The Parliamentary Counsel Office has made editorial and format changes to this version using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.

These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Transport.

These regulations are made under section 269 of the Land Transport Act 1998 on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council.

1	Title
2	Commencement
3	Principal regulations
4	Regulation 63 replaced (Registration and licensing fees)
	63	Registration and licensing fees
5	Schedule 5 amended on 1 January 2025
6	Schedule 5 amended on 1 January 2026
	Schedule Part 2 of Schedule 5 replaced
	Explanatory note
	Gazette Information
	Notes

Regulations

1 Title

These regulations are the Land Transport (Motor Vehicle Registration and Licensing) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2024.

2 Commencement

(1)

These regulations come into force on 1 January 2025.

(2)

However, regulation 6 comes into force on 1 January 2026.

Regulations: confirmed, on 20 December 2025, by section 14 of the Secondary Legislation Confirmation Act 2025 (2025 No 84).

3 Principal regulations

These regulations amend the Land Transport (Motor Vehicle Registration and Licensing) Regulations 2011.

4 Regulation 63 replaced (Registration and licensing fees)

Replace regulation 63 with:

63 Registration and licensing fees

Fees for registration or cancellation of registration of motor vehicle

(1)

The fees payable for the registration or cancellation of registration of a motor vehicle are specified in Parts 1 and 1A of Schedule 5.

(2)

The fees specified in Part 1A of Schedule 5 are in addition to the fees specified in Parts 1 and 5 of Schedule 5.

Fees for licensing of motor vehicle

(3)

The fees payable for the licensing of a motor vehicle are specified in Parts 2 and 4 of Schedule 5.

(4)

The fees specified in Part 4 of Schedule 5 are in addition to the fees specified in Part 2 of Schedule 5.

(5)

The fee payable to license a motor vehicle,—

(a)

for a period of 1 year, must be the annual fee that applies on the first day of the period for which the licence is issued; and

(b)

for a period of less than 1 year, must be calculated as a proportion of the annual fee that applies on the first day of the period for which the licence is issued.

Certain fees are land transport revenue

(6)

The fees specified in Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 5 that are payable under this regulation (excluding applicable refunds, and goods and services tax payable under the Goods and Services Tax Act 1985) are land transport revenue for the purposes of section 6 of the Land Transport Management Act 2003.

5 Schedule 5 amended on 1 January 2025

Replace Part 2 of Schedule 5 with the Part 2 set out in Part 1 of the Schedule of these regulations.

6 Schedule 5 amended on 1 January 2026

Replace Part 2 of Schedule 5 with the Part 2 set out in Part 2 of the Schedule of these regulations.

Schedule Part 2 of Schedule 5 replaced

rr 5, 6

Part 1 Annual licence fees commencing on 1 January 2025

Part 2 Annual licence fees

	Vehicle type	Fee ($)
1	For a motorcycle (not being a motorcycle to which item 3 applies)	38.50
2	For a moped (not being a moped to which item 3(a) applies)	23.00
3	For a—
	(a) veteran motor vehicle (including a motorcycle and a moped):	16.50
	(b) vintage motor vehicle (including a motorcycle but not including a moped)	30.50
4	For a trailer that, with the load it is for the time being carrying, does not weigh more than 2 000 kilograms	38.50
5	For a tractor or self-propelled agricultural machine	68.50
6	For a traction engine	16.50
7	For an all-terrain vehicle	38.50
8	For a motor vehicle not falling within any of the previous categories	68.50
9	For any trade plate for use on a motorcycle or moped	38.50
10	For any trade plate for use on any other motor vehicle	68.50

Part 2 Annual licence fees commencing on 1 January 2026

Part 2 Annual licence fees

	Vehicle type	Fee ($)
1	For a motorcycle (not being a motorcycle to which item 3 applies)	52.50
2	For a moped (not being a moped to which item 3(a) applies)	31.00
3	For a—
	(a) veteran motor vehicle (including a motorcycle and a moped):	22.50
	(b) vintage motor vehicle (including a motorcycle but not including a moped)	42.00
4	For a trailer that, with the load it is for the time being carrying, does not weigh more than 2 000 kilograms	52.50
5	For a tractor or self-propelled agricultural machine	93.50
6	For a traction engine	22.50
7	For an all-terrain vehicle	52.50
8	For a motor vehicle not falling within any of the previous categories	93.50
9	For any trade plate for use on a motorcycle or moped	52.50
10	For any trade plate for use on any other motor vehicle	93.50

Rachel Hayward,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Explanatory note

This note is not part of the regulations but is intended to indicate their general effect.

These regulations amend the Land Transport (Motor Vehicle Registration and Licensing) Regulations 2011 (the principal regulations). These regulations replace regulation 63 and Part 2 of Schedule 5 of the principal regulations to increase the fees payable for the licensing of motor vehicles.

The fee increases come into effect in 2 stages as follows:

the first increase comes into effect on 1 January 2025 and will apply until 31 December 2025:
the second fee increase comes into effect on 1 January 2026.

These regulations replace regulation 63 of the principal regulations. However, the only new requirements are under new regulation 63(5). New regulation 63(5)—

clarifies that the licensing fees specified in Part 2 of Schedule 5 of the principal regulations are annual fees; and
specifies that the fee payable to license a motor vehicle for a period of less than 1 year must be calculated as a proportion of the annual fee that applies on the first day of the period for which the licence is issued.

These regulations must be confirmed by an Act before the close of 31 December 2025. If they are not confirmed, they will be revoked on the close of that date. See subpart 3 of Part 5 of the Legislation Act 2019.

Regulatory impact statement

The Ministry of Transport produced a regulatory impact statement on 10 May 2024 to help inform the decisions taken by the Government relating to the contents of this instrument.

A copy of this regulatory impact statement can be found at—

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2019.

Date of notification in Gazette: 3 October 2024.

Notes

1 General

This is a consolidation of the Land Transport (Motor Vehicle Registration and Licensing) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2024 that incorporates the amendments made to the legislation so that it shows the law as at its stated date.

2 Legal status

A consolidation is taken to correctly state, as at its stated date, the law enacted or made by the legislation consolidated and by the amendments. This presumption applies unless the contrary is shown.

Section 78 of the Legislation Act 2019 provides that this consolidation, published as an electronic version, is an official version. A printed version of legislation that is produced directly from this official electronic version is also an official version.

3 Editorial and format changes

The Parliamentary Counsel Office makes editorial and format changes to consolidations using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. See also PCO editorial conventions for consolidations.

4 Amendments incorporated in this consolidation

Secondary Legislation Confirmation Act 2025 (2025 No 84): section 14

Land Transport (Motor Vehicle Registration and Licensing) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2024