Section 21 | Registration of vehicles.

(1)Subject to subsection (3), on the issue by the Secretary of State for a vehicle which is not registered under this section of either—^F1

(a)a vehicle licence, or^F1

(b)a nil licence,^F1

the Secretary of State shall register the vehicle in such manner as he thinks fit without any further application by the person to whom the licence is issued.

(2)Subject to subsection (3) Where particulars in respect of a vehicle are furnished to the Secretary of State in accordance with regulations under section 24 before he first issues a vehicle licence for the vehicle, he shall so register the vehicle on receiving the particulars.^F2

(3)The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that in such circumstances as may be prescribed by the regulations a vehicle shall not be registered under this section until a fee of such amount as may be so prescribed is paid.^F3

(4)The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision about repayment of any sum paid by way of a fee mentioned in subsection (3), and the regulations may in particular include provision—^F3

(a)that repayment shall be made only if a specified person is satisfied that specified conditions are met or in other specified circumstances;^F3

(b)that repayment shall be made in part only;^F3

(c)that, in the case of partial repayment, the amount repaid shall be a specified sum or determined in a specified manner;^F3

(d)for repayment of different amounts in different circumstances;^F3

and “specified” here means specified in the regulations.