Statutory Instrument 1989 No. 1376
The Recovery Vehicles (Prescribed Purposes) Regulations 1989
(The document as of February, 2008)
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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
1989 No. 1376
ROAD TRAFFIC
The Recovery Vehicles (Prescribed Purposes) Regulations 1989
| Laid before Parliament | 11th August 1989 |
| Coming into force | 1st September 1989 |
The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 37(1) and (2) and 38(1) of and paragraph 8(2)(e) and 8(3)(c) of Part I of Schedule 3 to the Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971[1], and of all other enabling powers, hereby makes the following Regulations:
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Recovery Vehicles (Prescribed Purposes) Regulations 1989 and shall come into force on 1st September 1989.
2. The Recovery Vehicles (Prescribed Purposes) Regulations 1987[2] are hereby revoked.
3. The purposes specified in Schedule 1 to these Regulations are hereby prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 8(2) of Part I of Schedule 3 to the Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971 ("the 1971 Act").
4. The purposes specified in Schedule 2 to these Regulations are hereby prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 8(3) of Part I of Schedule 3 to the 1971 Act.
5. In paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 the following expressions have the following meanings -
"local authority" means - (a) in relation to England, a district council, a London borough council or the Common Council of the City of London;
(b) in relation to Scotland, an islands or district council; and
(c) in relation to Wales, a district council;"road" has the meaning given -
(a) in relation to England and Wales by the Road Traffic Act 1988[3]; and
(b) in relation to Scotland by the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984[4].
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Patrick Mcloughlin
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Transport
2nd August 1989
Notes:[1] 1971 c. 10. Paragraph 8 was added to Part I of Schedule 3 by the Finance Act 1987 (c. 16), Schedule 1, Part II, paragraph 2, and was amended by section 4(3)(b), (c) and (d) of the Finance Act 1988 (c. 39). In section 38(1) of the Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971 see the definition of "prescribed".
[2] S.I. 1987/2120.
[3] 1988 c. 52.
[4] 1984 c. 54.
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