary of State.

prescribe specifications for registration plates (whether relating to their size, shape, material of manufacture or otherwise),

provide for registration plates to contain or display such information other than registration marks or (as the case may be) special registration marks as may be specified or described in the regulations.

plates or other devices for displaying registration marks and for fixing them on vehicles or trailers in accordance with regulations under section 23(3), or

plates or other devices for displaying special registration marks and for fixing them on vehicles or trailers in accordance with regulations under section 22(2),

a constable, or

a person authorised by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this section (an “authorised person”).

the person produces the registration document, in person, at a police station specified by him at the time of the request, and

he does so within 7 days after the date on which the request was made or as soon as is reasonably practicable.

the vehicle is subject to a lease or hire agreement,

the vehicle is not registered in the name of the lessee or hirer under that agreement and is not required to be so registered,

the person produces appropriate evidence of the agreement to the constable or authorised person at the time of the request or he produces such evidence in person, at a police station specified by him at the time of the request—

the person has reasonable grounds for believing, or it is reasonable for him to expect, that the person from whom the vehicle has been leased or hired is able to produce, or require the production of, the registration document.

a copy of the agreement, or

such other documentary evidence of the agreement as is prescribed in regulations under this section.

prescribing descriptions of evidence for the purposes of subsection (7);

prescribing, varying or revoking exceptions for the purposes of subsection (8).

level 3 on the standard scale, or

five times the amount of the vehicle excise duty chargeable in respect of using or keeping the vehicle on a public road,

it is an exempt vehicle in respect of which regulations under this Act require a nil licence to be in force and a nil licence is in force in respect of the vehicle, or

it is an exempt vehicle that is not one in respect of which regulations under this Act require a nil licence to be in force.

the vehicle is being neither used nor kept on a public road, and

the particulars and declaration required to be furnished and made by regulations under section 22(1D) have been furnished and made in accordance with the regulations and the terms of the declaration have at no time been breached.

an application is made for a vehicle licence for any period, and

a temporary licence is issued pursuant to the application,

has provided the Secretary of State with a declaration or statement (in pursuance of regulations under section 22) that the vehicle will not during a period specified in the declaration or statement be used or kept on a public road, and

commits an offence under subsection (1) within a period prescribed by regulations,

the date on which the offence was committed, or

if the prosecution so elect, the date when a vehicle licence for it was last issued,

ending with the date on which the offence was committed, and

beginning as provided by subsections (2) to (4).

the date on which the notification was received by the Secretary of State, or

the expiry of the vehicle licence last in force for the vehicle,

the expiry of the vehicle licence last in force for the vehicle before the date on which the offence was committed, or

if there has not at any time before that date been a vehicle licence in force for the vehicle, the date on which the vehicle was first kept by the person convicted.

the person convicted has been ordered to pay an amount under section 30 on the occasion of a previous conviction for an offence in respect of the same vehicle, and

that offence was committed after the date specified in subsection (2) or (3) as the date with which the relevant period begins,

that throughout any month or part of a month in the relevant period the vehicle was not kept by him, or

that he has paid the duty due . . .in respect of the vehicle for any such month or part of a month,

its ... ceasing to be in force under section 19(7), and

its being treated as no longer in force for the purposes of subsection (2) of section 29 by subsection (4) of that section.

an order under section 79 or 80 of the Sentencing Code discharging him absolutely or conditionally,

or an order under section 228 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 placing him on probation or under 246(3) of that Act discharging him absolutely, or

an order under the Article 4 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 discharging him absolutely or conditionally . . . ,

in England and Wales, the sum is to be treated as a fine, and the order as a conviction, for the purposes of Part III of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (including any enactment having effect as if contained in that Part) and of any other enactment relating to the recovery or application of sums ordered to be paid by magistrates’ courts,

in Scotland, the sum is to be treated as a fine, and the order as a conviction, for the purposes of any enactment relating to the recovery or application of sums ordered to be paid by courts of summary jurisdiction, and

in Northern Ireland, the sum is recoverable as a sum adjudged to be paid by a conviction and is to be treated for all purposes as a fine within the meaning of section 20 of the Administration of Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.

he uses, or keeps, on a public road a vehicle in respect of which vehicle excise duty is chargeable, and

there is not fixed to and exhibited on the vehicle in the manner prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State a licence for, or in respect of, the vehicle which is for the time being in force.

has effect subject to the provisions of regulations made by the Secretary of State, and

is without prejudice to section 29.

uses at any one time on a public road a greater number of vehicles (not being vehicles for which vehicle licences are for the time being in force) than he is authorised to use by virtue of the trade licence or licences,

uses a vehicle (not being a vehicle for which a vehicle licence is for the time being in force) on a public road for any purpose other than a purpose which has been prescribed under section 12(2)(b), or

uses the trade licence, or any of the trade licences, for the purposes of keeping on a public road in any circumstances other than circumstances which have been prescribed under section 12(1)(c) a vehicle which is not being used on that road.

level 3 on the standard scale, or

five times the amount of the vehicle excise duty chargeable in respect of (in the case of an offence under subsection (1)(a)) the vehicles which he is not authorised to use or (in the case of an offence under subsection (1)(b) or (c)) the vehicle concerned,

in the case of a vehicle licence, to the annual rate which at the beginning of the relevant period was applicable to a vehicle of the description specified in the application, or

in the case of a trade licence, to the basic goods vehicle rate (within the meaning of section 13) which was applicable at that time (or to the annual rate which at that time was applicable to a vehicle falling within sub-paragraph (1)(d) of paragraph 2 of that Schedule if the licence was to be used only for vehicles to which that paragraph applies).

beginning with the first day of the period for which the licence was applied for or, if later, the day on which the licence first was to have effect, and

ending with whichever is the earliest of the times specified in subsection (4A).

the end of the month in which the relevant notice was sent,

the date on which the licence was due to expire, and

the end of the month preceding that in which there first had effect a new licence for the vehicle in question;

a person has been convicted of an offence under section 35A in relation to a vehicle licence or a trade licence, and

a requirement to pay an amount with respect to that licence has been imposed on that person by virtue of section 35A(1)(a),

a notice sent as mentioned in section 19A(2)(b) or 19B(2)(c) or a further notice sent as mentioned in section 19A(3)(d), 19B(3)(d) or 19B(5)(f) requires a person to pay the amount specified in subsection (4) within such reasonable period as is specified in the notice, and

the person fails to comply with the requirement within that period,

level 3 on the standard scale;

an amount equal to five times the annual rate of duty that was payable on the grant of the licence or would have been so payable if it had been taken out for a period of twelve months.

in the case of a vehicle licence, to the annual rate which at the beginning of the relevant period was applicable to a vehicle of the description specified in the application, or

in the case of a trade licence, to the basic goods vehicle rate (within the meaning of section 13) which was applicable at that time (or to the annual rate which at that time was applicable to a vehicle falling within sub-paragraph (1)(d) of paragraph 2 of that Schedule if the licence was to be used only for vehicles to which that paragraph applies).

beginning with the first day of the period for which the licence was applied for or, if later, the day on which the licence first was to have effect, and

ending with whichever is the earliest of the times specified in subsection (7).

the end of the month in which the notice under section 19A(2)(b) or 19B(2)(c) or the further notice under section 19A(3)(d), 19B(3)(d) or 19B(5)(f) was sent,

the date on which the licence was due to expire, and

the end of the month preceding that in which there first had effect a new vehicle licence for the vehicle in question;

it is an exempt vehicle in respect of which regulations under this Act require a nil licence to be in force and a nil licence is in force in respect of the vehicle, or

it is an exempt vehicle that is not one in respect of which regulations under this Act require a nil licence to be in force.

is not at the relevant time the person keeping the vehicle, and

if previously he was the person keeping the vehicle, he has by the relevant time complied with any requirements under section 22(1)(d)—

the registered keeper is at the relevant time the person keeping the vehicle,

at the relevant time the vehicle is neither kept nor used on a public road, and

the registered keeper has by the relevant time complied with any requirements under section 22(1D)—

the vehicle has been stolen before the relevant time,

the vehicle has not been recovered by the relevant time, and

any requirements under subsection (6) that, in connection with the theft, are required to have been complied with by the relevant or any earlier time have been complied with by the relevant time.

beginning with the expiry of the last vehicle licence to be in force for the vehicle, and

of a prescribed length,

references to the expiry of a vehicle licence include a reference to—

“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State.

an excise penalty of— whichever is the greater; and

if subsection (3) applies to him, an excise penalty (in addition to any under paragraph (a)) of an amount that complies with subsection (2).

is not less than the greater of—

is not more than the greatest of—

he was, at the time proceedings for the offence were commenced, the person in whose name the vehicle concerned was registered under this Act, and

that vehicle was unlicensed throughout the period beginning with the commission of the offence and ending with the commencement of those proceedings.

its ... ceasing to be in force under section 19(7), and

its being treated as no longer in force for the purposes of subsection (2) of section 31A by subsection (4) of that section.

a vehicle licence has been taken out for a vehicle at any rate of vehicle excise duty,

at any time while the licence is in force the vehicle is so used that duty at a higher rate becomes chargeable in respect of the licence for the vehicle under section 15, and

duty at that higher rate was not paid before the vehicle was so used,

level 3 on the standard scale . . ., or

five times the difference between the duty actually paid on the licence and the amount of the duty at the higher rate,

the rate of duty at which the licence in relation to which the offence was committed was taken out, and

the relevant higher rate of duty (within the meaning of section 39) in relation to the vehicle,

at the time of the offence the vehicle had a revenue weight which exceeded that which it had when the licence in relation to which the offence was committed was taken out, and

the licence was taken out at the rate applicable to the previous weight,

the vehicle is a tractive unit,

the licence in relation to which the offence was committed was taken out at a rate applicable to the use of the vehicle—

the offence consisted in using the vehicle with a semi-trailer with a smaller number of axles,

the licence in relation to which the offence was committed was taken out at a rate applicable, by virtue of paragraph 13 of Schedule 1, to a weight lower than the revenue weight of the vehicle, and

the offence consisted in using the vehicle in contravention of a condition imposed under or by virtue of sub-paragraph (2) of that paragraph,

the licence in relation to which the offence was committed was taken out at a rate lower than that applicable to it by reference to its revenue weight, and

none of subsections (2) to (4) apply,

the licence in relation to which the offence was committed was taken out at a rate lower than that at which duty was chargeable in respect of the condition, manner or purpose of use of the vehicle which constituted the offence, and

none of subsections (2) to (5) apply,

ending with the date on which the offence was committed, and

beginning as provided by subsection (2) or (3).

that throughout any month or part of a month in the relevant period the vehicle was not kept by him, or

that he has paid the duty due (or an amount equal to the duty due) at the relevant higher rate in respect of the vehicle for any such month or part of a month,

an order under section 79 or 80 of the Sentencing Code discharging him absolutely or conditionally,

or an order under section 228 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 placing him on probation or under 246(2) or (3) of that Act discharging him absolutely, or

an order under the Probation Act (Northern Ireland) 1950 discharging him absolutely or conditionally or placing him on probation,

in England and Wales, the sum is to be treated as a fine, and the order as a conviction, for the purposes of Part III of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (including any enactment having effect as if contained in that Part) and of any other enactment relating to the recovery or application of sums ordered to be paid by magistrates’ courts,

in Scotland, the sum is to be treated as a fine, and the order as a conviction, for the purposes of any enactment relating to the recovery or application of sums ordered to be paid by courts of summary jurisdiction, and

in Northern Ireland, the sum is recoverable as a sum adjudged to be paid by a conviction and is to be treated for all purposes as a fine within the meaning of section 20 of the Administration of Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.

he had no reasonable opportunity to register the vehicle under this Act, and

the vehicle was being driven for the purpose of being so registered.

to which section 47 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 applies by virtue of subsection (2)(b) of that section, or

to which Article 63 of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 applies by virtue of paragraph (2)(b) of that Article,

it is being driven for the purposes of, or in connection with, its examination under section 45 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 in circumstances in which its use is exempted from subsection (1) of section 47 of that Act by regulations under subsection (6) of that section, or

it is being driven for the purposes of, or in connection with, its examination under Article 61 of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 in circumstances in which its use is exempted from paragraph (1) of Article 63 of that Order by regulations under paragraph (6) of that Article.

obscured, or

rendered, or allowed to become, not easily distinguishable,

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a registration mark,

a registration document, and

a trade plate (including a replacement trade plate).

on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, and

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine or (except in Scotland) to both.

he uses, or keeps, on a public road an exempt vehicle,

that vehicle is one in respect of which regulations under this Act require a nil licence to be in force, and

a nil licence is not for the time being in force in respect of the vehicle.

an application for a vehicle licence or a trade licence,

a claim for a rebate under section 20, or

an application for an allocation of registration marks,

is required by regulations under this Act to be made in respect of a vehicle which is an exempt vehicle under paragraph 19 of Schedule 2, and

to his knowledge is either false or in any material respect misleading,

is required by virtue of this Act to furnish particulars relating to, or to the keeper of, a vehicle, and

furnishes particulars which to his knowledge are either false or in any material respect misleading,

on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, and

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine or (except in Scotland) to both.

the person keeping the vehicle shall give such information as he may be required to give in accordance with subsection (7) as to the identity of the driver of the vehicle or any person who used the vehicle, and

any other person shall give such information as it is in his power to give and which may lead to the identification of the driver of the vehicle or any person who used the vehicle if he is required to do so in accordance with subsection (7).

the person keeping the vehicle shall give such information as he may be required to give in accordance with subsection (7) as to the identity of the person who kept the vehicle on the road, and

any other person shall give such information as it is in his power to give and which may lead to the identification of the person who kept the vehicle on the road if he is required to do so in accordance with subsection (7).

a chief officer of police or, in Northern Ireland, the Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, or

the Secretary of State.

the name and address of the keeper are not recorded in the register, or

any of the particulars recorded in the register are incorrect.

vehicle excise duty is chargeable in respect of it, or

it is an exempt vehicle in respect of which regulations under this Act require a nil licence to be in force.

that there was no reasonable opportunity, before the material time, to furnish the name and address of the keeper of the vehicle, or

that there was no reasonable opportunity, before the material time, to furnish particulars correcting the incorrect particulars.

that he had reasonable grounds for believing, or that it was reasonable for him to expect, that the name and address of the keeper or the other particulars of registration (as the case may be) were correctly recorded in the register, or

that any exception prescribed in regulations under this section is met.

that a person is a person by, through or to whom a vehicle has been sold or disposed of and that he has failed to comply with regulations made by virtue of section 22(1)(d) requiring him to furnish particulars prescribed by the regulations;

that a person is a person by or through whom a vehicle has been sold or disposed of and that he has failed to comply with regulations made by virtue of section 22(1)(dd) requiring him to furnish a document prescribed by the regulations; or

that a person is a person who is surrendering a vehicle licence, or who is not renewing a vehicle licence for a vehicle kept by him or who is keeping an unlicensed vehicle and that he has failed to comply with regulations made by virtue of section 22(1D) requiring him to furnish particulars or make a declaration prescribed by the regulations.

as to the identity of any person who is keeping a specified vehicle or who has kept it at a specified time or during a specified period;

as to the identity of any person by, through or to whom a specified vehicle has been sold or disposed of at a specified time or during a specified period; or

which may lead to the identification of a person falling within paragraph (a) or (b).

section 29, 31A, 34 ,35A or 37, or

regulations under this Act,