The Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) Regulations 1988

PART VII CROWN VEHICLES

Provision as to Crown vehicles

43.—(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), these Regulations apply to goods vehicles which are of a class specified in regulation 4 and which are—

(a) goods vehicles in the public service of the Crown which are registered or liable to be registered under the 1971 Act; or

(b) trailers in the public service of the Crown while drawn by goods vehicles (whether or not in the public service of the Crown) which are registered or liable to be registered under the 1971 Act.

(2) A first examination of a vehicle, a periodical test or a re-examination of a vehicle under Part V of these Regulations may be made by or under the direction of an examiner (in this regulation referred to as an “authorised examiner”) authorised for the purpose by the Secretary of State instead of by or under the direction of a goods vehicle examiner, and in relation to any such examination made by an authorised examiner these Regulations shall apply as if—

(a) regulations 6, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 25, 29 and 37 were omitted;

(b) any reference to a goods vehicle examiner included a reference to an authorised examiner, and any reference to a vehicle testing station included a reference to premises approved by the Secretary of State for the carrying out of examinations under these Regulations by an authorised examiner;

(c) in regulations 17(2)(a) and 21(3)(b)(vi) the reference to the application included a reference to a form approved by the Secretary of State for the purpose of an application for an examination under these Regulations by an authorised examiner; and

(d) in regulation 23(3)(b)(iii) and (iv) the reference to the identification mark included a reference to an identification mark allotted by the Secretary of State for the purpose of an examination under these Regulations by an authorised examiner.

(3) Any person aggrieved by a determination of an authorised examiner on a first examination of a vehicle, a periodical test or a re-examination of a vehicle under Part V of these Regulations may appeal to the Secretary of State and on the appeal the Secretary of State shall cause the vehicle to be re-examined by an officer appointed by him for the purpose and may make such determination on the basis of the re-examination as he thinks fit and, where appropriate, may issue a plating certificate, a goods vehicle test certificate or a notice of the refusal of a goods vehicle test certificate.