New regulation 9A (requirements as to vehicles submitted for examinations)
5. After regulation 9 of the principal Regulations there shall be inserted the following new regulation—
“Requirements as to vehicles submitted for examinations
9A.—(1) On being notified in writing by the Department, the applicant shall present the vehicle for inspection in clean condition, together with the registration book and previous test certificate or licence, if any, at the time and centre specified in the notice.
(2) A vehicle examiner shall not be obliged to carry out an inspection where—
(a)the vehicle is not submitted at the time and place notified to the applicant;
(b)on submission of a vehicle for an inspection the applicant does not, after being requested to do so, produce the registration document and previous test certificate or licence, if any;
(c)the correct fee in respect of that inspection has not been paid;
(d)the particulars relating to that vehicle and shown in any application form relevant to that inspection are found to be substantially incorrect;
(e)the vehicle, or any motor vehicle by which it is accompanied, or any part of or any equipment of the vehicle, is so dirty as to make it unreasonably difficult for the inspection to be carried out in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations;
(f)the vehicle, or any motor vehicle by which it is accompanied, emits substantial quantities of avoidable smoke; or
(g)an examiner is not able to complete the inspection due to the failure of a part of the vehicle, or any vehicle by which it is drawn or intended to be drawn, which renders the vehicle, or any such accompanying vehicle incapable of being moved in safety under the power of the vehicle or, as the case may be, of the accompanying vehicle.”.