(1)Subject to section 11(3) below, the toll leviable in respect of a vehicle of a category shall be that fixed for the time being in respect of vehicles of that category by an order made by the Secretary of State under subsection (2) below.
(2)The Secretary of State shall—
(a)before the appointed day make an order to come into force on that day, and
(b)in each month of December beginning after that day make an order to come into force at the beginning of the year commencing immediately after the end of that month.
(3)Subject to the following provisions of this section and sections 10 and 11 below, the amount of the toll to be fixed by an order under subsection (2) above in respect of each of the categories of vehicles specified in section 8(1) above shall be—
(a)in the case of an order under paragraph (a) of subsection (2) above, the amount specified in the table below with respect to the category for the year in which the appointed day falls, as adjusted in accordance with subsection (4) below, and
(b)in the case of an order under paragraph (b) of that subsection, the amount so specified for the year at the beginning of which the order is to come into force, as so adjusted.
| Category of vehicle | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 and each subsequent year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | £2.35 | £2.51 | £2.68 | £2.85 |
| 2 | £4.70 | £5.02 | £5.35 | £5.71 |
| 3 | £7.05 | £7.52 | £8.03 | £8.56 |
(4)The adjustment in the amounts specified in the table in subsection (3) above which is referred to in that subsection is an adjustment by the same percentage as the percentage difference between the retail prices index for March 1989 and the retail prices index for the month of September immediately preceding the making of the order.
(5)Where a change in any amount specified in the provisions of the concession agreement corresponding to the table in subsection (3) above is made in response to the occurrence of any of the particular circumstances in which the agreement authorises the making of such a change, the Secretary of State may by order provide for the same change to be made in that table.
(6)An amount which falls in accordance with subsections (3) to (5) above to be fixed by an order under subsection (2) above—
(a)if it is neither a multiple of ten pence nor an amount which on division by ten produces a remainder of five pence, shall be rounded to the nearest ten pence, and
(b)if it is an amount which on division by ten produces a remainder of five pence, shall be increased by five pence.