Goods Vehicles (Testing) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

PART V CROWN VEHICLES

Provisions as to Crown vehicles

25.—(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), these Regulations apply to goods vehicles which are of a class specified in regulation 3 and which are –

(a) goods vehicles in the public service of the Crown which are registered, or liable to be registered under the 1994 Act; or

(b) trailers in the public service of the Crown while drawn by goods vehicles (whether or not in the public service of the Crown) which are registered or liable to be registered under the 1994 Act.

(2) A first test of a vehicle, a periodical test or a re-test of a vehicle under Part III may be made by or under the direction of an examiner (in this regulation referred to as an “authorised examiner”) authorised for the purpose by the Department instead of by or under the direction of a vehicle examiner, and in relation to any such examination made by an authorised examiner these Regulations shall apply as if –

(a) regulations 7, 10,11,13 and 17 were omitted; and

(b) any reference to a vehicle examiner included a reference to an authorised examiner, and any reference to a vehicle testing centre included a reference to premises approved by the Department for the carrying out of examinations under these Regulations by an authorised examiner.

(3) Any person aggrieved by a determination of an authorised examiner on a first test, periodical test or a re-test of a vehicle under Part III may appeal to the Department and on the appeal the Department shall cause the vehicle to be re-examined by an officer appointed by it for the purpose and the Department may make such determination on the basis of the re-examination as it thinks fit and, where appropriate, may issue a goods vehicle test certificate or a notice of the refusal of a goods vehicle test certificate.