Motor Salvage Operators Regulations 2002
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2002/1916 |
| Year | 2002 |
2002 No. 1916
ROAD TRAFFIC, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Motor Salvage Operators Regulations 2002
Made 17th July 2002
Laid before Parliament 24th July 2002
Coming into force 21th October 2002
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 2(3), 3(1), 7(1), 7(3) and 41(2) of the Vehicles (Crime) Act 20011, having regard to the definition of “prescribed” in section 16(1) of that Act, and sections 13 and 105(2) of the Local Government Act 20002, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation, commencement and extent
1. These Regulations, which extend to England and Wales, may be cited as the Motor Salvage Operators Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 21st October 2002.
Interpretation
2. In these Regulations—
“the 2001 Act” means the Vehicles (Crime) Act 2001;
“partnership” has the same meaning as in section 1(1) of the Partnership Act 18903;
“bankrupt” has the same meaning as in section 381 of the Insolvency Act 19864.
Particulars of each motor salvage operator’s entry on the register
3. For the purposes of section 2(3) of the 2001 Act, the prescribed particulars of each motor salvage operator’s entry in the register are—
(a) the full name and date of birth of the motor salvage operator, the full names and dates of birth of all the directors if the business is undertaken by a body corporate, or the full names and dates of birth of all the partners if the business is undertaken by a partnership;
(b) the address—
(i) if the operator is an individual, of his usual place of residence;
(ii) if the operator is a partnership, of each partner’s usual place of residence;
(iii) if the operator is a body corporate, of its registered or principal office; and
(iv) of each place in the administrative area of the local authority which is occupied by the motor salvage operator wholly, mainly or partly for the purpose of carrying on a business as defined in section 1(2) of the 2001 Act.
Requirements for registration or renewal of registration
4. For the purposes of section 3(1) of the 2001 Act, an application for registration in a register for a particular area or an application for the renewal of such registration must contain the following information:
(a) the full name and date of birth of the applicant, or the names and dates of birth of all the directors or partners if the applicant business is undertaken by a body corporate or a partnership;
(b) the address of the usual place of residence of each applicant or director or partner of the applicant business;
(c) the address of each place in the administrative area of the local authority which is occupied by the applicant wholly, mainly or partly for the purpose of carrying on a business as defined in section 1(2) of the 2001 Act;
(d) whether it is an initial application to register or an application for renewal of registration;
(e) whether any previous application for registration has been refused and, if so, by which local authority, and for what reasons;
(f) any convictions for any offence under Part 1 of the 2001 Act;
(g) any conviction for any offence specified in an Order made by the Secretary of State in pursuance of his power under section 3(4)(b) of the 2001 Act;
(h) whether the applicant, or any of the directors or partners of the applicant business, is a bankrupt.
Requirement for records to be kept by registered persons
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