The Motor Vehicles (Type Approval and Approval Marks) (Fees) Regulations 1996

Additional fees payable for the issue of documents under the national scheme

11.—(1) In this regulation–

“sub-MAC” means a Minister’s approval certificate issued by virtue of section 58(4); and

“MAC”, in relation to a sub-MAC, means the Minister’s approval certificate by virtue of which the sub-MAC was issued under section 58(4).

(2) In this regulation, in relation to a sub-MAC,–

“anniversary” means an anniversary of the date on which the MAC was issued and a reference to the first anniversary shall be construed accordingly;

“applicant” means the person who applied for the sub-MAC;

“relevant date” means–

(a)

if the sub-MAC was issued during the 12 month period beginning with the date the MAC was issued, that date; or

(b)

if it was issued after the expiration of that period, the anniversary next before the issue of the sub-MAC;

“relevant period” means a period of 12 months beginning on an anniversary;

“relevant sub-MAC” means any sub-MAC issued to the applicant by virtue of the MAC before the sub-MAC in question was issued;

“relevant vehicle” means the vehicle in respect of which the MAC was issued.

(3) A fee of £10 shall be payable for the issue of a sub-MAC in addition to the fee payable under regulation 10, where–

(a) the sub-MAC is issued in respect of a vehicle in category N2 or N3; and

(b) it appears to the Secretary of State from information supplied or confirmed by the applicant that the vehicle differs in detail from–

(i) the vehicle which was the subject of the last of the relevant sub-MACs to be issued, or

(ii) if no relevant sub-MAC has been issued, the relevant vehicle.

(4) A fee of £31 shall be payable for the issue of a sub-MAC in addition to the fee payable under regulation 10, where–

(a) the sub-MAC is issued in respect of a vehicle in category N1 as a result of an application made on or after the first anniversary; and

(b) no relevant sub-MAC has been issued as a result of an application made in the relevant period in which the application for the sub-MAC was made; and

(c) it appears to the Secretary of State from information supplied or confirmed by the applicant that the vehicle differs in detail from–

(i) the vehicle which was the subject of the last of the relevant sub-MACs in respect of which a fee was payable under this paragraph, or

(ii) if no relevant sub-MAC has been issued in respect of which such a fee has been payable, the relevant vehicle.

(5) A fee of £31 shall be payable for the issue of a sub-MAC in addition to the fee payable under regulation 10, where–

(a) the sub-MAC is issued as a result of an application made on or after the first anniversary on the basis of a vehicle being a low volume type approval vehicle; and

(b) no relevant sub-MAC has been issued as a result of an application made in the relevant period in which the application for the sub-MAC was made; and

(c) it appears to the Secretary of State from information supplied or confirmed by the applicant that the vehicle differs in detail from–

(i) the vehicle which was the subject of the last of the relevant sub-MACs in respect of which a fee was payable under this paragraph or paragraph (6), or

(ii) if no relevant sub-MAC has been issued in respect of which such a fee has been payable, the relevant vehicle.

(6) A fee of £31 shall be payable for the issue of a sub-MAC in addition to the fee payable under regulation 10, where–

(a) the sub-MAC is issued as a result of an application made on the basis of a vehicle being a low volume type approval vehicle; and

(b) 199 relevant sub-MACs, and no more, have been issued as a result of applications made on or after the relevant date; and

(c) it appears to the Secretary of State from information supplied or confirmed by the applicant that the vehicle differs in detail from–

(i) the vehicle which was the subject of the last of the relevant sub-MACs in respect of which a fee was payable under paragraph (5) or this paragraph, or

(ii) if no relevant sub-MAC has been issued in respect of which such a fee has been payable, the relevant vehicle.