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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
2007 No. 687
ROAD TRAFFIC
The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
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Made |
6th March 2007 | |
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Laid before Parliament |
8th March 2007 | |
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Coming into force |
1st April 2007 | |
The Secretary of State for Transport makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 45(1)[1] and 57(1), (2) and (7) of the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995[2] and by virtue of the Department of Transport (Fees) Order 1988[3].
He has consulted with representative organisations in accordance with section 57(12) of the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995.
Citation and commencement
1.
These Regulations may be cited as the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 1st April 2007.
Amendments
2.
The Schedule to the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Fees) Regulations 1995[4] (the "principal Regulations") is amended by substituting—
(a) in relation to fee number (i), "£227" for "£215";
(b) in relation to fee numbers (ii) and (iii), respectively, "£354" for "£336";
(c) in relation to fee number (iv), "£60" for "£57";
(d) in relation to fee numbers (v) and (vi), respectively, "£12" for "£11";
(e) in relation to fee number (vii), "£12" for "£11.30".
Transitional provisions
3.
—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), where a decision has been made before the coming into force of these Regulations on an application for a licence or a variation of a licence—
(a) to grant the licence under section 13 of the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995;
(b) to grant a variation to a licence under section 17(1) of that Act;
(c) to issue an interim licence under section 24(1) of that Act; or
(d) to give an interim direction under section 25(1) of that Act;
the fees prescribed by the principal Regulations immediately before the coming into force of these Regulations in respect of fee numbers (ii), (iv), (v) and (vii) apply notwithstanding that the period of 15 working days within which the relevant fee is payable has not expired before that date.
(2) In respect of fee number (v), where—
(a) annual payments are applicable and a fee is payable in respect of an anniversary of the date of the issue of the licence; and
(b) the date for payment of the fee, ascertained in accordance with the provisions of column 4 of part 2 of the Schedule to the principal Regulations, is on or after the date of coming into force of these Regulations,
the amount payable on that date shall be the fee prescribed by regulation 2(d).
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
S.J.Ladyman
Minister of State Department for Transport
6th March 2007
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations increase the fees which are payable under the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Fees) Regulations 1995.
The fee increases (with percentage increases shown in brackets) are shown in the table below. The fees were last increased on 30th September 2005.
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OLD FEE
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NEW FEE
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Fee with licence application or application for a licence variation |
£215 |
£227 (5.6%) |
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Fee for the issue of a licence |
£336 |
£354 (5.4%) |
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Fee for the continuation in force of a licence |
£336 |
£354 (5.4%) |
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Fee for the issue of an interim licence or interim direction |
£57 |
£60 (5.3%) |
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Additional fee for motor vehicles specified in the licence (per vehicle per quarter) |
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For a period of 5 years paid annually |
£11 |
£12 (9.1%) |
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Additional fee for motor vehicles specified under an interim licence or an interim direction (per vehicle) |
£11.30 |
£12 (6.2%) |
The additional fee for motor vehicles specified in the licence (per vehicle per quarter) for a period of 5 years paid in advance remains unchanged at £9.
The Regulations also contain transitional provisions in respect of fees for the grant of a licence or variation of a licence, the issue of an interim licence, and the giving of an interim direction.
A full regulatory impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available from the DVO Policy Unit of the Department for Transport, Zone 5/20, Southside, 105 Victoria Street, London SW1P 4DR. The regulatory impact assessment is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside the instrument on the OPSI website at www.opsi.gov.uk.
Notes:
[1]
See section 58(1) for the meaning of "prescribed" and "regulations".back
[2]
1995 c.23.back
[3]
S.I. 1988/643, which was made under the Finance (No.2) Act 1987 (c.51), section 102. The relevant entry in S.I. 1988/643 is Schedule 1, Table 1. Section 89(1) of the Transport Act 1968 (c.73) (the "1968 Act") was repealed by the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995, (the "1995 Act"), section 60(2), Schedule 8, Part I. By virtue of section 17(2)(a) of the Interpretation Act 1978 (c.30) the reference in the 1988 Order to the 1968 Act takes effect as a reference to the equivalent provisions of the 1995 Act.back
[4]
S.I. 1995/3000, amended by S.I. 2005/2345.back
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978 0 11 075953 1
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