ROAD TRAFFIC 1 These Regulations shall come into operation on 4th November 1976, and may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Competitions and Trials) (Amendment) Regulations 1976. 2 1 Subject to paragraph (2) of this Regulation the Motor Vehicles (Competitions and Trials) Regulations 1969 , as amended (hereinafter referred to as “ the 1969 Regulations ”), shall be further amended in accordance with Regulations 3 to 5 below. 2 The amendments made by these Regulations shall not apply to an event (as defined in the 1969 Regulations) which has been authorised by the Royal Automobile Club before the coming into operation of these Regulations but is to be held after they have come into operation. 3 In Regulation 4(1) (Interpretation) of the 1969 Regulations— a after the definition of “control points” the following new definition shall be inserted— “ cross-border event ” means an event involving the use of motor vehicles on public highways in England, or England and Wales, and also in Scotland; ; b after the definition of “rules” the following new definitions shall be inserted— “ Scottish event ” means an event involving the use of motor vehicles on public highways in Scotland only; “ the Scottish part of a cross-border event ” means so much of the cross-border event as involves the use of motor vehicles on public highways in Scotland; . 4 For Regulation 8 (Fees) of the 1969 Regulations the following shall be substituted:— Fees 8 1 It shall be a condition of any authorisation of an event by the Royal Automobile Club that a fee, to be calculated in accordance with the relevant paragraph of this Regulation, shall be paid to that Club. 2 Where the event is a Scottish event, the fee payable shall be a basic fee of £12·50, increased by £7·50 for each 50 miles or part thereof of the length of the route of the event on the public highway. 3 Where the event is neither a Scottish event nor a cross-border event, the fee payable shall be calculated by reference to the maximum number of competing vehicles stated in the application for the authorisation of the event and shall be a fee at the rate of— a 75p per vehicle, for events the route of which on the public highway does not exceed 100 miles; b £1 per vehicle, for events the route of which on the public highway exceeds 100 miles but does not exceed 150 miles; c £1·50 per vehicle, for events the route of which on the public highway exceeds 150 miles but does not exceed 200 miles; and d £3 per vehicle, for events the route of which on the public highway exceeds 200 miles. 4 Where the event is a cross-border event, the fee shall be calculated as if the Scottish part of the cross-border event and the other part of that event were separate and distinct events and the provisions of paragraphs (2) and (3) above shall be applied in relation to the Scottish part and the other part respectively. . 5 After Regulation 12 of the 1969 Regulations the following new Regulation shall be inserted:— Provisions with respect to Scotland 13 1 Subject to paragraph (2) below, as from 1st January 1977— a these Regulations shall cease to apply to— i Scottish events, and ii the Scottish part of any cross-border event; and b for the purposes of these Regulations the part of a cross-border event which is not the Scottish part shall be treated as a separate and distinct event and the Scottish part shall be disregarded. 2 Before authorising— a before 1st January 1977, a Scottish event, or b at any time, a cross-border event, the Royal Automobile Club shall consult with the Royal Scottish Automobile Club. . William Rodgers Secretary of State for Transport 27th September 1976 Bruce Millan Secretary of State for Scotland 1st October 1976 John Morris Secretary of State for Wales 5th October 1976