The Road Vehicles (Statutory Off-Road Notification) Regulations 1997

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“the 1994 Act” means the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994;

“keeper” in relation to a vehicle means the person by whom the vehicle is kept;

“the required declaration” means a declaration in writing made to the Secretary of State by a person surrendering a vehicle licence or the keeper of a vehicle to the effect that (except for use under a trade licence) he does not for the time being intend to use or keep the vehicle on a public road and will not do so without first taking out a vehicle licence (or if appropriate a nil licence) for the vehicle;

“the required particulars” in relation to a vehicle are particulars furnished in writing to the Secretary of State of—

(a)

the registration mark of the vehicle;

(b)

the make and model of the vehicle; and

(c)

the address of the premises at which the vehicle is to be kept; and

“vehicle” means a mechanically propelled vehicle which is—

(a)

registered in the records kept under the 1994 Act by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency on behalf of the Secretary of State; and

(b)

kept in Great Britain,

and a reference to a vehicle which is “unlicensed” is to a vehicle for which no vehicle licence is for the time being in force.

(2) For the purposes of these Regulations a person is a “motor vehicle trader” in relation to a vehicle if he falls within a description mentioned in column (2) of an item in the table below and the vehicle falls within the description mentioned in column (3) of that item—

TABLE

(1) Item	(2) Descriptions of person	(3) Descriptions of vehicle
1.	The holder of a trade licence	A vehicle temporarily in his possession in the course of the business by virtue of which he is a person eligible to hold such a licence
2.	An auctioneer of mechanically propelled vehicles	A vehicle temporarily in his possession in the course of his business as such an auctioneer
3.	A motor dealer	A vehicle temporarily in his possession in the course of his business as a motor dealer
4.	A person who carries on business as a dismantler of vehicles	A vehicle temporarily in his possession in the course of that business
5.	An authorised insurer	A vehicle temporarily in his possession in consequence of settling a claim under a policy of insurance relating to the vehicle
6.	The holder of a licence under Part III of the Consumer Credit Act 1974(1)	A vehicle temporarily in his possession under an order for the repossession of the vehicle made in pursuance of a personal credit agreement relating to the vehicle

(3) In paragraph (2) above “authorised insurer” has the meaning given in section 145(5) of the Road Traffic Act 1988(2) and “personal credit agreement” has the meaning given in section 8(1) of the Consumer Credit Act 1974.

(1)

1974 c. 39.

(2)

1988 c. 52.