Motor Taxation (Abolition) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2006

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The Motor Taxation (Abolition) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2006

THE LEGISLATION SELECT COMMITTEE, in pursuance of the States' Resolution of the 26^th October, 2006[a], and in exercise of the powers conferred on the States by sections 2(9), 2(14), 2(15), 16, 25 and 28 of the Motor Taxation and Licensing (Guernsey) Law, 1987, as amended[b] and all other powers enabling the States in that behalf, and on the Committee by Article 66(3) of the Reform (Guernsey) Law, 1948, as amended[c], hereby order:-

Abolition of motor tax.

1. (1) Motor tax and vehicle licences are abolished.

(2) Subsection (1) comes into force on the 1^st January, 2008.

Power to issue vehicle licences of different periods.

2. (1) Vehicle licences may be issued, before the 1^st January, 2008, in respect of periods of -

(a) six months,

(b) twelve months, or

(2) The Environment Department shall continue to levy a surcharge of 50 pence for the issue of a vehicle licence in respect of a period of six months which expires before the 31^st December, 2007.

Repeals.

3. (1) The enactments specified in the Schedule are repealed on the 1^st January, 2008.

(2) Prior to that date, those enactments are modified to the extent necessary to give effect to this Ordinance.

Extent.

4. This Ordinance has effect in the Islands of Guernsey and Alderney.

Citation and commencement.

5. (1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Motor Taxation (Abolition) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2006.

(2) This Ordinance, apart from section 1(1), comes into force on the 4^th December, 2006.

SCHEDULE

Section 3

REPEALED ENACTMENTS

PART I - LAWS

1. NAME OF ENACTMENT	2. EXTENT OF REPEAL
Loi relative aux Automobiles, 1926[d]	The whole Law
Loi supplémentaire relative aux Automobiles, 1932[e]	The whole Law
Loi supplémentaire à la Loi relative aux Automobiles, 1937[f]	The whole Law
Loi supplémentaire à la Loi relative aux Automobiles et concernant les Tracteurs Agricoles, 1946[g]	In section 1, the definition of "La Loi de 1926"; and section 2
Loi de 1950 supplémentaire à la Loi relative aux Automobiles[h]	The whole Law
The Motor Vehicles (Taxation and Licensing) (Amendment) Law, 1956[i]	The whole Law
The Motor Vehicles (Taxation and Licensing) (Tractors) Law, 1957[j]	The whole Law

The Motor Vehicles (Taxation) (Amendment) Law, 1957[k]	The whole Law
The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) (Guernsey) Law, 1960[l]	Sections 2 and 3
The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) (Guernsey) Law, 1966[m]	Sections 2 and 3
The Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic (Penalties) (Guernsey) Law, 1982[n]	Sections 1(a) and 3

PART II - ORDINANCES

1. NAME OF ENACTMENT	2. EXTENT OF REPEAL
Ordonnance supplémentaire à l'Ordonnance ayant rapport au Trafic Véhiculaire en cette île, 1932[o]	Articles 1, 2, 2A, 3, 4, 5, 6, 14, 16, 17, and Schedules I and II
The Vehicular Traffic (Short Period Licences) Ordinance, 1940[p]	The whole Ordinance
The Alderney (Application of Legislation) Ordinance, 1948[q]	The entry in Schedule 2 relating to the Loi relative aux Automobiles, 1926
The Vehicular Traffic (Motor Licences) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1965[r]	The whole Ordinance
The Vehicular Traffic (Motor Licences) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1970[s]	Sections 1(a) and 2 and the Schedule
The Indirect Taxes, Duties and Impôts (Increase of Rates) (Budget) Ordinance, 1994^[t]	Sections 2, 3 and 5 and Schedules 2 and 3
The Registration Marks (Sale and Retention) Ordinance, 1997[u]	Section 14(a)
The Motor Tax (Amendment) Ordinance, 2004[v]	The whole Ordinance

[a]	Article XII of Billet d'État No. XVII of 2006.
[b]	Ordres en Conseil Vol. XXX, p. 341; No. XI of 1995; and No. IX of 2000.
[c]	Ordres en Conseil Vol. XIII, p. 288 (there are amendments not material to this Ordinance).
[d]	Ordres en Conseil Vol. VIII, p. 56.
[e]	Ordres en Conseil Vol. IX, p. 257.
[f]	Ordres en Conseil Vol. XI, p. 121.
[g]	Ordres en Conseil Vol. XII, p. 380.
[h]	Ordres en Conseil Vol. XIV, p. 436.
[i]	Ordres en Conseil Vol. XVII, p. 11.
[j]	Ordres en Conseil Vol. XVII, p. 241.
[k]	Ordres en Conseil Vol. XVII, p. 246.
[l]	Ordres en Conseil Vol. XVIII, p. 257.
[m]	Ordres en Conseil Vol. XX, p. 246.
[n]	Ordres en Conseil Vol. XXVII, p. 415.
[o]	Recueil d'Ordonnances, Tome VI, p. 89.
[p]	Recueil d'Ordonnances, Tome VIII, p. 226.
[q]	Recueil d'Ordonnances Tome IX, p. 280.
[r]	Recueil d'Ordonnances Tome XIV, p. 125.
[s]	Recueil d'Ordonnances Tome XVI, p. 503.
[t]	Recueil d'Ordonnances Tome XXVI, p. 350; amended by No. XLIII of 2004.
[u]	No. XXXVI of 1997.
[v]	No. XLIII of 2004.