Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 section 61B

Certificates as to reduced pollution

Section 61B establishes the framework for issuing certificates that confirm a vehicle meets reduced pollution requirements, which entitle the vehicle to a lower rate of vehicle excise duty.

• The Secretary of State may authorise examiners to inspect vehicles and issue reduced pollution certificates where the vehicle meets the prescribed environmental standards.
• A reduced pollution certificate confirms that a vehicle satisfies the conditions needed to qualify for a lower rate of vehicle excise duty under the relevant schedule.
• Regulations may set out the procedures for examinations, the form and content of certificates, the fees payable, and the conditions under which certificates may be refused, issued, or withdrawn.
• The scheme was later amended by the Finance Act 2014 to align with updates to the vehicle excise duty regime and scheduling structure.

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