2In section 21 of the 1994 Act (registration of vehicles), for subsection (1) there shall be substituted the following subsection—
“(1)Subject to subsection (3), on the issue by the Secretary of State for a vehicle which is not registered under this section of either—
(a)a vehicle licence, or
(b)a nil licence,
the Secretary of State shall register the vehicle in such manner as he thinks fit without any further application by the person to whom the licence is issued.”