Categories of vehicles
3.—(1)  Each certificate of entitlement shall be issued for not more than one motor vehicle which may fall within any of the following categories:
(a)category A for —
(i)cars having a cylinder capacity not exceeding 1,600 cubic centimetres, where the certificate of entitlement is issued before 3rd February 2014;
(ii)cars having a cylinder capacity not exceeding 1,600 cubic centimetres and having a maximum power output not exceeding 97 kilowatts, where the certificate of entitlement is issued on or after 3rd February 2014;
(iii)cars having a cylinder capacity not exceeding 1,600 cubic centimetres which are registered as classic vehicles or revised use vintage vehicles under the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules, where the certificate of entitlement is issued on or after 3rd February 2014 but before 1st March 2014;
(iv)cars having a cylinder capacity not exceeding 1,600 cubic centimetres which are registered as restricted vintage vehicles and re‑registered as revised use vintage vehicles under the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules, where the certificate of entitlement for the re‑registration is issued on or after 3rd February 2014 but before 1st March 2014;
(v)electric cars having a power rating not exceeding 57.5 kilowatts, where the certificate of entitlement is issued before 2nd July 2008;
(vi)electric cars having a power rating not exceeding 70 kilowatts, where the certificate of entitlement is issued on or after 2nd July 2008 but before 3rd February 2014;
(vii)electric cars having a maximum power output not exceeding 97 kilowatts, where the certificate of entitlement is issued on or after 3rd February 2014;
(viii)petrol‑electric cars having a cylinder capacity not exceeding 1,600 cubic centimetres and having a power rating not exceeding 57.5 kilowatts, where the certificate of entitlement is issued before 2nd July 2008;
(ix)petrol‑electric cars and diesel‑electric cars having a cylinder capacity not exceeding 1,600 cubic centimetres and having a power rating not exceeding 70 kilowatts, where the certificate of entitlement is issued on or after 2nd July 2008 but before 3rd February 2014;
(x)petrol‑electric cars and diesel‑electric cars having a cylinder capacity not exceeding 1,600 cubic centimetres and having a maximum power output not exceeding 97 kilowatts, where the certificate of entitlement is issued on or after 3rd February 2014; and
(xi)taxis;
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(b)category B for —
(i)cars having a cylinder capacity exceeding 1,600 cubic centimetres;
(ii)cars having a maximum power output exceeding 97 kilowatts, where the certificate of entitlement is issued on or after 3rd February 2014;
(iii)electric cars having a power rating exceeding 57.5 kilowatts, where the certificate of entitlement is issued before 2nd July 2008;
(iv)electric cars having a power rating exceeding 70 kilowatts, where the certificate of entitlement is issued on or after 2nd July 2008 but before 3rd February 2014;
(v)electric cars having a maximum power output exceeding 97 kilowatts, where the certificate of entitlement is issued on or after 3rd February 2014;
(vi)petrol‑electric cars having a cylinder capacity exceeding 1,600 cubic centimetres or having a power rating exceeding 57.5 kilowatts, where the certificate of entitlement is issued before 2nd July 2008;
(vii)petrol‑electric cars and diesel‑electric cars having a cylinder capacity exceeding 1,600 cubic centimetres or having a power rating exceeding 70 kilowatts, where the certificate of entitlement is issued on or after 2nd July 2008 but before 3rd February 2014; and
(viii)petrol‑electric cars and diesel‑electric cars having a cylinder capacity exceeding 1,600 cubic centimetres or having a maximum power output exceeding 97 kilowatts, where the certificate of entitlement is issued on or after 3rd February 2014;
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(c)the category comprising goods vehicles, cement mixers and buses;
(d)the motor cycles category comprising all motor cycles;
(e)the open category comprising any motor vehicles mentioned in sub‑paragraphs (a), (b) and (c); and
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(f)the off-peak cars category comprising motor vehicles which shall be registered as off-peak cars under the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules (R 5), except that no certificate of entitlement shall be issued under this sub-paragraph after 30th September 1994.
(2)  For the purposes of paragraph (1)(e), “motor vehicles” shall include any motor car which, on or after 1st October 1994, is intended to be registered as an off-peak car under the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules.
(3)  For the purposes of paragraph (1), the following shall be determined by the Registrar:
(a)the maximum power output of a car, a diesel‑electric car, an electric car or a petrol‑electric car;
(b)the power rating of a diesel‑electric car, an electric car or a petrol‑electric car.
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