168ARegistration fee waived or remitted in certain circumstances

168A Registration fee waived or remitted in certain circumstances

[Regulation 168A Inserted by S.R. 2021, No. 75, Applied:01 Oct 2021]

(1)  In this regulation –

hire and drive passenger service has the same meaning as in the Passenger Transport Services Act 2011 ;

registration payment means, in relation to a relevant vehicle –

(a) each applicable schedule fee for the registration, or the renewal of the registration, for the vehicle; and

(b) if a number plate or number plates are to be issued in respect of the vehicle – the applicable schedule fee, if any, for the issue of the number plate or number plates; and

(c) the road safety levy payable in respect of the vehicle, if any;

relevant period means the 2-year period commencing on 1 July 2021;

relevant vehicle means a light vehicle, other than a trailer or agricultural machine, that –

(a) is used to provide a hire and drive passenger service; and

(b) uses one or more electric motors for propulsion; and

(c) is fuelled from a hydrogen fuel cell, an off-vehicle electrical power source, a battery or an electric generator; and

(d) is not fitted with an internal combustion engine that provides either propulsion or a fuel source for an electric propulsion system.

(2)  Subject to subregulation (4) , each registration payment due in respect of a vehicle during the relevant period is waived if, at the time at which the registration payment is due –

(a) the vehicle is a relevant vehicle that is being used to provide a hire and drive passenger service; and

(b) the person providing that hire and drive passenger service is accredited under the to provide such a service.