(1)Every person applying for a vehicle licence shall—
(a)make such a declaration, and
(b)furnish such particulars,
(whether or not with respect to the vehicle for which the licence is to be taken out) as may be prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State.
(2)The declarations and particulars which may be so prescribed include, in relation to a person applying for a licence for a goods vehicle, a declaration as to, and particulars of, any of the matters specified in subsection (3) as to which the Secretary of State may require information with a view to an alteration in the basis on which vehicle excise duty is chargeable in respect of goods vehicles.
(3)The matters referred to in subsection (2) are—
(a)the construction of the vehicle,
(b)the vehicle’s plated gross weight or plated train weight (or, in Northern Ireland, relevant maximum weight or relevant maximum train weight) or, if the vehicle has no such weight, the vehicle’s weight when laden with the maximum load which it is constructed or adapted to carry, and
(c)the use to which the vehicle has been or is likely to be put.
(4)A vehicle licence—
(a)is issued for the vehicle specified in the application for the licence, and
(b)does not entitle the person to whom it is issued to use or keep any other vehicle.
(5)The Secretary of State is not required to issue a vehicle licence for which an application is made unless he is satisfied—
(a)that the licence applied for is the appropriate licence for the vehicle specified in the application, and
(b)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.
(6)Regulations made by the Secretary of State may provide for—
(a)the issue of a new vehicle licence in the place of a licence which is or may be lost, stolen, destroyed or damaged, and
(b)the fee to be paid on the issue of a new licence.
(7)Where, following an application made in accordance with regulations under paragraph 13 of Schedule 1, a licence is issued for a goods vehicle at the rate of duty applicable to a weight specified in the application which is lower than its actual weight, that lower weight is to be shown on the licence.
(1)Where an application is made for a vehicle licence for a vehicle which—
(a)appears to the Secretary of State to have been removed into the United Kingdom from a place outside the United Kingdom, and
(b)is not already registered under this Act,
the Secretary of State may refuse to issue the licence unless subsection (2) applies to the vehicle.
(2)This subsection applies to a vehicle if the Secretary of State is satisfied in relation to the removal of the vehicle into the United Kingdom—
(a)that any value added tax charged on the acquisition of the vehicle from another member State, or on any supply involving its removal into the United Kingdom, has been or will be paid or remitted,
(b)that any value added tax or customs duty charged on the importation of the vehicle from a place outside the member States has been or will be paid or remitted, or
(c)that no such tax or duty has been charged on the acquisition or importation of the vehicle or on any supply involving its removal into the United Kingdom.
(1)Where an application is made for a vehicle licence for a vehicle for any period, the Secretary of State may, if he thinks fit, instead of issuing immediately a vehicle licence for that period—
(a)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
(b)from time to time issue a further temporary licence for the vehicle.
(2)Nothing in this section affects the amount of any duty payable on a vehicle licence.
(3)Where an application for a vehicle licence is made to a body (other than a Northern Ireland department) authorised by the Secretary of State to act as his agent for the purpose of issuing licences, the body may, before issuing a licence under subsection (1)(a), require the applicant to pay to it in connection with the issue a fee of £2.
(4)The Secretary of State may by regulations substitute for the sum for the time being specified in subsection (3) such other sum as may be prescribed by the regulations.
(1)Any vehicle licence may be transferred in the manner prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State.
(2)The holder of a vehicle licence may at any time surrender the licence to the Secretary of State.
(3)Where—
(a)a person surrenders under subsection (2) a temporary licence issued pursuant to an application for a vehicle licence, and
(b)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,
the further licence ceases to be in force and the person shall immediately return it to the Secretary of State.