(1) The vehicle
licence charge payable for a vehicle for a period of one year is —
(a) for
a vehicle other than a heavy vehicle, the charge payable under
Subdivision 2;
(b) for
a heavy vehicle, the charge payable under Subdivision 3.
(2) The vehicle
licence charge payable for a vehicle for a period of 6 months is
one‑half of the charge payable for that vehicle for a period of one
year.
(3) The vehicle
licence charge payable for a vehicle for a period of 3 months is
one‑quarter of the charge payable for that vehicle for a period of one
year.
(4) Except as provided
in subregulation (4A), the vehicle licence charge payable for a vehicle
for any other period of less than one year is determined in accordance with
this formula —
(4A) The vehicle
licence charge payable for renewing a vehicle licence for a vehicle for a
period of 1 month pursuant to an election under regulation 31(1A)(b)
is one‑twelfth of the charge payable for that vehicle for a period of
one year.
(5) A charge for the
renewal of a vehicle licence is to be calculated by reference to the charge
applicable on the day next succeeding the day on which the licence would have
expired but for the renewal.
(6) For the purposes
of ascertaining a charge under this Division, the tare of a vehicle
is —
(a) as
specified by the vehicle’s manufacturer; or
(b) as
specified by the CEO if —
(i)
the manufacturer has not specified the tare; or
(ii)
the manufacturer cannot be identified; or
(iii)
the vehicle has been modified to the extent that the
manufacturer’s specification is no longer appropriate.
[Regulation 54 amended: SL 2022/149
r. 8.]