The Motor Vehicles (Tests) Regulations 1981

  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART I GENERAL

    1. 1.Commencement and citation

    2. 2.Revocation

    3. 3.Interpretation

    4. 4.The prescribed statutory requirements

    5. 5.Classification of Vehicles and Application of Regulations

    6. 6.Exemptions

  3. PART II APPLICATIONS FOR, AND CONDITIONS AND CESSATIONS OF, APPROVAL, AUTHORISATION AND DESIGNATION

    1. 7.Application for approval as nominated tester or inspector or authorisation as authorised examiner

    2. 7A.Application for designation

    3. 8.Approvals, authorisations and designations

    4. 8A.The approval conditions

    5. 8B.The general authorisation conditions

    6. 8C.The corporate authorisation conditions

    7. 8D.The individual authorisation conditions

    8. 8E.The designation conditions

    9. 8F.Supplementary provision relating to vehicle testing station signs

    10. 9.Cessations: general

    11. 10.Cessations: action by Secretary of State

    12. 11.Cessations: return of documents and apparatus

  4. PART III EXAMINATIONS

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    2. 12.Applications for examinations

    3. 13.Requirements as to vehicles submitted for examinations

    4. 14.Conditions as to responsibility for damage to vehicles and third party liabilities

    5. 15.Notification of examinations and results

    6. 16.Refusal of a test certificate where braking test cannot be carried out

    7. 17.Removal of vehicles submitted for examination

  5. PART IV APPEALS

    1. 18.Appeal on refusal of a test certificate

    2. 19.Payments to examiners and designated councils at whose premises examinations on appeals are carried out

  6. PART V FEES

    1. 20.Fees for examinations

    2. 21.Fees on appeals

  7. PART VI OTHER MATTERS

    1. 22.Other records to be kept and returns to be furnished

    2. 23.Duplicate test certificates

    3. 23A.Correction of errors in records and test certificates

    4. 24.Inspection of premises, apparatus and records

    5. 24A.Return of apparatus and documents

    6. 25.Charges for entries in the electronic record and payments on account

    7. 25A.Charges for apparatus, etc. connected with the electronic record

    8. 25B.Refunds

    9. 26.Notices

    10. 27.Computation of time

    11. 28.Certificates of temporary exemption

    12. 29.Access to particulars in the records

    13. 30.Sale of particulars in, and information derived from, the records

  8. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      SIGN TO BE DISPLAYED BY AUTHORISED EXAMINERS (see Regulation 9)

      1. PART I Diagram showing Size, Colour and Type of Sign to be Displayed by Authorised Examiners

      2. PART II Conditions as to Erection of Sign shown in Part I of this Schedule

        1. 1.The sign shall be securely fixed against a wall of...

        2. 2.The sign shall be so exhibited that no part thereof...

        3. 3.Not more than one sign shall be displayed on each...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      1. 1.THE PRESCRIBED STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR VEHICLES IN CLASSES I AND II

      2. 2.THE PRESCRIBED STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR VEHICLES IN CLASS III

      3. 3.THE PRESCRIBED STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR VEHICLES IN CLASS IV

      4. 3A.THE PRESCRIBED STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR VEHICLES IN CLASS IVA

      5. 4.THE PRESCRIBED STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR VEHICLES IN CLASS V

      6. 4A.THE PRESCRIBED STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR VEHICLES IN CLASS VA

      7. 5.THE PRESCRIBED STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR VEHICLES IN CLASS VI

      8. 5A.THE PRESCRIBED STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR VEHICLES IN CLASS VIA

      9. 6.THE PRESCRIBED STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR VEHICLES IN CLASS VII

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      CHARGES FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION 25A

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      REGULATIONS REVOKED BY REGULATION 2

  10. Explanatory Note