Section 51 | Particular Aspects Of Regulations Under Section 49 | Road Traffic Act 1988 C52

51 Particular aspects of regulations under section 49

Road Traffic Act 1988 (1988 c 52) | Legislation

51 Particular aspects of regulations under section 49

(1) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) of section 49 of this Act, regulations under that section may—

(a) require or authorise goods vehicles to which the regulations apply to be submitted for examination under the regulations and, in particular—

(i) require any such vehicle to be submitted for a goods vehicle test at periodic intervals, and

(ii) require or authorise any such vehicle to be submitted for re-examination on the making of any prescribed alteration to it or its equipment and, for the purpose of determining whether any such re-examination is necessary, require any such alteration to be notified to the Secretary of State [or the prescribed testing authority], and

(iii) require any such vehicle to be submitted for examination or re-examination for any purpose of plating or certification,

[(aa) require the payment of a fee on any notification of any alteration to a vehicle or its equipment which is required by the regulations to be notified to the Secretary of State or the prescribed testing authority;]

(b) authorise any examination under the regulations to be carried out by or under the direction of a . . . vehicle examiner [or