
1995 No. 3000
ROAD TRAFFIC
The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Fees) Regulations 1995
Made 17th November 1995
Laid before Parliament 23rd November 1995
Coming into force 1st January 1996
The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 45(1), 57(1) and 58(1) of the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and after consultation with representative organisations in accordance with section 57(12) of that Act and with the Council on Tribunals in accordance with section 8 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992, hereby makes the following Regulations:—
Citation and commencement
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These Regulations may be cited as the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Fees) Regulations 1995 and shall come into force on 1st January 1996.
Interpretation
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(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to—
(a) a numbered section is a reference to the section bearing that number in the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995,
(b) a numbered regulation is a reference to the regulation bearing that number in these Regulations,
(c) a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph bearing that number in the regulation in which the reference appears, and
(d) a numbered column or numbered fee is a reference to the column or fee bearing that number in the Schedule to the Regulations.
(2) In these Regulations—
 “application for a licence”, “application for a variation of a licence”, “application” and “licence” have the same meaning as in the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Regulations 1995;
 “light goods vehicle” has the meaning given in section 58(1);
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Fees
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(1) Subject to the subsequent provisions of these Regulations, in relation to a fee number in column 1 ... the fee prescribed as regards the subject matter specified in column 2 is the fee specified in relation to that fee number in column 3, and is payable within the time specified in column 4.
(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(7A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(8) If  a traffic commissioner  arranges with the licence holder for administrative purposes to treat a licence as if it were two or more licences, then in relation to fee numbers (ii), (iii) and (iv) ... the fees shall be calculated as if these were two or more licences.
(9) Any fee prescribed in these Regulations payable in relation to a licence is also payable in relation to a licence under which one or more motor vehicles specified in the licence or otherwise authorised to be used is a light goods vehicle.
(10) No fee is payable under these Regulations in relation to a licence issued under the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995 as modified by regulation 33A of, and Schedule 3A to, the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Regulations 1995.
Refunds of fees payable in respect of specified motor vehicles
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Credit for unused motor vehicle spaces
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Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
Steven Norris
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department of Transport

SCHEDULE
Regulation 3
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1 2 3 4
Fee Number Subject matter of charge Fee Time fee is payable
(i) an application for a licence or an application for the variation of a licence other than in the cases of—
(a) a variation from a restricted licence to  a standard licence under section 17(1)(j), or
(b) a variation of a standard licence which covers national transport operations only to a standard licence which covers both international and national transport operations under section 17(1)(k) £257 with the application
(ii) fee for the issue of a licence £401 within the period of 15 working days beginning with the date of grant of the application for a licence
(iii) fee for the continuation in force of a licence £401 before the end of the month which precedes the date of expiry of a period of 5 years, beginning with the date of either the issuing of the licence or the most recent 5 year anniversary of that date, whichever is the later
(iv) interim licence under section 24(1) or interim direction under section 25(1) other than in cases of an interim direction to vary—
(a) a restricted licence to a standard licence, or
(b) a standard licence which covers national transport operations only to a standard licence which covers both international and national transport operations £68 within the period of 15 working days beginning with the date of decision to grant the request for an interim licence or interim direction
PART II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
