Clause 8

by inserting, immediately after subsection (1), the following subsection:“(1A) In addition to subsection (1), the Registrar may cancel the registration of a vehicle registered under any particular class, category or description or purpose of use if the Registrar is satisfied that —

the vehicle has been so permanently altered (on or after the date of commencement of section 8 of the Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2021 and whether in the course of repair or otherwise) so as to render its construction, weight and equipment or condition such that the vehicle no longer conforms to the class, category or description it is registered under; or

the use of the vehicle has so materially changed (on or after the date of commencement of section 8 of the Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2021) such that the use of the vehicle does not conform to the purpose of use it is registered for.”;

by inserting, immediately after the words “subsection (1)” in subsection (2), the words “or (1A)”; and

by inserting, immediately after the words “the Registrar may approve” in subsection (2), the words “unless the vehicle is re‑registered within that period”.