(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness, Equipment, Use and Certification) Regulations 1981 as follows.
The fee payable for a certificate of initial fitness is increased from £155 to £164 on the first application in respect of a public service vehicle which, when equipped with seat belts otherwise than as required by regulation 47 of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986, is not of a type of vehicle in respect of which the Secretary of State is satisfied that the vehicle manufacturer holds certain approvals relating to seat belt anchorage points.
The fee payable for a certificate of initial fitness is increased from £124 to £131 on the first application in any other case.
The fee payable for a certificate of initial fitness is increased from £124 to £131 on any subsequent application when the test which that application will require includes a test of stability under regulation 6. The fee payable for the certificate on any other subsequent application is increased from £15 to £16.
The fees payable for type approvals are increased from £715, £67, £354 and £1530 to respectively £760, £71, £375 and £1625.
The fee payable for a certificate of conformity is increased from £14.50 to £15.
The fee payable for a duplicate certificate is increased from £8 to £10.