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58. Vehicle excise duty (meaning of revenue weight)

Volume 578: debated on Tuesday 25 March 2014

Resolved,

That—

(1) The Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 60A (revenue weight), in subsection (9)(b)—

(a) for “at which” substitute “which must not be equalled or exceeded in order for”, and

(b) for “may lawfully” substitute “to lawfully”.

(3) In section 61 (vehicle weights)—

(a) in subsection (1)(b), after “not be” insert “equalled or”, and

(b) in subsection (2), after “not be” insert “equalled or”.

(4) The amendments made by this Resolution have effect in relation to licences taken out on or after 1 April 2014.

And it is declared that it is expedient in the public interest that this Resolution should have statutory effect under the provisions of the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act 1968.