Vehicles (Crime) Act 2001

Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 (c. 22)

3 In section 7(2) of the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 (applications for certain vehicle licences)—

(a) for “and particulars”, where it appears for the first time, there shall be substituted “, particulars and evidence”; and

(b) for “and particulars of” there shall be substituted “particulars of and evidence in relation to”.

4 In section 22(2A)(d) of that Act (registration regulations about nil licences)—

(a) after “State” there shall be inserted “any”;

(b) after “particulars” there shall be inserted “and any such documentary or other evidence”; and

(c) after “make” there shall be inserted “any”.

5 After section 43A of that Act there shall be inserted—

“43B Vehicle identity checks: impersonation of authorised examiners

(1) A person is guilty of an offence if, with intent to deceive, he falsely represents himself to be a person entitled under regulations made by virtue of section 22A(2) to carry out examinations of vehicles in accordance with regulations so made.

(2) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.”

6 (1) Paragraph 22 of Schedule 2 to that Act (vehicles which are exempt from vehicle excise duty: vehicle testing etc.) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1)—

(a) in paragraph (a) after “compulsory test” there shall be inserted “, a vehicle identity check”; and

(b) in paragraph (b) after “test” there shall be inserted “or check”.

(3) In sub-paragraph (2)—

(a) after “weight test,” there shall be inserted “or a vehicle identity check or”; and

(b) in paragraphs (a) and (b) after “test”, in each place where it appears, there shall be inserted “, check”.

(4) After sub-paragraph (6) there shall be inserted—

“(6ZA) In this paragraph “a vehicle identity check” means any examination of a vehicle for which provision is made by regulations made by virtue of section 22A(2) of this Act.”

(5) In sub-paragraph (6B) after “compulsory test” there shall be inserted “, a vehicle identity check”.

(6) In sub-paragraph (7), at the end of paragraph (c) and before the word “and” there shall be inserted—

“(ca) in the case of an examination of a vehicle for which provision is made by regulations made by virtue of section 22A(2) of this Act, the Secretary of State or a person authorised by him to carry out the examination;”.