Part 2

REGULATION OF REGISTRATION PLATE SUPPLIERS

Registration

Requirement of registration for registration plate suppliers
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1
Any person who carries on business as a registration plate supplier ... without being registered by the Secretary of State shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
2
For the purposes of this Part a person carries on business as a registration plate supplier if he—
a
carries on a business which consists wholly or partly in selling registration plates; and
b
is not an exempt person.
3
The Secretary of State may by regulations provide for—
a
activities of a prescribed description to be treated for the purposes of this Part as not being activities which consist in selling registration plates;
b
persons of a prescribed description to be exempt persons for the purposes of this Part.
4
In this Part “registered” means registered in accordance with the provisions of this Part in a register established and maintained by the Secretary of State under section 18; and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly.
S. 17 wholly in force; s. 17 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 44; Pt. 2 (ss. 17-31) of the Act in force for certain purposes at 1.12.2002, s. 17(3)-(4) otherwise in force at 1.1.2003 and s. 17(1) otherwise in force at 1.3.2003 by S.I. 2002/2957, arts. {2}, {3}, {4}
Pt. 2 extended (Scotland and Northern Ireland) (31.7.2008) by Road Safety Act 2006 (c. 49), ss. 46(1), 61(1); S.I. 2008/1864, art. 2 (with art. 3)
Words in s. 17(1) repealed (31.7.2008) by Road Safety Act 2006 (c. 49), ss. 46(3), 61(1), Sch. 7(15); S.I. 2008/1864, art. 2