Finance Act, 1983

Motor Vehicles.

61.—The duty of excise imposed by paragraph 4 (1) of the Imposition of Duties (No. 236) (Excise Duties on Motor Vehicles, Televisions and Gramophone Records) Order, 1979, on category A motor vehicles (within the meaning of the said Order) shall be charged, levied and paid, as on and from the 1st day of July, 1983—

(a) in so far as it is chargeable on such vehicles which derive their motive power from an internal combustion engine and which exceed 16 horse-power (calculated in accordance with regulations made by the Minister for the Environment under section 1 (3) of the Finance (Excise Duties) (Vehicles) Act, 1952 , for the purpose of a rate of duty specified in the Schedule to the said Act), at the rate of an amount equal to 64.5 per cent. of the chargeable value (within the meaning aforesaid) in lieu of the rate specified in paragraph 10 of the Imposition of Duties (No. 259) (Excise Duties) Order, 1982, and

(b) in so far as it is chargeable on other such vehicles (other than motor-cycles, auto-cycles, or cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor, whether or not incorporating side-cars), at the rate of an amount equal to 54.5 per cent. of the chargeable value (within the meaning aforesaid) in lieu of the rate specified in section 7 of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1981 .