Section 56 — Road Traffic Act 1988: Conditions of, and cancellation or suspension of, type approval certificates.

Conditions of, and cancellation or suspension of, type approval certificates. 56 1 A type approval certificate may be issued subject to conditions with respect to—

a the inspection by officers of the Secretary of State of vehicles purporting to conform with the type vehicle in the relevant aspects of design, construction, equipment and marking and of parts of such vehicles and their equipment, and the entry of premises where they are manufactured, and b the notification by the manufacturer of differences of design, construction, equipment or marking (other than permitted variations) between any such vehicles and the type vehicle which might affect the type approval requirements or the criteria for determining the design weights of those vehicles.

2 If—

a it appears to the Secretary of State that there has been a breach of a condition subject to which a type approval certificate has been granted, or b the Secretary of State ceases to be satisfied as to any other matter relevant to a type approval certificate, he may cancel or suspend the certificate, but the cancellation or suspension shall not affect the validity of any certificate of conformity previously issued in consequence of the type approval certificate.

3 Where the Secretary of State cancels or suspends a certificate in pursuance of this section, he shall give a written notification of that fact to the holder of the certificate stating the grounds for the cancellation or suspension.