The Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) Regulations 1997

Amendment to regulation 3 (interpretation)

3.—(1) Regulation 3(1) shall be amended as follows.

(2) For the definition of “goods vehicle testing station” there shall be substituted–

““goods vehicle testing station” means a station provided by the Secretary of State under section 52(2) of the Road Traffic Act 1988;”.

(3) For the definition of “vehicle testing station” there shall be substituted–

““vehicle testing station” means premises at which the Secretary of State has authorised an examiner to carry out examinations, premises provided by a designated council or the Secretary of State for carrying out examinations, or premises for the time being designated by the Secretary of State under section 8(3) of the 1981 Act(1).”

(4) After the definition of “normal working week” there shall be inserted the following definition–

• ““out of hours” means at any time either–

  (a)

  on any day which is a Saturday, Sunday, Good Friday, Christmas Day or a Bank holiday (as defined in the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971)(2); or

  (b)

  on any other day, other than between–

  (i)

  8.00 am and 5.00 pm on a Monday to Thursday inclusive, or

  (ii)

  8.00 am and 4.30 pm on a Friday;”.

(1)

1981 c. 14; section 8(3) was amended by sections 11 and 83 of, and Schedule 8 to, the Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40).

(2)

1971 c. 80.