Vehicle and Traffic (Driver Licensing and Vehicle Registration) Regulations 2021

The Registrar may accept as evidence that a vehicle complies with the relevant vehicle standards – that the vehicle is entered on the RAV via an entry pathway under section 15(2) of the RVSA: or an identification plate relating to the vehicle; or a certificate, issued by the manufacturer of the vehicle or a person that the Registrar is satisfied is qualified to issue such a certificate, that the vehicle complies with the relevant vehicle standards.

The Registrar may accept a modification plate issued in respect of a modification of a motor vehicle, or a trailer, as evidence that the modification complies with the relevant vehicle standards or is otherwise acceptable.

In the absence of satisfactory evidence under subregulation (1) or (2), an authorised officer or some other person approved by the Registrar may do one or more of the following:inspect the vehicle to determine if the vehicle complies with the relevant vehicle standards or the modification specifications; inspect the modification to determine if the modification complies with the relevant vehicle standards or the modification specifications; if the authorised officer, or person approved by the Registrar, is satisfied that the vehicle and modification comply with the relevant vehicle standards or the modification specifications, issue a modification plate or certificate, or both, to that effect.

For the avoidance of doubt, an inspection under this regulation is an inspection in respect of which a fee is payable under section 58A of the Act.