These Regulations may be cited as the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 and come into force on 3rd May 2009.
Specified date: 3 May 2009: see above.
(1) The International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (Fees) Regulations 1988 are amended as follows.
(2) In the regulations specified in column (1) of the Table, for each amount specified in column (2) substitute the amount specified in column (3).
| Table | ||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | ||
| Regulation | Existing Amount (£) | Substituted Amount (£) | ||
| 3(i) | 97 | 106 | ||
| 3(ii) | 591 | 644 | ||
| 4 | 13 | 14 | ||
| (in both cases where it occurs) | ||||
| 5(i) | 64 | 70 | ||
| 5(ii) | 97 | 106 | ||
Specified date: 3 May 2009: see reg 1.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Jim Fitzpatrick
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Transport
2nd April 2009
We consent to the making of these Regulations
Bob Blizzard
Steve McCabe
Two of the Lords commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury
30th March 2009
These Regulations amend the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (Fees) Regulations 1988 (“the 1988 Regulations”). The 1988 Regulations prescribe the fees payable in connection with the approval of a road vehicle design-type, and with the issue of a certificate of approval for a road vehicle, in pursuance of Annex 3 to the Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets of 14 November 1975. “TIR” is the acronym for “Transports Internationaux Routiers”.
Regulation 2 makes amendments to the prescribed fees which are set out in the Table. The percentage increases since the fees were last fixed are shown in brackets.
| Table | ||||
| Nature of service | Existing fee (£) | Substituted fee (£) | ||
| Inspection of a vehicle design-type in connection with the grant of TIR design-type approval where the inspection is of a design-type which is a variation of a design-type for which a TIR design-type approval has been granted. | 97 | 106 (9.3%) | ||
| Inspection of a TIR vehicle design-type in connection with the grant of TIR design-type approval in any other case. | 591 | 644 (9.0%) | ||
| Issue of a TIR vehicle approval certificate for a vehicle which is of a design-type for which TIR design-type approval has been granted. | 13 | 14 (7.7%) | ||
| Issue of duplicate TIR vehicle approval certificate. | 13 | 14 (7.7%) | ||
| Inspection of a vehicle in connection with the issue of a TIR vehicle approval certificate where the inspection is carried out following refusal of such a certificate for the vehicle. | 64 | 70 (9.4%) | ||
| Inspection of a vehicle in connection with the issue of a TIR vehicle approval certificate in any other case. | 97 | 106 (9.3%) | ||
An impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available from the VOSA Corporate Office, Berkeley House, Croydon Street, Bristol BS5 0DA (telephone: 0117 954 3200). A copy has been placed in the library of each House of Parliament. The impact assessment is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside the instrument on the OPSI website www.opsi.gov.uk.
