
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Vehicle Excise Duty (Immobilisation, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 2nd February 1998.
2 
The Vehicle Excise Duty (Immobilisation, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles) Regulations shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of these Regulations.
3 
In regulation 2(1)—
(a) for the definition of “local authority” there shall be substituted—“
 “local authority” means—
(a) in relation to England, a county council, a district council, a London borough council or the Common Council of the City of London;
(b) in relation to Wales, a county council or county borough council;
(c) in relation to Northern Ireland, a district council;”.
(b) for the definition of “public service vehicle” there shall be substituted—“
 “public service vehicle”—
(a) in relation to England and Wales has the meaning given by section 1 of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act; and
(b) in relation to Northern Ireland has the meaning given by Article 2(2) of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981;”.
4 
In regulation 4(1) after the word “vehicle” there shall be inserted the words “which is on a public road”.
5 
In regulation 5(1) for the words “or in Wales” there shall be substituted “, Wales or Northern Ireland”.
6 
In regulation 9(1)(a) for the words “or in Wales” there shall be substituted “, Wales or Northern Ireland”.
7 
In regulation 17(5) after the words “magistrates' court” there shall be inserted the words “or (in Northern Ireland) a court of summary jurisdiction”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Helene Hayman
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
22nd December 1997