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The Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness, Equipment, Use and Certification) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
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The Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness, Equipment, Use and Certification) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
Made
5th June 2008
Laid before Parliament
12th June 2008
Coming into force
13th July 2008
The Secretary of State for Transport makes the following Regulation in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 10(1), 52(1) and 60 of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981(1) and by virtue of the Department of Transport (Fees) Order 1988(2).
In accordance with section 61(2) of that Act she has consulted with such representative organisations as she thinks fit.
These Regulations may be cited as the Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness, Equipment, Use and Certification) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 and shall come into force on 13th July 2008.
2-
Preliminary
The Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness, Equipment, Use and Certification) Regulations 1981(3) shall be amended as follows.
3-
Amendment to regulation 46 (applications and fees for certificates of initial fitness)
In regulation 46(1), for “the PSV Centre at Welcombe House, 91-92 The Strand, Swansea, SA1 2DH” substitute “such office of the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency as he may direct”.
4-
Increases in fees
In the regulations specified in column (1) of the following Table for each amount specified in column (2) substitute the amount specified in column (3).
Table
(1)
Regulation
(2)
Existing Amount (£)
(3)
Substituted Amount (£)
46(2)(a)
256
269
46(2)(b)(i)
256
269
46(2)(b)(ii)
31
32
50(a)
1484
1558
136
143
50(b)
733
770
50(c)
3176
3335
53
28
29
57(5)
20
21
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
5th June 2008
Jim Fitzpatrick
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Transport
These Regulations amend the Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness, Equipment, Use and Certification) Regulations 1981 (“the 1981 Regulations”).
Regulation 3 amends regulation 46(1) of the 1981 Regulations so as to allow the Secretary of State to direct applications for a certificate of initial fitness to the appropriate administrative office. The change is necessary so as to accommodate the relocation of the PSV Centre. The address to which such applications is to be sent will be publicised in all places where information about these services is provided.
Regulation 4 makes amendments to regulations 46(2), 50, 53 and 57(5) of the 1981 Regulations. Regulation 46(2) prescribes the fees payable for inspections of public service vehicles. Regulation 50 prescribes the fees payable for vehicle type approval. Regulation 53 prescribes the fee payable for a certificate of conformity. Regulation 57(5) prescribes the fee payable for the issue of a duplicate certificate.
The increased fees are set out in the Table below. The percentage increases since the fees were last fixed are shown in brackets.
Table
Nature
of service
Existing fee (£)
Substituted
fee (£)
Certificate of initial fitness on the first
application in respect of a public service vehicle.
256
269 (5.1%)
Certificate of initial fitness on any subsequent
application when the testing which that application
will require includes a test of stability under
regulation 6 of the 1981 Regulations.
256
269 (5.1%)
Certificate of initial fitness on any subsequent
application in any other case.
31
32 (3.2%)
Vehicle type approval pursuant to an application
under regulation 48(2) of the 1981 Regulations.
1484
1558 (5%)
Vehicle type approval where vehicle conforms
to a vehicle already approved as a type vehicle.
136
143 (5.1%)
Vehicle type approval pursuant to an application
under regulation 48(3) of the 1981 Regulations.
733
770 (5%)
Vehicle type approval in any other case.
3176
3335 (5%)
Certificate of conformity.
28
29 (3.6%)
Duplicate certificate.
20
21 (5%)
An impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available from the VOSA Corporate Office, Berkeley House, Croydon Street, Bristol BS5 0DA (telephone number: 0117 954 3200). A copy has been placed in the library of each House of Parliament. The impact assessment is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside the instrument on the OPSI website www.opsi.gov.uk.
