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Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
ROAD TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
Made
16th April 2007
Coming into operation
10th July 2007
The Department of the Environment makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 31A(1), 31C(1), 31D(1), (2) and (3), 31E(1) and (4) and 218(1) of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981(1):
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Type Approval) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 and shall come into operation on 10th July 2007.
2.—(1) In these Regulations—
“the Construction and Use Regulations” means the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999(2);
“appropriate information document”—
in relation to a vehicle subject to type approval requirements and in respect of which an application for a type approval certificate is made, means a document in the form set out in Part I of Schedule 5;
in relation to a vehicle subject to type approval requirements and in respect of which an application for a Department’s approval certificate is made, means a document in the form set out in Part II of Schedule 5; and
in relation to a vehicle part subject to type approval requirements means a document in the form set out in Part III of Schedule 5;
“dual-purpose vehicle” means a vehicle constructed or adapted for the carriage both of passengers and of goods being a vehicle of which the unladen weight does not exceed 2040 kilograms, and which satisfies the following conditions as to construction, namely:—
the vehicle must be permanently fitted with a rigid roof, with or without a sliding panel;
the area of the vehicle to the rear of the driver’s seat must—
be permanently fitted with at least one row of transverse seats (fixed or folding) for two or more passengers and those seats must be properly sprung or cushioned and provided with upholstered back-rests, attached either to the seats or to a side or the floor of the vehicle, and
be lit on each side and at the rear by a window or windows of glass or other transparent material having an area or aggregate area of not less than 1850 square centimetres on each side and not less than 770 square centimetres at the rear; and
the distance between the rearmost part of the steering wheel and the back-rests of the row of transverse seats satisfying the requirements specified in sub-paragraph (b)(i) or, if there is more than one such row of seats, the distance between the rearmost part of the steering wheel and the back-rests of the rearmost such row must, when the seats are ready for use, be not less than one-third of the distance between the rearmost part of the steering wheel and the rearmost part of the floor of the vehicle;
“ECE Regulation” means a Regulation annexed to the Agreement concerning the adoption of uniform conditions of approval for motor vehicle equipment and parts and reciprocal recognition thereof concluded at Geneva on 2nd March 1958(3) as amended(4) to which the United Kingdom is a party(5);
“EEA Agreement” means the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on the 2nd May 1992 as adjusted by the protocol signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993;
“EEA State” means a State which is a contracting party to the EEA Agreement;
“emissions or noise item” means an item in Part I of Schedule 1 in respect of which the subject matter specified in column (2) of that Part is “exhaust emissions” or “noise and silencers”;
“Framework Directive vehicle” means a vehicle to which these Regulations apply and is a “vehicle” within the meaning of Council Directive 70/156/EEC(6) as amended by Council Directive 87/403/EEC(7), Council Directive 92/53/EEC(8) and Commission Directive 93/81(9);
“hire agreement” means an agreement for the bailment of a vehicle which is not a hire-purchase agreement;
“hire-purchase agreement” has the same meaning as in Part VI of the Hire-Purchase Act (Northern Ireland) 1966(10);
“maximum gross weight” means, in relation to a vehicle, the weight which it is designed or adapted not to exceed when in normal use and travelling on a road laden;
“motor ambulance” means a motor vehicle which is specially designed and constructed (and not merely adapted) for carrying, as equipment permanently fixed to the vehicle, equipment used for medical, dental or other health purposes and is used primarily for the carriage of persons suffering from illness, injury or disability;
“motor caravan” means a motor vehicle which is constructed or adapted for the carriage of passengers and their effects and which contains, as permanently installed equipment, the facilities which are reasonably necessary for enabling the vehicle to provide mobile living accommodation for its users;
“the Order” means the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981;
“the prescribed fee” in relation to any matter provided for in these Regulations, means the fee prescribed for such matter in the Motor Vehicles (Type Approval and Approval Marks) (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992(11);
“the prescribed type approval requirements” in relation to a vehicle or a vehicle part subject to type approval requirements, means the type approval requirements prescribed therefor by regulation 7;
“registered” means registered under the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994(12);
“regular armed forces of the Crown” has the meaning assigned to it in section 1 of the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975(13);
“the type approval requirements” means the requirements with respect to the design, construction, equipment or marking of vehicles or vehicle parts which—
relate to the items numbered in column (1) and listed in column (2) of Part I of Schedule 1; and
are contained in Regulations, other documents, or Parts of that Schedule, and consist of the requirements specified against each such item in column (3) of Part I of that Schedule (subject to such modifications and additions as are set out in Part I of that Schedule); and
“vehicle subject to type approval requirements” and “vehicle part subject to type approval requirements” have the meanings given to those expressions in regulation 7(9).
(2) For the purposes of these Regulations—
(a)a motor vehicle is to be regarded as being manufactured on or after a particular date if it is first assembled on or after that date, even if it includes one or more parts which were manufactured before that date; and
(b)the provisions of regulation 2(4) of the Construction and Use Regulations shall apply for determining when a motor vehicle is first used.
3. The instruments referred to in column (3) of Part I of Schedule 1 shall, for the purposes of these Regulations, have effect as if—
(a)a reference to a vehicle in category M1 were a reference to a vehicle described as M1 in Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6th February 1970; and
(b)a reference to a vehicle in category L5 were a reference to a vehicle described as L5 in ECE Regulation 78 of 15th October 1988.
4.—(1) For the purposes of these Regulations a vehicle (“the vehicle in question”) is a low volume type approval vehicle at a particular time if—
(a)since the 31st December immediately preceding that time less than 500 Department’s approval certificates have been issued with respect to vehicles of the relevant class; and
(b)no type approval certificate is in force with respect to a vehicle of the relevant class.
(2) Notwithstanding anything in paragraph (1), a vehicle shall be deemed to be a low volume type approval vehicle for the purposes of these Regulations if a Department’s approval certificate in the form set out in Part III of Schedule 4 has been issued with respect to it.
(3) For the purposes of this regulation, a vehicle is a vehicle of the relevant class if it is not the vehicle in question, but is a vehicle—
(a)of the same or similar model; and
(b)manufactured by the same manufacturer,
as the vehicle in question.
(4) For the purposes of this regulation only, two or more vehicles manufactured by different bodies corporate shall be regarded as having been manufactured by the same manufacturer if at the date when the last of those vehicles was manufactured the bodies were interconnected within the meaning given by section 137(5) of the Fair Trading Act 1973(14).
5.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2) these Regulations apply to—
(a)every motor vehicle manufactured on or after 1st August 1978 and not first used before 2nd December 1985 which is constructed solely for the carriage of passengers and their effects or is a dual-purpose vehicle and in either case which—
(i)is adapted to carry not more than eight passengers exclusive of the driver and either has four or more wheels or, if having only three wheels, has a maximum gross weight of more than 1000 kilograms, or
(ii)has three wheels, a maximum gross weight not exceeding 1000 kilograms, and either a design speed exceeding 50 kilometres per hour or an engine with a capacity exceeding 50 cubic centimetres, and is not a motor cycle with or without a side-car attached; and
(b)parts of any such motor vehicles.
(2) These Regulations do not apply to, or to parts of—
(a)a motor vehicle brought temporarily into Northern Ireland by a person resident abroad;
(b)a vehicle in the service of a visiting force or of a headquarters (as defined in Article 8(9)(b) of the Visiting Forces and International Headquarters (Application of Law) Order 1999)(15);
(c)a motor vehicle which is to be exported from Northern Ireland and which has been zero-rated under regulation 132, 133 or 155 of the Value Added Tax Regulations 1995(16);
(d)a motor vehicle which is of a new or improved type, or is fitted with equipment of a new or improved type, and which has been constructed to that type, or fitted with that equipment, for the purposes of tests or trials or for use as a prototype, and—
(i)is not intended for general use on roads, and
(ii)in the case of a vehicle first used on a road on or after 2nd December 1985 remains in the ownership and the use of—
(A)the manufacturer of the vehicle if the vehicle is of a new or improved type, or
(B)the manufacturer of the equipment if the vehicle is fitted with equipment of a new or improved type or the manufacturer of the vehicle on which that equipment is used;
(e)a motor vehicle which is of a new or improved type provided that the conditions in paragraph (3) are satisfied;
(f)a motor vehicle where it has ceased to be in the service of the regular armed forces of the Crown or the Royal Irish Regiment; or
(g)a motor vehicle for which a first licence was granted under the Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971(17) on or after 1st August 1978.
(3) The conditions referred to in paragraph (2)(e) are that—
(a)the manufacturer of the vehicle has made an application—
(i)in respect of a type vehicle in accordance with regulation 8 for a type approval certificate, or
(ii)in respect of another vehicle (“the initial vehicle”) in accordance with regulation 9 for a Department’s approval certificate;
(b)an appointment has been made for a final examination of the type vehicle or the initial vehicle (as the case may be);
(c)the vehicle conforms with the type vehicle or the initial vehicle (as the case may be) in such of the relevant aspects of design, construction, equipment and marking as are mentioned in the information document accompanying the application pursuant to regulation 8 or 9;
(d)the vehicle complies with the relevant type approval requirements specified in Part I of Schedule 1;
(e)the Department has been notified of the vehicle identification number;
(f)the vehicle—
(i)was at the date of manufacture owned by the manufacturer of the vehicle and has remained in his ownership,
(ii)has not been offered for sale by him,
(iii)has not been let or offered for letting under a hire agreement or a hire-purchase agreement, and
(iv)has not been used on any road for any purpose other than for, or in connection with, publicity, demonstration or evaluation of vehicles of the new or improved type; and
(g)the manufacturer of the vehicle intends that until pursuant to the application mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) there has been issued a type approval certificate or a Department’s approval certificate (as the case may be), the vehicle—
(i)shall remain in his ownership,
(ii)shall not be offered for sale by him,
(iii)shall not be let or offered for letting under a hire agreement or a hire-purchase agreement, and
(iv)shall not be used on a road for any purpose other than for, or in connection with, publicity, demonstration or evaluation of vehicles of the new or improved type.
6.—(1) These Regulations shall have effect, in relation to vehicles to which regulation 3 of the Approval Regulations applies, with the following modifications.
(2) Regulation 7 shall have effect subject to regulation 3 of the Approval Regulations.
(3) Regulation 9 does not apply to an application for a Department’s approval certificate made on the basis that the vehicle complies with the relevant requirements by virtue of the Approval Regulations.
(4) Regulation 11 does not apply in relation to any determination made for the purposes of such an application.
(5) Regulation 12 does not apply in relation to any certificate issued on the basis that the vehicle complies with the relevant requirements by virtue of the Approval Regulations.
(6) Regulation 13 does not apply in relation to any certificate in the form prescribed by the Approval Regulations.
(7) Regulations 17 and 18 do not apply to any vehicle to which regulation 3 of the Approval Regulations applies (those Regulations containing provisions corresponding to regulations 17 and 18).
(8) In this regulation—
“the Approval Regulations” means the Motor Vehicles (Approval) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001(18); and
“the relevant requirements”, in relation to a vehicle, means the requirements prescribed under Article 31A of the Order that are applicable to it.
7.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) to (8), regulation 6 and to the exemptions specified in column (4) of Part I of Schedule 1, the type approval requirements specified in column (3) of Part I of Schedule 1 are hereby prescribed as requirements which are applicable—
(a)from the date specified in column (5) of Part I of Schedule 1; and
(b)in a case where a date is specified in column (6) of Part I of Schedule 1, until that date,
to vehicles to which these Regulations apply and to the relevant parts of such vehicles, before such vehicles are registered.
(2) Subject to paragraph (7), in relation to a particular vehicle—
(a)a type approval requirement applicable to the vehicle at the date of manufacture shall continue to apply to it until it is registered; and
(b)a type approval requirement which is applicable to vehicles as from a date after that vehicle was manufactured shall not apply to the vehicle unless the subject matter of the requirement is the same as that of a requirement applicable to it on the date it was manufactured.
(3) Save as provided in paragraph (4), if a vehicle or vehicle part is manufactured on or after a date (other than 1st August 1978) specified in an item in column (5) of Part I of Schedule 1, the type approval requirement specified in column (3) in that item shall not apply if the vehicle or, in the case of a vehicle part, the vehicle in which it is incorporated, is first used on a road within six months of that date.
(4) The provisions of paragraph (3) do not apply in respect of item 14H in Part I of Schedule 1.
(5) Save as provided in paragraph (6), if a vehicle or a vehicle part is manufactured on or after a date specified in an item in column (6) of Part I of Schedule 1, the type approval requirement specified in column (3) in that item shall apply if the vehicle or, in the case of a vehicle part, the vehicle in which it is incorporated, is first used on a road within six months of that date.
(6) The provisions of paragraph (5) do not apply in respect of any emissions or noise item.
(7) No emissions or noise item shall apply to a Framework Directive vehicle on or after the date specified in column (6) of the item.
(8) Where, in relation to an item listed in column (2) of Part I of Schedule 1, two or more instruments or other documents are specified in column (3) of Part I of Schedule 1 as alternatives, the requirements prescribed by paragraph (1) are the requirements contained in either or any of those instruments or documents, and subject to paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (5) and (6) where two or more items specified in column (1) of Part I of Schedule 1 have the same subject matter as is specified in column (2) of Part I of Schedule 1 the type approval requirements relate to either or, as the case may be, any of those items; and for the purposes of this paragraph, items 2A and 2B shall be regarded as items having the same subject matter.
(9) A vehicle to which, or to a part of which, any requirement mentioned in paragraph (1) is for the time being applicable by virtue of paragraphs (1) to (8) is referred to in these Regulations as “a vehicle subject to type approval requirements”, and a vehicle part to which any such requirement is so applicable is referred to in these regulations as “a vehicle part subject to type approval requirements”.
(10) Where a requirement is prescribed by these Regulations as a requirement applicable to a vehicle, or to a vehicle part, that requirement shall, for the purposes of these Regulations, be regarded as being applicable to that vehicle or vehicle part by virtue of paragraphs (1) to (8) notwithstanding that the same requirement may have been, or may hereafter be, applied to that vehicle or vehicle part by or under any provision of the European Communities Act 1972(19) or by or under any other statutory provision.
(11) Subject to paragraph (13) the date specified in column (6) of Part I of Schedule 1 (being the date of cessation of application of type approval requirements) in relation to items 4B, 14C and 14D of that Part shall have effect as if advanced by one year in the case of a vehicle for which, or for a model of which, there is a type approval certificate or (as the case may be) a Department’s approval certificate in force at the date so specified.
(12) Where, in relation to items 12A(1), 12A(2) and 12A(3) in Part I of Schedule 1, a date is specified in column (6) of that Part (being a date of cessation of application of type approval requirements), that date shall not apply to any vehicle for which, or for a model of which, there is a type approval certificate or (as the case may be) a Department’s approval certificate in force at that date.
(13) In relation to any vehicle—
(a)which has 5 or more forward gears and a maximum power to maximum gross weight ratio of not less than 75 kilowatts per tonne; and
(b)for which, or for a model of which, there is a type approval certificate or (as the case may be) a Department’s approval certificate in force on 30th September 1988,
notwithstanding the specification of a date in item 14C in column (6) of Part I of Schedule 1, that column shall have effect as if it did not specify a date.
(14) Schedule 2 shall have effect for the purpose of specifying, in relation to certain vehicles, dates which are to be read as if they appeared in column (5) of items 25 and 26 of Part I of Schedule 1.
(15) Schedules 3 and 4 (which treat certain emissions or noise items as if in certain circumstances specified dates were substituted for the entries in column (5) and (6)) shall have effect.
(16) A vehicle subject to type approval requirements which meets the technical requirements for permanent registration in another EEA State, or other country with whom the European Community has an applicable trading or customs agreement to equivalent effect, shall be treated as complying with all the requirements prescribed under Article 31A of the Order, except to the extent that following an assessment of documentation where such is provided, the Department is unable to establish that the vehicle satisfies the standards equivalent to those specified in relation to each applicable subject matter mentioned in Schedule 1.
(17) In this regulation, “prescribed” means prescribed under Article 31A of the Order.
8.—(1) An application by a manufacturer of a vehicle or vehicle part, which is subject to type approval requirements, for the approval of that vehicle or vehicle part as a type vehicle or type vehicle part, as the case may be, and for the issue in respect thereof of a type approval certificate shall be—
(a)made to the Department on a form supplied by it;
(b)accompanied by an appropriate information document supplied by the Department and duly completed so as to furnish all the information which is required by that document applicable to the vehicle or vehicle part of the type in respect of which the application is made; and
(c)accompanied by such other documents as are mentioned in the said information document as being required in connection with the application.
(2) As soon as reasonably practicable after the date of the receipt of an application for type approval the Department shall send to the applicant a notice stating the address at which the examination of the vehicle or vehicle part is to be carried out, the date and time at which such examination is to begin, the prescribed fees which are payable in respect of the examination and the time, place and manner for payment of those fees. The Department shall not be required to commence any examination until the prescribed fees have been paid.
9.—(1) An application in respect of a vehicle or vehicle part which is subject to type approval requirements for a Department’s approval certificate in respect of that vehicle or vehicle part shall be made in writing to the Department on a form supplied by it and, subject to paragraph (3), shall be accompanied by—
(a)an appropriate information document supplied by the Department and duly completed so as to furnish all the information which is required by that document applicable to the vehicle or vehicle part in respect of which the application is made; and
(b)such other documents as are mentioned in the said information document as being required in connection with the application.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), as soon as reasonably practicable after the date of the receipt of an application for a Department’s approval certificate the Department shall send to the applicant a notice stating the address at which the examination of the vehicle or vehicle part is to be carried out, the date and time at which such examination is to begin and the prescribed fees which are payable in respect of the examination and the time, place and manner for payment of such fees. The Department shall not be required to commence any examination until the prescribed fees have been paid.
(3) In a case where an application for a Department’s approval certificate is an application, in the circumstances mentioned in Article 31A(5) of the Order, by a manufacturer or importer for the issue of the certificate without examination of the vehicle or vehicle part the application shall refer to the appropriate information document and shall be accompanied by a remittance of the prescribed fee.
10.—(1) The provisions of regulation 8 as to forms, documents, information, notice of examination and fees shall apply to an application for a further type approval certificate under Article 31B(2)(a) of the Order.
(2) Where such a further type approval certificate is issued, references in these Regulations to a manufacturer shall be construed as in that Article.
11.—(1) Every notification by the Department of—
(a)a determination not to issue a type approval certificate or a Department’s approval certificate; or
(b)a determination to issue a type approval certificate in respect of one or more, but not all, of the relevant type approval requirements to which the application for type approval relates; or
(c)the cancellation or suspension of a type approval certificate,
shall contain a statement of the right of appeal under Article 31C of the Order, and shall give particulars of the time within which, the manner in which, and the address at which, such an appeal can be lodged.
(2) An appeal under Article 31C of the Order by a person aggrieved by a determination made by the Department with respect to a type approval certificate, a certificate of conformity or a Department’s approval certificate shall be made in the following manner—
(a)the appellant shall, not later than six weeks from the notification of the Department’s determination, give notice to the Department at the address stated for appeals in that notification, of his intention to appeal against the determination; and
(b)if the grounds of the appeal are not stated in the notice referred to in sub-paragraph (a), the appellant shall, not later than six weeks from the giving of that notice, give to the Department at the address referred to in that sub-paragraph a further notice stating the grounds of his appeal.
12.—(1) A type approval certificate shall be in the form set out in Part I or Part II of Schedule 6.
(2) Subject to paragraphs (4), (5) and (6), a Department’s approval certificate shall be in the form set out in Part I or Part II of Schedule 7.
(3) A certificate of conformity shall be in the form set out in Part I or Part II of Schedule 8 and shall contain such of the particulars specified in the form in Schedule 8 as are relevant to the vehicle or vehicle part in respect of which the certificate is issued.
(4) Where the Department is satisfied that a vehicle complies with the relevant type approval requirements on the basis that it is a low volume type approval vehicle and is not satisfied that it would otherwise so comply, a Department’s approval certificate issued in respect of that vehicle shall be in the form set out in Part III of Schedule 7.
(5) Subject to paragraph (6), a Department’s approval certificate for any vehicle shall be in a form prescribed by paragraph (4), if—
(a)the application was made on the basis that the vehicle is a low volume type approval vehicle; or
(b)the applicant has otherwise requested the certificate to be in a form prescribed by that paragraph,
and the Department is satisfied that the vehicle is a low volume type approval vehicle.
(6) Upon the issue of a Department’s approval certificate for any vehicle, where the Department is satisfied that the requirements of paragraph (7) are fulfilled and the applicant so requests, the certificate shall be endorsed with a statement that it is so satisfied.
(7) The requirements of this paragraph are that—
(a)an EC certificate of conformity has been issued in respect of the vehicle;
(b)since the EC certificate of conformity was issued the vehicle has been altered as described in the information document which accompanied the application under these Regulations;
(c)notwithstanding the alterations the vehicle is still of the type in respect of which the EC certificate of conformity was issued, and—
(i)if the EC certificate of conformity does not describe the vehicle as a variant, the vehicle has not as a consequence of the alterations become a variant of that type,
(ii)if the EC certificate of conformity describes the vehicle as a variant of that type, the vehicle has not as a consequence of the alterations become a different variant of that type;
(d)the EC certificate would still have had effect had the alterations not been made (whether or not that certificate in fact still has effect).
(8) For the purposes of paragraph (7)—
(a)“EC certificate of conformity” has the same meaning as in Article 31A(7) of the Order; and
(b)“type” and “variant” have the meanings given in Annex IIB of Council Directive 70/156/EEC(20), as amended by Council Directive 87/403/EEC(21) and Council Directive 92/53/EEC(22).
13.—(1) If a certificate of conformity or Department’s approval certificate is lost or defaced, application for the issue of a duplicate may be made—
(a)in the case of a certificate of conformity, to the manufacturer by whom the original was issued; and
(b)in the case of a Department’s approval certificate, to the Department.
(2) Where such a certificate has been lost, the application for the issue of a duplicate shall give particulars of the vehicle or vehicle part to which the original related and shall either state the serial number of the original certificate or give such other information with respect to the original certificate as is available and is reasonably required for enabling the records with respect to the original certificate to be searched and particulars of the original certificate traced.
(3) Where such a certificate has been defaced, the application for the issue of a duplicate shall be accompanied by the defaced certificate and, if the serial number of that certificate is no longer legible, by a statement of such other information with respect to the original certificate as is mentioned in paragraph (2).
(4) Every duplicate certificate issued under this regulation shall be marked “Duplicate”.
(5) Every application under this regulation for a duplicate certificate shall be accompanied by a remittance for the prescribed fee.
14.—(1) A manufacturer of a vehicle or vehicle part in relation to which a type approval certificate is in force shall keep a record, as specified in paragraph (2), of every certificate of conformity issued by him under Article 31A(3) of the Order in respect of each vehicle or vehicle part manufactured by him which conforms with the type vehicle or type vehicle part in such of the relevant aspects of design, construction, equipment and marking as are mentioned in the type approval certificate.
(2) The record referred to in paragraph (1) shall be a record of—
(a)the serial number of the certificate of conformity;
(b)the serial number of the type approval certificate referred to in the certificate of conformity;
(c)in the case of a certificate of conformity in respect of a vehicle, the manufacturer’s identification number assigned to that vehicle and either the date of the manufacture of the vehicle or the date of the issue of the certificate of conformity; and
(d)in the case of a certificate of conformity in respect of a vehicle part to which the manufacturer has assigned an identification number, that number.
(3) A person authorised by the Department for the purpose may, on giving such manufacturer reasonable notice and after production, if so required, of his authority, require the manufacturer to produce for inspection or otherwise make available the records kept by him under this regulation, and the authorised person may take copies of such records or otherwise secure the reproduction of the information contained in them.
15.—(1) The Department may authorise such persons as it thinks fit, whether officers of the Department or not, to carry out, in connection with the issue of type approval certificates, examinations of vehicles or vehicle parts which are subject to type approval requirements.
(2) Any authorisation under this regulation shall be in writing, shall name the person to whom it is issued and shall specify the matters in connection with which he is authorised to carry out examinations as aforesaid.
(3) Any authorisation under this regulation may be withdrawn at any time by notice by the Department to the person authorised.
(4) A person authorised under this regulation shall, if so required by or on behalf of a person whose vehicle or vehicle part is being or is to be examined, produce his authorisation to that person.
(5) Where an authorisation under this regulation expires or is withdrawn under paragraph (3), the person to whom the authorisation was given shall return it to the Department.
16. Every notice under these Regulations shall be in writing.
17.—(1) Subject to regulation 6, this regulation applies to all vehicles subject to type approval requirements.
(2) The day appointed for the purposes of Article 31E of the Order in relation to all vehicles—
(a)to which this regulation applies; but
(b)which are not of a class for which a day has previously been appointed for those purposes,
is 10th July 2007.
(3) The type approval requirements prescribed under Article 31E of the Order, in relation to any vehicle to which this regulation applies, are the prescribed type approval requirements.
18. Where application is made for a licence under the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 for a vehicle to which regulation 17 applies, the licence shall not be granted unless on the first application after 10th July 2007 for a licence for that vehicle, there is produced evidence that there is or are one or more certificates in force for the vehicle under Article 31A of the Order or any corresponding enactment having effect in Great Britain from which it appears that the vehicle complies with the prescribed type approval requirements.
19. The Regulations specified in Schedule 9 are hereby revoked.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 16th April 2007.
L.S.
Stanley Duncan
A senior officer of the
Department of the Environment
Regulation 7
Commencement Information
I20Sch. 1 Pt. I in operation at 10.7.2007, see reg. 1
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Particulars of instrument or other document containing requirements and of the nature of the requirement | |||||||
Item No | Subject matter | (a) Description, reference number and date of instrument | (b) Official Journal reference of Community Instrument | (c) Nature of requirement and place in instrument where stated | Vehicles exempted from requirement | Date of application if later than 2nd December 1985 | Date of cessation of application |
1 | Doors, their latches and hinges. | Council Directive 70/387/EEC of 27th July 1970 or ECE Regulation 11 of 8th January 1969 as corrected on 16th March 1971 and amended on 6th May 1974. | L176, 10.8.70, p. 5 (SE 1970 (II), p. 564). | Design and construction requirements in Annexes I (excluding paragraph 3) and II. Design and construction requirements in paragraphs 5 and 6. | Vehicles which have, for the exit or entry of the occupants, no doors or only sliding doors. | ||
1A | Doors, their latches and hinges. | ECE Regulation 11 as revised on 15th March 1981 and corrected on 9th August 1982 or ECE Regulation 11 as revised on 15th March 1981, corrected on 9th August 1982 and amended on 20th April 1986. | Design and construction requirements in paragraphs 5 and 6. Design and construction requirements in paragraphs 5 and 6. | Vehicles which have, for the exit or entry of the occupants, no doors. | 16.11.1987 | ||
2A | Radio interference suppression. | Council Directive 72/245/EEC of 20th June 1972 or ECE Regulation 10 as revised on 19th March 1978. | L152, 6.7.72, p. 15 (SE 1972 (II), p. 637). | Design, construction and equipment requirements in Annex I, paragraphs 6 and 7. Marking requirements in Annex I, paragraph 4. Design, construction and equipment requirements in paragraphs 6 and 7. Marking requirements in paragraph 4. | Vehicles with other than spark ignition engines. | ||
2B | Electro-magnetic compatibility of vehicles. | Commission Directive 95/54/EC of 31st October 1995. | L266, 8.11.95, p. 1. | Design and construction requirements in Annex I, paragraphs 6 and 8. Marking requirements in Annex I, paragraph 5. | Vehicles not propelled by spark ignition engines. | 28.6.1999 | |
3 | Protective steering. | Council Directive 74/297/EEC of 4th June 1974 or ECE Regulation 12 as revised on 20th October 1974. | L165, 20.6.74, p. 16. | Design and construction requirements in Annex I, paragraphs 5 and 6. Design and construction requirements in paragraphs 5 and 6. | 1. Vehicles the steering control of which has been specially constructed for the use of a person suffering from some physical defect or disability. 2. Vehicles with forward control, that is to say a vehicle in which the centre of the steering wheel is in the forward quarter of the total length of the vehicle (including any bumpers and over-riders). | ||
3A | Protective steering. | ECE Regulation 12 as revised on 14th November 1982. | Design and construction requirements in paragraphs 5 and 6. | 1. Vehicles the steering control of which has been specially constructed for the use of a person suffering from some physical defect or disability. 2. Vehicles with forward control, that is to say a vehicle in which the centre of the steering wheel is in the forward quarter of the total length of the vehicle (including any bumpers and over-riders). | |||
4C | Exhaust emissions. | Council Directive 70/220/EEC of 20th March 1970 as amended by Council Directive 74/290/EEC of 28th May 1974, Commission Directive 77/102/EEC of 30th November 1976, Commission Directive 78/665/EEC of 14th July 1978 and Council Directive 83/351/EEC of 16th June 1983 or or | L76, 6.4.70, p. 1 (SE 1970 (I), p. 171), L159, 15.6.74, p. 61, L32, 3.2.77, p. 32, L223, 14.8.78, p. 48 and L197, 20.7.83, p. 1. | Design, construction and equipment requirements in Annex I, paragraphs 5 and 6 and, in relation to vehicles designed to carry more than 6 persons, paragraph 8.1. | 1. Vehicles propelled by compression ignition engines and whose gross vehicle weight exceeds 3500 kg. 2. Vehicles fuelled by liquid petroleum gas. | See regulation 7(15) and Schedule 3. | See regulation 7(15) and Schedule 3. |
ECE Regulation 15 as revised on 20th October 1981 and corrected on 9th June 1982 | Design, construction and equipment requirements in paragraphs 5 and 6 and, in relation to vehicles designed to carry more than 6 persons, paragraph 12.9. | See regulation 7(15) and Schedule 3. | See regulation 7(15) and Schedule 3. | ||||
ECE Regulation 15 as revised on 20th October 1981, corrected on 9th June 1982 and amended on 1st June 1984. | Design, construction and equipment requirements in paragraphs 5 and 6 and, in relation to vehicles designed to carry more than 6 persons, paragraph 12.9. | See regulation 7(15) and Schedule 3. | See regulation 7(15) and Schedule 3. | ||||
4D | Exhaust emissions. | Council Directive 70/220/EEC of 20th March 1970 as amended by Council Directive 74/290/EEC of 28th May 1974, Commission Directive 77/102/EEC of 30th November 1976, Commission Directive 78/665/EEC of 14th July 1978, Council Directive 83/351/EEC of 16th June 1983 and Council Directive 88/76/EEC of 3rd December 1987 or | L76, 6.4.70, p. 1 (SE 1970 (I), p. 171), L159, 15.6.74, p. 61, L32, 3.2.77, p. 32, L223, 14.8.78, p. 48, L197, 20.7.83, p. 1 and L36, 9.2.88, p. 1. | Design, construction and equipment requirements in Annex I paragraph 6 and either:— (a) paragraph 5 as modified by paragraph 8.1 in the case of vehicles to which 8.1 applies and paragraph 5 in the case of any other vehicle; or (b) paragraph 8.3 and paragraph 5 as modified by paragraph 8.3. | 1. Vehicles propelled by compression ignition engines and whose gross vehicle weight exceeds 3500 kg. 2. Vehicles fuelled by liquid petroleum gas. | See regulation 7(15) and Schedule 3. | See regulation 7(15) and Schedule 3. |
Council Directive 70/220/EEC of 20th March 1970 as amended by Council Directive 74/290/EEC of 28th May 1974, Commission Directive 77/102/EEC of 30th November 1976, Commission Directive 78/665/EEC of 14th July 1978, Council Directive 83/351/EEC of 16th June 1983, Council Directive 88/76/EEC of 3rd December 1987 and Council Directive 88/436/EEC of 16th June 1988, as corrected on 8th November 1988 or | L76, 6.4.70, p. 1 (SE 1970 (I), p. 171), L159, 15.6.74, p. 61, L32, 3.2.77, p. 32 L223, 14.8.78, p. 48, L197, 20.7.83, p. 1, L36, 9.2.88, p. 1 and L214, 6.8.88, p. 1. Design, construction and equipment requirements in Annex I, paragraph 6 and either:— (a) paragraph 5 as modified by paragraph 8.1 in the case of vehicles to which 8.1 applies and paragraph 5 in the case of any other vehicle; or (b) paragraph 8.3 and paragraph 5 as modified by paragraph 8.3. | See regulation 7(15) and Schedule 3. | See regulation 7(15) and Schedule 3. | ||||
Council Directive 70/220/EEC of 20th March 1970 as amended by Council Directive 74/290/EEC of 28th May 1974, Commission Directive 77/102/EEC of 30th November 1976, Commission Directive 78/665/EEC of 14th July 1978, Council Directive 83/351/EEC of 16th June 1983, Council Directive 88/76/EEC of 3rd December 1987, Council Directive 88/436/EEC of 16th June 1988, Council Directive 89/458/EEC of 3rd August 1989 and Commission Directive 89/491/EEC of 17th July 1989. | L76, 6.4.70, p. 1 (SE 1970 (I), p. 171), L159, 15.6.74, p. 61, L32, 3.2.77, p. 32, L223, 14.8.78, p. 48, L197, 20.7.83, p. 1, L36, 9.2.88, p. 1, L214, 6.8.88, p. 1, L226, 3.8.89, p. 1 and L238, 15.8.89, p. 43. | Design, construction and equipment requirements in Annex I, paragraph 6 and either:— (a) paragraph 5 as modified by paragraph 8.1 in the case of vehicles to which 8.1 applies and paragraph 5 in the case of any other vehicle; or (b) paragraph 8.3 and paragraph 5 as modified by paragraph 8.3. | 1. Vehicles propelled by compression ignition engines and whose gross vehicle weight exceeds 3500 kg. 2. Vehicles fuelled by liquid petroleum gas | 31.12.1992 | See regulation 7(15) and Schedule 3. | ||
4E | Exhaust emissions. | Council Directive 88/77/EEC of 3rd December 1987. | L36, 9.2.88, p. 33. | Design, construction and equipment requirements in Annex I, paragraph 6. | 1. Vehicles not propelled by compression ignition engines. 2. Vehicles whose maximum gross weight does not exceed 3500 kg. 3. Vehicles with less than 4 wheels if they are constructed not to exceed 30 mph on the level under their own power or if they have an unladen weight of less than 400kg. 4. Vehicles fuelled by liquid petroleum gas. | See regulation 7(15) and Schedule 3. | See regulation 7(15) and Schedule 3. |
4F | Exhaust emissions. | ECE Regulation 83 of 5th November 1989. | Design, construction and equipment requirements as prescribed in paragraphs 5 (except 5.2.1.1.4.1), 6 and Annex I, Part B. | 1. Vehicles propelled by compression ignition engines with less than 4 wheels. 2. Vehicles with an unladen mass of less than 400 kg. 3. Vehicles with a design maximum speed of less than 30 mph. 4. Vehicle fuelled by liquid petroleum gas. | 31.12.1992 | See regulation 7(15) and Schedule 3. | |
4G | Exhaust emissions. | Council Directive 70/220/EEC of 20th March 1970 as amended by Council Directive 74/290/EEC of 28th May 1974, Commission Directive 77/102/EEC of 30th November 1976, Commission Directive 78/665/EEC of 14th July 1978, Council Directive 83/351/EEC of 16th June 1983, Council Directive 88/76/EEC of 3rd December 1987, Council Directive 88/436/EEC of 16th June 1988, Council Directive 89/458/EEC of 3rd August 1989, Commission Directive 89/491/EEC of 17th July 1989, Council Directive 91/441/EEC of 26th June 1991 or | L76, 6.4.70, p. 1 (SE 1970 (I), p. 171), L159, 15.6.74, p. 61, L32, 3.2.77, p. 32 L223, 14.8.78, p. 48, L197, 20.7.83, p. 1, L36, 9.2.88, p. 1, L214, 6.8.88, p. 1, L226, 3.8.89, p. 1, L238, 15.8.89, p. 43 and L242, 30.8.91, p. 1. | Design, construction and equipment requirements in Annex I, paragraph 6 and either:— (a) paragraph 5 as modified by paragraph 8.1 in the case of vehicles to which paragraph 8.1 applies and paragraph 5 in the case of any other vehicle; or (b) paragraph 8.3 and paragraph 5 as modified by paragraph 8.3. | 1. Vehicles propelled by compression ignition engines and whose maximum gross weight exceeds 3500 kg. 2. Vehicles fuelled by liquid petroleum gas. | 31.12.1992 | See regulation 7(15) and Schedule 3. |
ECE Regulation 83 of 5th November 1989 as amended on 30th December 1992. | Design, construction and equipment requirements in paragraphs 5 (except 5.2.1.1.4.1) and 13 in the case of vehicles to which paragraph 13 applies. | 1.4.1995 | |||||
4H | Exhaust emissions. | Council Directive 88/77/EEC of 3rd December 1987 as amended by Council Directive 91/542/EEC of 1st October 1991. or | L36, 9.2.88, p. 33, L295, 25.10.91, p. 1. | Design, construction and equipment requirements in Annex I, paragraph 6 (excluding line B in the Table in sub-paragraph 6.2.1). | 1. Vehicles propelled by spark ignition engines. 2. Vehicles with less than 4 wheels if they are constructed not to exceed a speed of 30 mph on the level under their own power or if they have an unladen weight of less than 400 kg. 3. Vehicles fuelled by liquid petroleum gas. | 31.12.1992 | 28.6.1999 (but see regulation 7(15) and Schedule 4). |
ECE Regulation 49 of 15th April 1982 as amended on 14th May 1990 and 30th December 1992. | Design, construction and equipment requirements in paragraphs 5 and 6 (excluding line B in the Table in sub-paragraph 5.2.1). | 1.4.1995 | 28.6.1999 (but see regulation 7(15) and Schedule 4). | ||||
4J | Gaseous emissions. | Council Directive 70/220/EEC of 20th March 1970 as amended by Council Directive 74/290/EEC of 28th May 1974, Commission Directive 77/102/EEC of 30th November 1976, Commission Directive 78/665/EEC of 14th July 1978, and Council Directive 83/351/EEC of 16th June 1983 or | L76, 6.4.70, p. 1 (SE 1970 (I), p. 171), L159, 15.6.74, p. 61, L32, 3.2.77, p. 32, L223, 14.8.78, p. 48, L197, 20.7.83, p. 1. | Design, construction and equipment requirements in Annex I, paragraphs 5 and 6 and, in relation to vehicles designed to carry more than 6 persons, paragraph 8.1. | 1. Vehicles with 4 or more wheels. 2. Vehicles fuelled solely by liquid petroleum gas. | 31.12.1992 | |
Council Directive 70/220/EEC of 20th March 1970 as amended by Council Directive 74/290/EEC of 28th May 1974, Commission Directive 77/102/EEC of 30th November 1976, Commission Directive 78/665/EEC of 14th July 1978, Council Directive 83/351/EEC of 16th June 1983, Council Directive 88/76/EEC of 3rd December 1987, Council Directive 88/436/EEC of 16th June 1988, Council Directive 89/458/EEC of 3rd August 1989, Commission Directive 89/491/EEC of 17th July 1989, and Council Directive 91/441/EEC of 26th June 1991 or | L76, 6.4.70, p. 1 (SE 1970 (I), p. 171), L159, 15.6.74, p. 61, L32, 3.2.77, p. 32, L223, 14.8.78, p. 48, L197, 20.7.83, p. 1, L36, 9.2.88, p. 1, L214, 6.8.88, p. 1, L226, 3.8.89, p. 1, L238, 15.8.89, p. 43 and L242, 30.8.91, p. 1. | Design, construction and equipment requirements in Annex I, paragraph 6 and either:— (a) paragraph 5 as modified by paragraph 8.1 in the case of vehicles to which paragraph 8.1 applies and paragraph 5 in the case of any other vehicle; or (b) paragraph 8.3 and paragraph 5 as modified by paragraph 8.3. | 31.12.1992 | ||||
ECE Regulation 15 as revised on 20th October 1981, corrected on 9th June 1982 and amended on 1st June 1984 or | Design, construction and equipment requirements in paragraphs 5 and 6 and, in relation to vehicles designed to carry more than 6 persons, paragraph 12.9. | 31.12.1992 | |||||
ECE Regulation 83 of 5th November 1989. | Design, construction and equipment requirements as prescribed in paragraphs 5 (except 5.1.1.4.1), 6 and Annex I, Part B. | 31.12.1992 | |||||
4K | Exhaust emissions. | Council Directive 70/220/EEC of 20th March 1970 as amended by Council Directive 74/290/EEC of 28th May 1974, Commission Directive 77/102/EEC of 30th November 1976, Commission Directive 78/665/EEC of 14th July 1978, Council Directive 83/351/EEC of 16th June 1983, Council Directive 88/76/EEC of 3rd December 1987, Council Directive 88/436/EEC of 16th June 1988 as corrected on 8th November 1988, Council Directive 89/458/EEC of 18th July 1989 as corrected on 19th September 1989, Commission Directive 89/491/EEC of 17th July 1989, Council Directives 91/441/EEC of 26th June 1991 and 93/59/EEC of 28th June 1993. | L76, 6.4.70, p. 1 (SE 1970 (I), p. 171), L159, 15.6.74, p. 61, L32, 3.2.77, p. 32, L223, 14.8.78, p. 48, L197, 20.7.83, p. 1, L36, 9.2.88, p. 1, L214, 6.8.88, p. 1, L226, 3.8.89, p. 1, L238, 15.8.89, p. 43, L242, 30.8.91, p. 1 and L186, 28.7.93, p. 21. | Design, construction and equipment requirements in Annex I, paragraph 6 and either:— (a) paragraph 5; or (b) paragraph 5 as modified by paragraph 8, in the case of vehicles to which paragraph 8 applies. | 1. Vehicles propelled by compression ignition engines and whose maximum gross weight exceeds 3500 kg. 2. Vehicles fuelled by liquid petroleum gas. | 1.4.1995 | See regulation 7(15) and Schedule 3. |
4L | Exhaust emissions. | Council Directive 70/220/EEC of 20th March 1970 as amended by Council Directive 74/290/EEC of 28th May 1974, Commission Directive 77/102/EEC of 30th November 1976, Commission Directive 78/665/EEC of 14th July 1978, Council Directive 83/351/EEC of 16th June 1983, Council Directive 88/76/EEC of 3rd December 1987, Council Directive 88/436/EEC of 16th June 1988 as corrected on 8th November 1988, Council Directive 89/458/EEC of 18th July 1989 as corrected on 19th September 1989, Commission Directive 89/491/EEC of 17th July 1989, Council Directives 91/441/EEC of 26th June 1991, 93/59/EEC of 28th June 1993 and Directive 94/12/EC of the European Parliament and the Council, dated 23rd March 1994. | L76, 6.4.70, p. 1 (SE 1970 (I), p. 171), L159, 15.6.74, p. 61, L32, 3.2.77, p. 32, L223, 14.8.78, p. 48, L197, 20.7.83, p. 1, L36, 9.2.88, p. 1, L214, 6.8.88, p. 1, L226, 3.8.89, p. 1, L238, 15.8.89, p. 43, L242, 30.8.91, p. 1, L186, 28.7.93, p. 21 and L100, 19.4.94, p. 42. | Design, construction and equipment requirements in Annex I, paragraphs 5 and 6. | 1. Vehicles propelled by compression ignition engines and whose maximum gross weight exceeds 3500 kg. 2. Vehicles with less than 4 wheels. 3. Vehicles fuelled by liquid petroleum gas. | 20.5.1996 | |
4M | Exhaust emissions. | Council Directive 88/77/EEC of 3rd December 1987 as amended by Council Directive 91/542/EEC of 1st October 1991 or ECE Regulation 49 of 15th April 1982 as amended on 14th May 1990 and 30th December 1992. | L36, 9.2.88, p. 33 and L295, 25.10.91, p. 1. | Design, construction and equipment requirements in Annex I, paragraph 6 (excluding line A in the Table in sub-paragraph 6.2.1). Design, construction and equipment requirements in Annex I, paragraphs 5 and 6 (excluding line A in the Table in sub-paragraph 5.2.1). | 1. Vehicles propelled by spark ignition engines. 2. Vehicles with less than 4 wheels if they are constructed not to exceed a speed of 30 mph on the level under their own power or if they have an unladen weight of less than 400 kg. 3. Vehicles fuelled by liquid petroleum gas. | 31.12.1992 1.4.1995 | |
5 | Smoke emissions. | Council Directive 72/306/EEC of 2nd August 1972 or | L190, 20.8.72, p. 1 (SE 1972) (III), p. 889). | Design, construction and equipment requirements in Annex I, paragraph 5. Marking requirements in Annex I, paragraph 4. | Vehicles with other than compression ignition engines. | ||
ECE Regulation 24 of 23rd August 1971 as corrected on 1st December 1972, amended on 11th September 1973 and corrected on 1st July 1975. | Design, construction and equipment requirements in paragraph 5. Marking requirements in paragraph 4.4.2. | ||||||
5A | Smoke emissions. | ECE Regulation 24 as revised on 11th February 1980 or | Design, construction and equipment requirements in paragraph 5. Marking requirements in paragraph 4.4.3. | Vehicles with other than compression ignition engines. | |||
ECE Regulation 24 as revised on 11th February 1980 and amended on 15th February 1984. | Design, construction and equipment requirements in paragraph 5. Marking requirements in paragraph 4.4.3. | ||||||
5B | Smoke emissions. | ECE Regulation 24 as revised on 20th April 1986. | Design and construction requirements in paragraphs 6,15 and 24. Marking requirements in paragraphs 5.4.3, 14.4.3 and 23.4.3. | Vehicles with other than compression ignition engines. | 16.11.1987 | ||
6 | Lamps —head lamps and filament lamps. NOTE The references opposite in column (3)(a) to ECE Regulation 2 as corrected and amended, ECE Regulation 8 as corrected, ECE Regulation 20 and Council Directive 76/761/EEC, extend to the provisions in those Regulations, and that Directive, relating to headlamps together with either— (a) the provisions in those Regulations, and that Directive relating to filament lamps, or (b) the provisions in ECE Regulation 37 of 1st November 1977 relating to filament lamps, or (c) the provisions in ECE Regulation 37 of 1st November 1977 as amended on 29th October 1981 as revised on 27th October 1983, 1st June 1984 and corrected on 2nd June 1986 and further amended on 23rd October 1986. | 1. ECE Regulation 1 as revised on 26th October 1964 and corrected on 8th June 1965 or | Design and construction requirements in paragraphs 5, 6 and 10. Marking requirements in paragraphs 3 and 4b. | ||||
ECE Regulation 1 as revised on 18th March 1986 and | Design and construction requirements in paragraphs 5, 6 and 12. Marking requirements in paragraphs 3 and 4.4(b). | 16.11.1987 | |||||
ECE Regulation 2 as revised on 26th October 1964 and corrected on 8th June 1965 or | Design and construction requirements in paragraphs 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11. Marking requirements in paragraph 3. | ||||||
ECE Regulation 2 as revised on 26th October 1964 corrected on 8th June 1965 and amended on 26th September 1978 and 9th March 1986 or | Design and construction requirements in paragraphs 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11. Marking requirements in paragraph 3. | ||||||
2. ECE Regulation 5 of 22nd May 1967 as corrected on 30th September 1968 or | Design and construction requirements in paragraphs 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10. Marking requirements in paragraphs 4, 5.3.2 and 5.4. | ||||||
2A. ECE Regulation 5 as revised on 29th August 1982 or | Design and construction requirements in paragraphs 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10. Marking requirements in paragraphs 4, 5.3.2 and 5.4. | ||||||
3. ECE Regulation 8 as revised on 6th May 1974 and corrected on 2nd May 1977 and 21st June 1978 or | Design and construction requirements in paragraphs 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14. Marking requirements in paragraphs 3, or 4.4.2 and 4.5. | ||||||
ECE Regulation 8 as revised on 6th May 1974, corrected on 2nd May 1977 and 21st June 1978 and amended on 6th July 1986 or | Design and construction requirements in paragraphs 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14. Marking requirements in paragraphs 3, 4.4.2 and 4.5. | 16.11.1987 | |||||
4. ECE Regulation 20 of 1st March 1971 or | Design and construction requirements in paragraphs 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14. Marking requirements in paragraphs 3, 4.3.2 and 4.4. | ||||||
5. ECE Regulation 31 of 2nd June 1975 or | Design and construction requirements in paragraphs 6, 7, 8 and 9. Marking requirements in paragraphs 4, 5.3.2 and 5.4. | ||||||
5A. ECE Regulation 31 of 2nd June 1975 as amended on 7th February 1983 or | Design and construction requirements in paragraphs 6, 7, 8 and 9. Marking requirements in paragraphs 4, 5.3.2 and 5.4. | ||||||
6. British Standard Specification No. AU 40, part 4a, of 1966 or | Design and construction requirements in clauses 4 to 11 inclusive. Marking requirements in clause 3. | ||||||
7. Council Directive 76/761/EEC of 27th July 1976. | L262, 27.9.76, p. 96. | Design and construction requirements in Annex I, paragraphs 1, 5, 6 and 10, Annex III, paragraphs 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 and Annex V. Marking requirements in Annex VI, paragraphs 2, 4.3 and 4.4. | |||||
6A | Lamps —head lamps and filament lamps. NOTE The reference opposite in column (3)(a) to ECE Regulation 20 extends to the provisions in that Regulation relating to head-lamps together with either— (a) the provisions in that Regulation relating to filament lamps, or (b) the provisions in ECE Regulation 37 of 1st November 1977 relating to filament lamps, or (c) the provisions in ECE Regulation 37 of 1st November 1977 as amended on 29th October 1981 as revised on 27th October 1983, 1st June 1984 and corrected on 2nd June 1986 and further amended on 23rd October 1986 relating to filament lamps. | ECE Regulation 20 as revised on 15th August 1976 or | Design and construction requirements in paragraphs 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14. Marking requirements in paragraphs 3, 4.3.2 and 4.4. | ||||
ECE Regulation 20 as revised on 15th August 1976 and amended on 3rd July 1986. | Design and construction requirements in paragraphs 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14. Marking requirements in paragraphs 3, 4.3.2 and 4.4. | 16.11.1987 | |||||
7 | Lamps — side, rear, stop. | ECE Regulation 7 of 22nd May 1967 as corrected on 9th February 1971 or | Design and construction requirements in paragraphs 5, 6, 7, 8 and 11. Marking requirements in paragraphs 3 and 4.4.2. | Vehicles manufactured in Italy with rear lamps bearing. the marks “IGM” and “LP”, but this exemption applies only to rear lamps which are not stop lamps. | |||
Council Directive 76/758/EEC of 7th July 1976. | L262, 27.9.76, p. 54. | Design and construction requirements in Annex O, paragraphs 1, 5, 6, 7 and 8 and Annexes I, IV and V. Marking requirements in Annex III, paragraphs 2 and 4.3.1 to 4.3.5. | |||||
7A | Lamps — side, rear, stop. | ECE Regulation 7 as revised on 15th August 1985. | Design and construction requirements in paragraphs 5, 6, 7, 8 and 12. Marking requirements in paragraphs 4.5, 4.6, 4.7 and 4.8. | 16.11.1987 | |||
8 | Rear reflectors. | ECE Regulation 3 of 23rd September 1964 or | Design and construction requirements in paragraphs 6 and 7. Marking requirements in paragraphs 4.1, 4.4 and 5.5.1.3. | Vehicles manufactured in Italy with rear reflectors bearing the marks “IGM” and “C.1” or “C.2”. | |||
British Standard Specification No. AU40, Part 2 (reflex reflectors for vehicles including cycles) of 1965 or | Design and construction requirements in clauses 5 and 6. Marking requirements in clause 4. | ||||||
Council Directive 76/757/EEC of 27th July 1976. | L262, 27.9.76, p. 32 | Design and construction requirements in Annex O, paragraphs 2, 6 and 7, Annexes I, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, Xl and XII. Marking requirements in Annex III, paragraphs 2 and 4.3. | |||||
8A | Rear reflectors. | ECE Regulation 3 as revised on 20th March 1982 or | Design and construction requirements in paragraphs 9 and 10. Marking requirements in paragraphs 4.1, 4.3, 4.4 and 5.5.1.3. | ||||
ECE Regulation 3 as revised on 20th March 1982 and amended on 1st July 1985. | Design and construction requirements in paragraphs 9 and 10. Marking requirements in paragraphs 4.1, 4.3, 4.4 and 5.5.1.3. | 16.11.1987 | |||||
9 | Direction indicators. | ECE Regulation 6 of 22nd May 1967 or | Design and construction requirements in paragraphs 1, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 11. Marking requirements in paragraphs 3.1, 3.2 and 4.3.2. | ||||
Council Directive 76/759/EEC of 27th July 1976. | L262, 27.9.76, p. 71. | Design and construction requirements in Annex O, paragraphs 1, 5, 6, 7 and 8, Annexes I, IV and V. Marking requirements in Annex III, paragraphs 2 and 5.5.1.3. | |||||
10 | Rear-view mirrors. | Council Directive 71/127/EEC of 1st March 1971. | L68, 22.3.71, p. 1 (SE 1971 (I), p. 136). | Design, construction and equipment requirements in Annex I, paragraphs 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5 and 3. | |||
10A | Rear-view mirrors. | Council Directive 71/127/EEC of 1st March 1971 as amended by Commission Directive 79/795/EEC of 20th July 1979. | L68, 22.3.71, p. 1 (SE 1971 (I), p. 136), L239, 22.9.79, p. 1. | Design, construction and equipment requirements in Annex I, paragraphs 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5 and 3. | |||
10B | Rear-view mirrors. | Council Directive 71/127/EEC of 1st March 1971 as amended by Commission Directive 79/795/EEC of 20th July 1979 and Commission Directive 85/205/EEC of 18th February 1985. | L68, 22.3.71, p. 1 (SE 1971 (I), p. 136), L239, 22.9.79. p. 1 and L90, 29.3.85, p. 1. | Design, construction and equipment requirements in Annex II, paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 and Annex III. | 16.11.1987 | ||
11 | Anti-theft devices. | Council Directive 74/61/EEC of 17th December 1973 or | L38, 11.2.74, p. 22 | Design and construction requirements in Annex I, paragraphs 1, 2.3, 5 and 6. | Vehicles specially constructed (and not merely adapted) for the use of a person suffering from some physical defect or disability. | ||
ECE Regulation 18 of 14th September 1970. | Design and construction requirements in paragraphs 2.3, 2.4, 5 and 6. | ||||||
11A | Anti-theft devices. | ECE Regulation 18 as revised on 24th November 1980 and corrected on 2nd June 1986. | Design and construction requirements in paragraphs 2.3, 2.4, 5 and 6. | Vehicles specially constructed (and not merely adapted) for the use of a person suffering from some physical defect or disability. | |||
12A (1) | Seat belts. | Council Directive 77/541/EEC of 28th June 1977 as amended by Council Directive 81/576/EEC of 20th July 1981, Commission Directive 82/319/EEC of 2nd April 1982 and Commission Directive 90/628/EEC of 30th October 1990 or ECE Regulation 16 as revised and amended on 22nd December 1985, revised on 15th June 1988, corrected on 8th April 1988, amended on 26th March 1989 and 20th November 1989 and corrected on 9th November 1990. | L220, 29.8.77, p. 95, L209, 29.7.81, p. 32, L139, 19.5.82, p. 17 and L341, 6.12.90, p. 1. | Marking requirements in Annex III, paragraphs 1.1, 1.1.1 and 1.1.2. Marking requirements in paragraphs 4 and 5.4. | Vehicles which have been specially designed and constructed, or specially adapted, for the use of a person suffering from some physical defect or disability if— (a) the driver’s seat and the specified passenger seat (if any) has either a disabled persons seat belt or a seat belt which complies with column 3; and (b) no seat belt is fitted to any other forward facing seat other than a disabled persons seat belt or a seat belt which complies with column 3. (The definitions shown in regulation 55 of the Construction and Use Regulations apply to this item). | 31.12.1992 31.12.1992 | |
12A (2) | Seat belt anchorages. | Council Directive 76/115/EEC of 18th December 1975 as amended by Council Directive 81/575/EEC of 20th July 1981, Commission Directive 82/318/EEC of 2nd April 1982 and Commission Directive 90/629/EEC of 30th October 1990 or | L24, 30.1.76, p. 6, L209, 29.7.81, p. 30, L139, 19.5.82, p. 9 and L341, 6.12.90, p. 14. | Design, construction and equipment requirements in Annex I, paragraphs 4 and 5 and Annex III. | 31.12.1992 | ||
ECE Regulation 14 as revised on 28th April 1976 and corrected on 4th August 1977, 19th July 1978 in September 1979, amended and corrected on 22nd November 1984 and amended on 29th January 1992. | Design, construction and equipment requirements in paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 and Annexes 3, 4, 5 and 6. | 31.12.1992 | |||||
12A (3) | Installation of seat belts. | Council Directive 77/541/EEC of 28th June 1977 as amended by Council Directive 81/576/EEC of 20th July 1981, Commission Directive 82/319/EEC of 2nd April 1982 and Commission Directive 90/628/EEC of 30th October 1990. | L220, 29.8.77, p. 95, L209, 29.7.81, p. 32, L139, 19.5.82, p. 17 and L341, 6.12.90, p. 1. | Installation requirements in Annex I, paragraph 3 with the omission of the words in 3.1 “must comply with all the provisions of this Directive” and of 3.2.1. | Vehicles which have been specially designed and constructed, or specially adapted, for the use of a person suffering from some physical defect or disability if— (a) the driver’s seat and the specified passenger seat (if any) has either a disabled person’s seat belt or a seat belt which complies with column 3; and (b) no seat belt is fitted to any other forward facing seat other than a disabled person’s seat belt or a seat belt that so complies. (The definitions shown in regulation 55 of the Construction and Use Regulations apply to this item). | 31.12.1992 | |
13E | Brakes. | ECE Regulation 13 as revised on 4th January 1979, amended on 11th August 1981, amended and corrected on 26th November 1984, corrected on 31st December 1985 and amended on 1st April 1987, 5th October 1987, 29th July 1988 and 22nd November 1990. | Design, construction and equipment requirements prescribed for category M1 vehicles in paragraphs 2, 5.1, 5.2.1 and 6 and, if applicable, in Annexes 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 13. | 6.4.1992 | |||
13F | Brakes. | ECE Regulation 13 as revised on 4th January 1979, amended on 11th August 1981 and amended and corrected on 26th November 1984 or | Design, construction and equipment requirements prescribed for category L5 vehicles in paragraphs 2, 5.1, 5.3.1.3, 5.3.1.4, 5.3.1.5 and 6, and, if applicable, in Annex 13. | 16.11.1987 | |||
ECE Regulation 13 as revised on 4th January 1979, amended on 11th August 1981, amended and corrected on 26th November 1984, corrected on 31st December 1985 and amended on 1st April 1987, 5th October 1987 and 29th July 1988 or | Design, construction and equipment requirements prescribed for category L5 vehicles in paragraphs 2, 5.1, 5.3.1.3, 5.3.1.4, 5.3.1.5 and 6, and, if applicable, in Annex 13. | 6.4.1992 | |||||
ECE Regulation 78 of 20th October 1988 as amended on 28th November 1990 or | Design, construction and equipment requirements prescribed for category L5 vehicles in paragraphs 2, 5.1, 5.2.3, 5.2.4 and 6. | 6.4.1992 | |||||
Council Directive 93/14/EEC of 5th April 1993. | L121, 15.5.93, p. 1. | Design, construction and equipment requirements prescribed for category L5 vehicles in paragraph 2 and Appendix 1. | 1.4.1995 | ||||
13G | Brakes. | Council Directive 71/320/EEC of 26th July 1971 as amended by Commission Directives 74/132/EEC of 11th February 1974, 75/524/EEC of 25th July 1975, 79/489/EEC of 18th April 1979, corrected on 26th July 1979 and amended by Commission Directive 85/647/EEC of 23rd December 1985, 88/194/EEC of 24th March 1988 and 91/422/EEC of 15th July 1991 as corrected on 2nd October 1991. | L202, 6.9.71, p. 37 (SE 1971 (III), p. 746), L74, 19.3.74, p. 7, L236, 8.9.75, p. 3, L128, 26.5.79, p. 12, L188, 26.7.79, p. 54, L380, 31.12.85, p. 1, L92, 9.4.88, p. 47, L233, 22.8.91, p. 21 and L275, 2.10.91, p. 36. | Design, construction and equipment requirements prescribed for category M1 vehicles in Annexes I, II, IV, VII, X (if applicable) and XII. | 1.4.1995 | ||
14C | Noise and silencers. | Council Directive 70/157/EEC of 6th February 1970 as amended by Commission Directive 73/350/EEC of 7th November 1973, Council Directive 77/212/EEC of 8th March 1977, Commission Directive 81/334/EEC of 13th April 1981 and Commission Directive 84/372/EEC of 3rd July 1984. | L42, 23.2.70, p. 16, (SE 1970(I), p. 111), L321, 22.11.73, p. 33, L66, 12.3.77, p. 33, L131, 18.5.81, p. 6 and L196, 26.7.84, p. 47. | Design, construction and equipment requirements in Annex I. paragraph 5 (excluding sub-paragraphs 5.2.2.1.2 to 5.2.2.1.7 and sub-paragraph 5.2.2.4.3.3.1.2). Marking requirements in Annex I, paragraph 3. | |||
14D | Noise and silencers. | Council Directive 70/157/EEC of 6th February 1970 as amended by Commission Directive 73/350/EEC of 7th November 1973, Council Directive 77/212/EEC of 8th March 1977, Commission Directive 81/334/EEC of 13th April 1981, Commission Directive 84/372/EEC of 3rd July 1984 and Council Directive 84/424/EEC of 3rd September 1984. | L42, 23.2.70, p. 16, (SE 1970(I), p. 111), L321, 22.11.73, p. 33, L66, 12.3.77, p. 33, L131, 18.5.81, p. 6, L196, 26.7.84, p. 47 and L238, 6.9.84, p. 31. | Design, construction and equipment requirements in Annex I, paragraph 5 (excluding sub-paragraphs 5.2.2.1.2 to 5.2.2.1.7 and sub-paragraph 5.2.2.4.3.3.1.2). Marking requirements in Annex I, paragraph 3. | 30.9.1988 | ||
14E | Noise and silencers. | Council Directive 70/157/EEC of 6th February 1970 as amended by Commission Directive 73/350/EEC of 7th November 1973, Council Directive 77/212/EEC of 8th March 1977, Commission Directives 81/334/EEC of 13th April 1981 and 84/372/EEC of 3rd July 1984 and Council Directive 84/424/EEC of 3rd September 1984 or | L42, 23.2.70, p. 16, (SE 1970(I), p. 111), L321, 22.11.73, p. 33, L66, 12. 3. 77, p. 33, L131, 18.5.81, p. 6, L196, 26.7.84, p. 47 and L238, 6.9.84, p. 31. | Design, construction and equipment requirements in Annex I, paragraph 5 (excluding sub-paragraphs 5.2.2.1.2 to 5.2.2.1.7 and sub-paragraph 5.2.2.4.3.3.1.2) except that vehicles with 5 or more forward gears and a maximum power to maximum gross weight ratio not less than 75 kilowatts per tonne shall be tested in third gear only. Marking requirements in Annex I, paragraph 3. | Vehicles with 5 or more forward gears and a maximum power to maximum gross weight ratio not less than 75 kilowatts per tonne for which or for a model of which there is a type approval or Department’s approval certificate in force on 30th September 1988. | 16.11.1987 | See regulation 7(15) and Schedule 3. |
ECE Regulation 51 as amended on 21st October 1984, 27th April 1988, corrected on 20th June 1988 and amended on 12th September 1991. | Design, construction and equipment requirements in paragraph 6. Marking requirements in paragraph 4 and Annex 2. | 1.4.1995 | See regulation 7(15) and Schedule 3. | ||||
14F | Noise and silencers. | Council Directive 70/157/EEC of 6th February 1970 as amended by Commission Directive 73/350/EEC of 7th November 1973, Council Directive 77/212/EEC of 8th March 1977, Commission Directives 81/334/EEC of 13th April 1981 and 84/372/EEC of 3rd July 1984 and Council Directive 84/424/EEC of 3rd September 1984. | L42, 23.2.70, p. 16, (SE 1970(I), p. 111), L321, 22.11.73, p. 33, L66, 12.3.77, p. 33, L131, 18.5.81, p. 6, L196, 26.7.84, p. 47 and L238, 6.9.84, p. 31. | Design, construction and equipment requirements in Annex I, paragraph 5 (excluding sub-paragraphs 5.2.2.1.2, 5.2.2.1.7, 5.2.2.4.3.3.1.2 and 5.3) except that vehicles with 5 or more forward gears and a maximum power to maximum gross weight ratio not less than 75 kilowatts per tonne shall be tested in third gear only. | Vehicles other than low volume type approval vehicles. | 1.4.1995 | See regulation 7(15) and Schedule 3. |
14G | Noise and silencers. | Council Directive 70/157/EEC of 6th February 1970 as amended by Commission Directive 73/350/EEC of 7th November 1973, Council Directive 77/212/EEC of 8th March 1977, Commission Directives 81/334/EEC of 13th April 1981 and 84/372/EEC of 3rd July 1984 and Council Directives 84/424/EEC of 3rd September 1984 and 92/97/EEC of 10th November 1992. | L42, 23.2.70, p. 16, (SE 1970(I), p. 111), L321, 22.11.73, p. 33, L66, 12.3.77, p. 33, L131, 18.5.81, p. 6, L196, 26.7.84, p. 47, L238, 6.9.84, p. 31 and L371, 19.12.92, p. 1. | Design, construction and equipment requirements in Annex I, paragraph 5. Marking requirements in Annex I, paragraph 3. | 1.4.1995 | 28.6.1999 (but see regulation 7(15) and Schedule 4). | |
14H | Noise and silencers. | Council Directive 70/157/EEC of 6th February 1970 as amended by Commission Directive 73/350/EEC of 7th November 1973, Council Directive 77/212/EEC of 8th March 1977, Commission Directives 81/334/EEC of 13th April 1981 and 84/372/EEC of 3rd July 1984, Council Directive 84/424/EEC of 3rd September 1984, Commission Directive 89/491/EEC of 17th July 1989 and Council Directive 92/97/EEC of 10th November 1992. | L42, 23.2.70, p. 16, (SE 1970(I), p. 111), L321, 22.11.73, p. 33, L66, 12.3.77, p. 33, L131, 18.5.81, p. 6, L196, 26.7.84, p. 47, L238, 6.9.84, p. 31, L238, 15.8.89, p. 43 and L371, 19.12.92, p. 1. | Design, construction and equipment requirements in Annex I, paragraph 5 (except paragraph 5.3). Marking requirements in Annex I, paragraph 3. | Vehicles other than low volume type approval vehicles. | 20.5.1996 | |
14I | Noise and silencers. | Council Directive 70/157/EEC of 6th February 1970 as amended by Commission Directive 73/350/EEC of 7th November 1973, Council Directive 77/212/EEC of 8th March 1977, Commission Directives 81/334/EEC of 13th April 1981 and 84/372/EEC of 3rd July 1984 and Council Directives 84/424/EEC of 3rd September 1984, and 92/97/EEC of 10th November 1992 and Commission Directive 96/20/EC of 27th March 1996. | L42, 23.2.70, p. 16, (SE 1970(I), p. 111), L321, 22.11.73, p. 33, L66, 12.3.77, p. 33, L131, 18.5.81, p. 6, L196, 26.7.84, p. 47, L238, 6.9.84, p. 31, L371, 19.12.92, p. 1 and L92, 13.4.96, p. 23. | Design, construction and equipment requirements in Annex I, paragraph 5. Marking requirements in Annex I, paragraph 3. | 28.6.1999 | ||
15A | Glass in windscreens and other windows on the outside. | British Standard Specification No. 857 (safety glass for land transport) of 1967 as amended in 1973, 1980 — No. 2 amendment and 1981. | Design and construction requirements in clauses 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7 and 3.8. Marking requirements in clauses 2.3 and 3.3. | 1. Vehicles of which the glass in the windscreens and other windows on the outside was manufactured in France and which is marked with the letters “TP GS” or “TP GS E” followed by a number being the number of a type approval certificate issued in accordance with the provisions of the law of the French Republic. 2. Vehicles constructed to be used for police purposes where the windscreens and all other windows are constructed of safety glazing or safety glass. | |||
15B | Glass in windscreens and other windows on the outside. | British Standard Specification No. AU 178 (road vehicle safety glass) of 1980 or ECE Regulation 43 of 15th September 1980 as amended on 14th November 1982 or ECE Regulation 43 of 15th September 1980 as amended on 14th November 1982 and on 4th April 1986. | Design and construction requirements in clauses 5 and 6. Marking requirements in clause 10. Design and construction requirements in paragraphs 6 and 7. Marking requirements in paragraph 4. Design and construction requirements in paragraphs 6 and 7. Marking requirements in paragraph 4. | 1. Vehicles of which the glass in the windscreens and other windows on the outside was manufactured in France and which is marked with the letters “TP GS” or “TP GS E” followed by a number being the number of a type approval certificate issued in accordance with the provisions of the law of the French Republic. 2. Vehicles constructed to be used for police purposes where the windscreens and all other windows are constructed of safety glazing or safety glass. | 16.11.1987 | ||
15C | Glass in windscreens and other windows on the outside. | Council Directive 92/22/EEC of 31st March 1992. | L129, 14.5.92, p. 11. | Marking requirements in Annex II, paragraphs 4.4 and 4.5. | 1. Vehicles of which the glass in the windscreens and other windows on the outside was manufactured in France and which is marked with the letters “TP GS” or “TP GS E” followed by a number being the number of a type approval certificate issued in accordance with the provisions of the law of the French Republic. 2. Vehicles constructed to be used for police purposes where the windscreens and all other windows are constructed of safety glazing or safety glass. | 31.12.1992 | |
16 | Seats and their anchorages. | Council Directive 74/408/EEC of 22nd July 1974 or | L221, 12.8.74, p.1. | Design and construction requirements in Annex I, paragraphs 5, 6 and 7. | |||
Council Directive 74/408/EEC of 22nd July 1974 as amended by Council Directive 81/577/EEC of 20th July 1981 or | L221, 12.8.74, p.1 and L209, 29.7.81, p. 34. | Design and construction requirements in Annex I, paragraphs 5, 6 and 7. | |||||
ECE Regulation 17 as revised on 11th September 1973 or | Design and construction requirements in paragraphs 5, 6 and 7. | ||||||
ECE Regulation 17 as revised on 11th September 1973 and amended on 9th March 1981 or | Design and construction requirements in paragraphs 5, 6 and 7. | ||||||
ECE Regulation 17 as revised on 11th September 1973, amended on 9th March 1981 and revised on 1st May 1986 or | Design and construction requirements in paragraphs 5, 6 and 7. Marking requirements in paragraph 4. | 16.11.1987 | |||||
ECE Regulation 17 as revised on 11th September 1973, amended on 9th March 1981 and revised on 1st May 1986 and 28th January 1990. | Design and construction requirements in paragraphs 5, 6 and 7. Marking requirements in paragraph 4. | 1.4.1995 | |||||
16A | Seats and anchorages. | Council Directive 74/408/EEC of 22nd July 1974 as amended by Council Directive 81/577/EEC of 20th July 1981 or | L221, 12.8.74, p.1 and L209, 29.7.81, p. 34. | Design and construction requirements in Annex I, paragraph 5 and Annex III, paragraph 2. | Vehicles other than low volume type approval vehicles. | 1.4.1995 | |
ECE Regulation 17 as revised on 11th September 1973, amended on 9th March 1981 and revised and corrected on 1st May 1986. | Design and construction requirements of paragraph 5.2. | ||||||
17 | Tyres with a speed rating not exceeding 200 km/h in the case of diagonal (bias-ply) tyres or not exceeding 210 km/h in the case of radial-ply tyres. | ECE Regulation 30 of 1st April 1975. | Design and construction requirements in paragraph 6. Marking requirements in paragraph 3 (but excluding the requirement in paragraph 3.4 about the approval mark). | 1. Vehicles not fitted with the tyres mentioned in column (2). 2. Vehicles fitted with tyres which bear on their side walls, after the figures denoting the tyre size, the code letter 'C'. | |||
17A | Tyres with a speed rating not exceeding 200 km/h in the case of diagonal (bias-ply) tyres or not exceeding 210 km/h in the case of radial-ply tyres. | ECE Regulation 30 of 1st April 1975 as amended on 25th September 1977 or | Design and construction requirements in paragraph 6. Marking requirements in paragraph 3 (but excluding the requirement in paragraph 3.4 about the approval mark). 1. Vehicles not fitted with the tyres mentioned in column (2). 2. Vehicles fitted with tyres which bear on their side-walls, after the figures denoting the tyre size, the code letter “C”. | ||||
ECE Regulation 30 of 1st April 1975 as amended on 25th September 1977, corrected on 21st June 1978 and amended on 15th March 1981 or | Design and construction requirements in paragraph 6. Marking requirements in paragraph 3 (but excluding the requirement in paragraph 3.4 about the approval mark). | ||||||
ECE Regulation 54 of 1st March 1983. | Design and construction requirements in paragraph 6. Marking requirements in paragraph 3 (but excluding the requirement in paragraph 3.4 about the approval mark). | 16.11.1987 | |||||
17B | Tyres with a speed rating not exceeding 200 km/h in the case of diagonal (bias-ply) tyres or not exceeding 210 km/h in the case of radial-ply tyres. | Council Directive 92/23/EEC of 31st March 1992. | L129, 14.5.92, p. 95. | Marking requirements in Annex I, paragraph 4. | Vehicles fitted with tyres not mentioned in column (2). | 31.12.1992 | |
18 | Interior fittings. | Council Directive 74/60/EEC of 17th December 1973 as corrected on 6th August 1974 and 25th February 1977 or ECE Regulation 21 of 2nd June 1971 as corrected in 1972. | L38, 11.2.74, p. 2, L215, 6.8.74, p. 20 and L53, 25.2.77, p. 30. | Design, construction and equipment requirements in Annex I, paragraph 5. Design, construction and equipment requirements in paragraph 5. | |||
18A | Interior fittings. | Council Directive 74/60/EEC of 17th December 1973 as corrected on 6th August 1974 and 25th February 1977 and amended by Commission Directive 78/632/EEC of 19th May 1978 or | L38, 11.2.74, p. 2, L215, 6.8.74, p. 20, L53, 25.2.77, p. 30 and L206, 29.7.78, p. 26. | Design, construction and equipment requirements in Annex I, paragraph 5. | |||
ECE Regulation 21 as revised on 8th October 1980 and amended on 26th April 1986 and corrected on 10th October 1986. | Design, construction and equipment requirements in paragraph 5. | ||||||
18B | Interior fittings. | Part II of this Schedule. | Design and construction requirements set out in that Part. | Vehicles other than low volume type approval vehicles. | 1.4.1995 | ||
19 | External projections. | Council Directive 74/483/EEC of 17th September 1974 or | L266, 2.10.74, p. 4. | Design, construction and equipment requirements in Annex I, paragraphs 1, 5 and 6 | |||
ECE Regulation 26 of 28th April 1972 as amended on 11th September 1973 and corrected on 23rd June 1986. | Design, construction and equipment requirements in paragraphs 5 and 6. | ||||||
19A | External projections. | Council Directive 74/483/EEC of 17th September 1974 as amended by Commission Directive 79/488/EEC of 18th April 1979. | L266, 2.10.74, p. 4 and L128, 26.5.79, p. 1. | Design, construction and equipment requirements in Annex I, paragraphs 1, 5 and 6.1 to 6.17. | |||
20 | Speedometers | Council Directive 75/443/EEC of 26th June 1975 or | L196, 26.7.75, p. 1. | Design, construction and equipment requirements in Annex II, paragraphs 1 and 4. | |||
ECE Regulation 39 of 20th November 1978. | Design, construction and equipment requirements in paragraph 5. | ||||||
21 | Rear fog lamps. | Council Directive 77/538/EEC of 28th June 1977 as corrected on 10th October 1978 or | L220, 29.8.77, p. 60. | Design and construction requirements in Annex O, paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Marking requirements in Annex II, paragraph 2. | |||
ECE Regulation 38 of 1st August 1978. | Design and construction requirements in paragraphs 1, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9. Marking requirements in paragraph 3. | ||||||
22 | Wiper and washer systems. | Council Directive 78/318/EEC of 21st December 1977. | L81, 28.3.78, p. 49. | Design and construction requirements in Annex I, paragraph 5 and Annex IV, paragraph 2. | |||
22A | Wiper and washer systems. | Council Directive 78/318/EEC of 21st December 1977. | L81, 28.3.78, p. 49. | Design and construction requirements in Annex I, paragraph 5 (excluding sub-paragraphs 5.1.2, 5.1.4, 5.1.7, 5.1.8, 5.1.9, 5.1.11, 5.2.2, 5.2.3). | Vehicles other than low volume type approval vehicles. | 1.4.1995 | |
23 | Defrosting and demisting systems. | Council Directive 78/317/EEC of 21st December 1977 as corrected on 9th July 1978. | L81, 28.3.78, p. 27 and L194, 19.7.78, p. 29. | Design and construction requirements in Annex I, paragraph 5 Annex IV, paragraph 2. | |||
23A | Defrosting and demisting systems. | Council Directive 78/317/EEC of 21st December 1977 as corrected on 9th July 1978. | L81, 28.3.78, p. 27 and L194, 19.7.78, p. 29. | Requirements of Annex I, sub-paragraphs 5.1.1 and 5.2.1. | Vehicles other than low volume type approval vehicles. | 1.4.1995 | |
24A | Installation of lighting and signalling equipment. | Council Directive 76/756/EEC of 27th July 1976 as amended by Commission Directive 80/233/EEC of 21st November 1979 and Commission Directive 82/244/EEC of 17th March 1982 or | L262, 27.9.76, p.1, L51, 25.2.80, p. 8 and L109, 22.4.83, p. 31. | Design and construction requirements in Annex I, paragraphs 3, 4.1, 4.2 (excepting 4.2.6), 4.5, 4.7, 4.9, 4.10, 4.11, 4.14 and Appendix 4. | 16.11.1987 | ||
Council Directive 76/756/EEC of 27th July 1976 as amended by Commission Directive 80/233/EEC of 21st November 1979, Commission Directive 82/244/EEC of 17th March 1982 and Commission Directive 84/8/EEC of 14th December 1983 or | L262, 27.9.76, p.1, L51, 25.2.80, p. 8 L109, 22.4.83, p. 31, and L9, 12.1.84, p. 24. | Design and construction requirements in Annex I, paragraphs 3, 4.1, 4.2 (excepting 4.2.6), 4.5, 4.7, 4.9, 4.10, 4.11, 4.14 and Appendix 4. | 16.11.1987 | ||||
ECE Regulation 48 of 1st January 1982. | Design and construction requirements in paragraphs 5 and 6. Marking requirements in paragraphs 4.4 to 4.8 and Annex II. | 16.11.1987 | |||||
25 | Fuel. | Council Directive 70/220/EEC of 20th March 1970 as amended by Council Directive 74/290/EEC of 28th May 1974, Commission Directive 77/102/EEC of 30th November 1976, Commission Directive 78/665/EEC of 14th July 1978, Council Directive 83/351/EEC of 16th June 1983 and Council Directive 88/76/EEC of 3rd December 1987. | L76, 6.4.70, p. 1 (SE 1970 (I), p. 171), L159, 15.6.74, p. 61, L32, 3.2.77, p. 32, L223, 14.8.78, p. 48, L197, 20.7.83, p. 1 and L36, 9.2.88, p. 1. | Design requirements in Annex I, paragraph 5.1.2. | 1. Vehicles with other than spark ignition engines. 2. Vehicles fuelled solely by liquid petroleum gas. | See regulation 7(14) and Schedule 2. | See regulation 7(15) and Schedule 3. |
26 | Fuel input. | The Construction and Use Regulations. | Design, construction and equipment requirements in regulation 48. | 1. Vehicles with other than spark ignition engines. 2. Vehicles fuelled solely by liquid petroleum gas. | See regulation 7(14) and Schedule 2. | See regulation 7(15) and Schedule 3. | |
27 | Particulate emissions. | Council Directive 70/220/EEC of 20th March 1970 as amended by Council Directive 74/290/EEC of 28th May 1974, Council Directive 77/102/EEC of 30th November 1976, Commission Directive 78/665/EEC of 14th July 1978, Council Directive 83/351/EEC of 16th June 1983, Council Directive 88/76/EEC of 3rd December 1987 and Council Directive 88/436/EEC of 16th June 1988 as corrected on 8th November 1988. | L76, 6.4.70, p. 1 (SE 1970 (I) p. 171), L159, 15.6.74, p. 61, L32, 3.2.77, p. 32, L223, 14.8.78, p. 48, L197, 20.7.83, p. 1, L35, 9.2.88, p. 1 and L214, 6.8.88, p. 1. | Design, construction and equipment requirements in Annex I, paragraph 6 and either— (a) paragraph 5; or (b) paragraph 8.3 and paragraph 5 as modified by paragraph 8.3, as far as they relate to the mass of particulates. | 1. Vehicles with other than compression ignition engines. 2. Vehicles constructed or adapted to carry more than 5 passengers, excluding the driver. 3. Vehicles over 2500 kg maximum gross weight. 4. Off-road vehicles as defined by Annex II to Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6th February 1970 (O.J. No. L42, 23.2.70, p. 1) as inserted by Council Directive 92/53/EEC of 18th June 1992 (O.J. No. L225, 10.8.92, p. 1) and amended by Council Directive 1998/14/EC of 6th February 1998 (O.J. No. L91, 25.3.98, p. 1). | See regulation 7(15) and Schedule 3. | See regulation 7(15) and Schedule 3. |
Commencement Information
I21Pt. i, Sch. 1 Pt. II in operation at 10.7.2007, see reg. 1
I22Pt. i, Sch. 1 Pt. II in operation at 10.7.2007, see reg. 1
Prospective
Textual Amendments
F1Regulation revoked (1.9.2020) by The Road Vehicles (Approval) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/818), reg. 1(b), Sch. 6 para. 43 (with reg. 30, Sch. 4 paras. 16, 17)
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Regulation 7(14)
1. In this Schedule—N.I.
“EEC type approval certificate” means a certificate issued by a Member State of the European Economic Community in accordance with Council Directive 70/220/EEC of 20th March 1970(23) as originally made or with any amendments which have from time to time been made before 10th July 2007;
“engine capacity” means, in the case of a reciprocating engine, the nominal swept volume and, in the case of a rotary engine, double the nominal swept volume;
“off-road vehicle” has the meaning given in column 4 in item 27 in Part I of Schedule 1;
“relevant authority” means—
in relation to an EEC type approval certificate issued by the United Kingdom, the Secretary of State or the Department; and
in relation to an EEC type approval certificate issued by another Member State of the European Economic Community, the authority having power under the law of that State to issue that certificate.
Commencement Information
I23Sch. 2 para. 1 in operation at 10.7.2007, see reg. 1
2. Items 25 and 26 of Part I of Schedule 1 shall have effect in relation to a vehicle as if the date specified for the purposes of regulation 7(1)(a), determined in accordance with the following provisions, appeared in column (5) of those items.N.I.
Commencement Information
I24Sch. 2 para. 2 in operation at 10.7.2007, see reg. 1
3. The date applicable to such vehicle shall be—N.I.
(a)where the vehicle is of a description specified in column (2) of the Table in Part II and the conditions specified in paragraph 4 are satisfied in relation to it, the date specified for a vehicle of that description in column (3) of the Table;
(b)where sub-paragraph (a) does not apply but a type approval certificate or a Department’s approval certificate is in force on 30th September 1989 in relation to the vehicle, 1st October 1990;
(c)in any other case, 1st October 1989.
Commencement Information
I25Sch. 2 para. 3 in operation at 10.7.2007, see reg. 1
4. The conditions referred to in paragraph 3 are—N.I.
(a)that the vehicle is a model in relation to which there is in force an EEC type approval certificate issued before 1st October 1989;
(b)that the manufacturer of the vehicle has supplied to the relevant authority which issued the EEC type approval certificate, a certificate stating that adapting vehicles of that model to the fuel requirements specified in the Annexes to Council Directive 70/220/EEC (as amended) would entail a change in material specification of the inlet or exhaust valve seats or a reduction in the compression ratio or an increase in the engine capacity to compensate for loss of power; and
(c)that the relevant authority has accepted the certificate referred to in sub-paragraph (b).
Commencement Information
I26Sch. 2 para. 4 in operation at 10.7.2007, see reg. 1
Commencement Information
I27Sch. 2 Pt. II in operation at 10.7.2007, see reg. 1
(1) | (2) | (3) |
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Item | Description of vehicle | Date in cases where paragraph 3(a) of Part I applies |
1. | Vehicles with an engine capacity of less than 1400 cc. | 1.10.1991 |
2. | Vehicles with an engine capacity of not less than 1400 cc and not more than 2000 cc. | 1.10.1993 |
3. | Vehicles with an engine capacity of more than 2000 cc and which— (a) are constructed or adapted to carry not more than 5 passengers excluding the driver; or (b) have a maximum gross weight of not more than 2500 kilograms, not being, in either case, off-road vehicles. | 1.10.1992 |
Regulation 7(15)
1. This Schedule has effect subject to Schedule 4.N.I.
Commencement Information
I28Sch. 3 Pt. I para. 1 in operation at 10.7.2007, see reg. 1
2. Where an entry in column (5) or (6) of an item in Part I of Schedule 1 comprises the words “See regulation 7(15) and Schedule 3” these Regulations shall have effect as if for that entry there were substituted the date determined in accordance with the following provisions of this Schedule.N.I.
Commencement Information
I29Sch. 3 Pt. I para. 2 in operation at 10.7.2007, see reg. 1
3. In relation to the vehicles described in column (2) of the Table in Part II, the date determined in accordance with paragraphs 4 and 5 shall be the date specified for the purposes of column (5) in items 4C, 4D, 4E, 4F, 4G, 4K, 14E, 14F, 25, 26 and 27 in Part I of Schedule 1.N.I.
Commencement Information
I30Sch. 3 Pt. I para. 3 in operation at 10.7.2007, see reg. 1
4.—(1) In a case where paragraph 5 or 6 applies, the date referred to in paragraph 3 shall be the date specified in column (3)(b) of the Table.N.I.
(2) In any other case, the date shall be the date specified in column 3(a) of the Table.
Commencement Information
I31Sch. 3 Pt. I para. 4 in operation at 10.7.2007, see reg. 1
5. This paragraph applies where—N.I.
(a)there is, or was on the date specified in column (3)(a) of the Table against that item, in force a type approval certificate in respect of a type vehicle and the vehicle in question conforms with that type vehicle in such of the relevant aspects of design, construction, equipment and marking as are mentioned in that certificate; or
(b)there was on that date, in force in respect of another vehicle, a Department’s approval certificate and the vehicle in question conforms with the other vehicle as regards the relevant aspects of design, construction, equipment and marking.
Commencement Information
I32Sch. 3 para. 5 in operation at 10.7.2007, see reg. 1
6. This paragraph applies in relation to item 4E where a vehicle is fitted with an engine which is described in the Annex to a type approval certificate granted before 31st December 1992 in accordance with Council Directive 88/77/EEC(24).N.I.
Commencement Information
I33Sch. 3 para. 6 in operation at 10.7.2007, see reg. 1
7. Expressions used in paragraph 6, which are also used in Article 3 of Council Directive 91/542/EEC(25), have the same meaning as in that Article.N.I.
Commencement Information
I34Sch. 3 para. 7 in operation at 10.7.2007, see reg. 1
8. In relation to the vehicles described in column (2) of the Table in Part II, the date determined in accordance with paragraphs 9 and 10 shall be the date specified for the purposes of column (6) in items 4C, 4D and 4E in Part I of Schedule 1.N.I.
Commencement Information
I35Sch. 3 para. 8 in operation at 10.7.2007, see reg. 1
9.—(1) In a case where paragraph 10 applies, the date referred to in paragraph 8 shall be the date specified in column (4)(b) of the Table.N.I.
(2) In any other case, the date shall be the date specified in column (4)(a) of the Table.
Commencement Information
I36Sch. 3 para. 9 in operation at 10.7.2007, see reg. 1
10. This paragraph applies where—N.I.
(a)there is, and was on the date specified in column (4)(a) of the Table against that item, in force a type approval certificate in respect of a type vehicle and the vehicle in question conforms with that type vehicle in such of the relevant aspects of design, construction, equipment and marking as are mentioned in that certificate; or
(b)there was on that date, in force in respect of another vehicle, a Department’s approval certificate and the vehicle in question conforms with the other vehicle as regards the relevant aspects of design, construction, equipment and marking.
Commencement Information
I37Sch. 3 para. 10 in operation at 10.7.2007, see reg. 1
Commencement Information
I38Sch. 3 Pt. II in operation at 10.7.2007, see reg. 1
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Item in Part I of Schedule 1 | Class of vehicle | Application date | Cessation date | ||
(a) | (b) | (a) | (b) | ||
4C 1. Vehicles propelled by spark ignition engines, constructed or adapted to carry not more than 5 passengers excluding the driver, or with a maximum gross weight of not more than 2500 kilograms, not being an off-road vehicle in either case, and which has an engine capacity of— | |||||
(a)less than 1400 cc; | } | 30.12.92 | 30.12.92 | ||
(b)not less than 1400 cc and not more than 2000 cc; | } 2.12.85 | 2.12.85 | 30.9.91 | 30.12.92 | |
(c)more than 2000 cc. | } | 30.9.91 | 30.9.92 | ||
2. Other vehicles propelled by spark ignition engines with a maximum gross weight of— | |||||
(a)not more than 2000 kilograms; | 2.12.85 | 2.12.85 | 30.9.90 | 30.9.91 | |
(b)not less than 2000 kilograms and not more than 3500 kilograms with an engine capacity of— | |||||
(i)less than 1400 cc, | } | 30.12.92 | 30.12.92 | ||
(ii)not less than 1400 cc; | }2.12.85 | 2.12.85 | 30.12.92 | 30.12.92 | |
(c)more than 3500 kilograms with an engine capacity of— | |||||
(i)less than 1400 cc, | } | 30.12.92 | 30.12.92 | ||
(ii)not less than 1400 cc. | }1.10.90 | 1.10.90 | 30.12.92 | 30.12.92 | |
3. Vehicles propelled by compression ignition, direct injection engines constructed or adapted to carry not more than 5 passengers excluding the driver, or with a maximum gross weight of not more than 2500 kilograms, not being an off-road vehicle, and which has an engine capacity of not less than 1400 cc and not more than 2000 cc. | 1.10.90 | 1.10.90 | 30.12.92 | 30.12.92 | |
4. All other vehicles propelled by compression ignition engines. | 1.10.90 | 1.10.90 | 30.12.92 | 30.12.92 | |
4D | 1. Vehicles propelled by spark ignition engines with a maximum gross weight of— | ||||
(a)not more than 3500 kilograms; | 26.12.88 | 26.12.88 | 30.12.92 | 30.12.92 | |
(b)more than 3500 kilograms. | 1.10.90 | 1.10.90 | 30.12.92 | 30.12.92 | |
2. Vehicles propelled by compression ignition engines. | 1.10.90 | 1.10.90 | 30.12.92 | 30.12.92 | |
4E | All vehicles. | 1.10.90 | 1.10.90 | 30.12.92 | 30.9.93 |
4F | All vehicles. | 31.12.92 | 31.12.92 | 31.12.92 | 31.12.92 |
4G | All vehicles. | 31.12.92 | 31.12.92 | 31.3.95 | 30.9.95 |
4K | All vehicles. | 1.4.95 | 1.4.95 | 19.5.96 | 31.12.96 |
14E | All vehicles having 4 or more wheels. | 16.11.87 | 16.11.87 | 19.5.96 | 30.9.96 |
14F | All vehicles having 4 or more wheels. | 1.4.95 | 1.4.95 | 19.5.96 | 30.9.96 |
25 | All vehicles. | See Schedule 2 | See Schedule 2 | 30.12.92 | 30.12.92 |
26 | All vehicles. | See Schedule 2 | See Schedule 2 | 30.12.92 | 30.12.92 |
27 | All vehicles. | 1.10.90 | 1.10.90 | 30.12.92 | 30.9.93 |
Regulation 7(15)
1.—(1) An emissions or noise item shall have effect in relation to a type approval end of series vehicle or a late entry into service vehicle as if for the entry or entries in column (6) in Part I of Schedule 1 there were substituted a reference to the first anniversary of the relevant date.N.I.
(2) For the purpose of this Schedule—
(a)“type approval end of series vehicle” and “late entry into service vehicle” have the meanings given in Parts II and III of this Schedule; and
(b)“relevant date”, in relation to an emissions or noise item, means the date which, ignoring this Schedule, is the date specified in column (6) of the item.
Commencement Information
I39Sch. 4 para. 1 in operation at 10.7.2007, see reg. 1
2.—(1) For the purposes of paragraph 1, a vehicle is a type approval end of series vehicle, in relation to an item, if it meets the requirements of sub-paragraph (2) in relation to the item.
(2) A vehicle meets the requirements of this sub-paragraph, in relation to an item, if—
(a)it was manufactured during the two year period ending immediately before the relevant date;
(b)no EC certificate of conformity has been issued in respect of the vehicle;
(c)before the relevant date there was in force for the vehicle a certificate of conformity or a sub-DAC; and the DAC or TAC had been issued by virtue of an emissions or noise item that—
(i)then applied to the vehicle, but
(ii)ignoring this Schedule, would have ceased to apply immediately before that date under regulation 7(7);
(d)it was in the territory of a relevant State at some time before the relevant date;
(e)the number of relevant vehicles which were—
(i)manufactured before that vehicle was manufactured, and
(ii)still in existence on the relevant date,
was less than the specified number or 50 (whichever is the greater).
(3) For the purposes of this paragraph—
(a)“DAC”, in relation to a sub-DAC, means the Department’s approval certificate issued under Article 31A(4) of the Order by virtue of which the sub-DAC was issued;
(b)“sub-DAC” means a Department’s approval certificate issued under Article 31A(5) of the Order;
(c)“TAC”, in relation to a certificate of conformity, means the type approval certificate by virtue of which the certificate of conformity was issued.
Commencement Information
I40Sch. 4 para. 2 in operation at 10.7.2007, see reg. 1
3.—(1) For the purposes of paragraph 2(2)(e) in relation to a particular vehicle to which sub-paragraph (3) applies (in this paragraph referred to as “the vehicle in question”) and a particular item, a “relevant vehicle” is a vehicle (other than the vehicle in question) in respect of which the following requirements are met.
The requirements are that—
it is a vehicle to which sub-paragraph (3) applies;
it meets the requirements specified in paragraphs (a) to (d) of paragraph 2(2);
it was manufactured by the manufacturer of the vehicle in question; and
it had not been registered under the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994(26) before the relevant date.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph 2(2)(e) in relation to a particular vehicle to which sub-paragraph (3) does not apply (in this paragraph referred to as “the vehicle in question”) and a particular item, a “relevant vehicle” is a vehicle (other than the vehicle in question) in respect of which the following requirements are met.
The requirements are that—
it is a vehicle to which sub-paragraph (4) applies; and
it meets the requirements specified in paragraphs (b) to (d) of sub-paragraph (1).
(3) This sub-paragraph applies to a vehicle which is a “vehicle” within the meaning of Community Directive 88/77.
(4) This sub-paragraph applies to a vehicle which is a “vehicle” within the meaning of Community Directive 83/351 not being a vehicle to which sub-paragraph (3) applies.
Commencement Information
I41Sch. 4 para. 3 in operation at 10.7.2007, see reg. 1
4.—(1) For the purposes of paragraph 2(2)(e), in relation to a particular vehicle (in this paragraph referred to as “the vehicle in question”) and a particular item to which sub-paragraph (3) applies, the “specified number” is 10% of the total number of vehicles to which those Regulations apply that were both—
(a)manufactured by the manufacturer of the vehicle in question; and
(b)registered under the Vehicles (Excise) Act (Northern Ireland) 1972(27), the Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971(28), or the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 during the one year period ending immediately before the relevant date.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph 2(2)(e) in relation to a particular vehicle to which sub-paragraph (3) does not apply (in this paragraph referred to as “the vehicle in question”) and a particular item, the “specified number” is 10% of the total number of vehicles to which sub-paragraph (4) applies that were both—
(a)manufactured by the manufacturer of the vehicle in question; and
(b)registered under the Vehicles (Excise) Act (Northern Ireland) 1972, the Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971 or the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 during the one year period ending immediately before the relevant date.
(3) This sub-paragraph applies to a vehicle which is a “vehicle” within the meaning of Community Directive 88/77.
(4) This sub-paragraph applies to a vehicle which is a “vehicle” within the meaning of Community Directive 83/351 not being a vehicle to which sub-paragraph (3) applies.
Commencement Information
I42Sch. 4 para. 4 in operation at 10.7.2007, see reg. 1
5. For the purposes of paragraph 2(2)(d)—
(a)at any material time before the 5th November 1993, “relevant State” means a Member State;
(b)in relation to any time on or after the 5th November 1993 but before 1st May 1995, “relevant State” means an EEA State other than Liechtenstein; and
(c)in relation to any time on or after 1st May 1995, “relevant State” means any EEA State.
Commencement Information
I43Sch. 4 para. 5 in operation at 10.7.2007, see reg. 1
6.—(1) For the purposes of paragraph 1, a vehicle is a late entry into service vehicle, in relation to an item, if—
(a)no EC certificate of conformity has been issued in respect of the vehicle;
(b)it was in the territory of a relevant State at some time before the relevant date;
(c)it was manufactured at least two years before the relevant date; and
(d)before the relevant date there was in force for the vehicle a certificate of conformity or a sub-DAC; and the DAC or TAC had been issued by virtue of an emissions or noise item that—
(i)then applied to the vehicle, but
(ii)ignoring this Schedule, would have ceased to apply immediately before that date under regulation 7(7).
(2) In this paragraph “DAC”, “sub-DAC” and “TAC” have the same meaning as in paragraph 2.
Commencement Information
I44Sch. 4 para. 6 in operation at 10.7.2007, see reg. 1
7. Paragraph 5 in Part II of this Schedule shall have effect for the purposes of paragraph 6(1)(b) as it has effect for the purposes of paragraph 2(2)(d).
Commencement Information
I45Sch. 4 para. 7 in operation at 10.7.2007, see reg. 1
Regulation 2(1)
Commencement Information
I46Sch. 5 Pt. I in operation at 10.7.2007, see reg. 1
Commencement Information
I47Sch. 5 Pt. II in operation at 10.7.2007, see reg. 1
Commencement Information
I48Sch. 5 Pt. III in operation at 10.7.2007, see reg. 1
Regulation 12(1)
Commencement Information
I49Sch. 6 Pt. I in operation at 10.7.2007, see reg. 1
Commencement Information
I50Sch. 6 Pt. II in operation at 10.7.2007, see reg. 1
Regulation 12(2)
Commencement Information
I51Sch. 7 Pt. I in operation at 10.7.2007, see reg. 1
Commencement Information
I52Sch. 7 Pt. II in operation at 10.7.2007, see reg. 1
Commencement Information
I53Sch. 7 Pt. III in operation at 10.7.2007, see reg. 1
Regulation 12(3)
Commencement Information
I54Sch. 8 Pt. I in operation at 10.7.2007, see reg. 1
Commencement Information
I55Sch. 8 Pt. II in operation at 10.7.2007, see reg. 1
Regulation 19
Title | Year and Number |
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Motor Vehicles (Type Approval) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1985 | S.R. 1985 No. 294 |
Motor Vehicles (Type Approval) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 | S.R. 1987 No. 389 |
Motor Vehicles (Type Approval) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988 | S.R. 1988 No. 405 |
Motor Vehicles (Type Approval) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1990 | S.R. 1990 No. 84 |
Motor Vehicles (Type Approval) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991 | S.R. 1991 No. 408 |
Motor Vehicles (Type Approval) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 | S.R. 1992 No. 86 |
Motor Vehicles (Type Approval) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 | S.R. 1992 No. 508 |
Motor Vehicles (Type Approval) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 | S.R. 1995 No. 38 |
Motor Vehicles (Type Approval) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 | S.R. 1996 No. 156 |
Motor Vehicles (Type Approval) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 | S.R. 1998 No. 363 |
Motor Vehicles (Type Approval) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 | S.R. 1999 No. 234 |
Motor Vehicles (Type Approval) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 | S.R. 2001 No. 174 |
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations revoke and replace, with amendments, the Motor Vehicles (Type Approval) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1985 as amended, and prescribe type approval requirements for certain classes of motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts manufactured on or after 1st August 1978 and first used on or after 2nd December 1985.
The Regulations introduce a new provision, in regulation 7(16), which provides that where a vehicle in another State in the European Economic Area satisfies the technical requirements for permanent registration in that State, the vehicle is deemed to comply with the prescribed requirements of these Regulations, subject to satisfactory documentation being provided.
A number of obsolete requirements in respect of exhaust emissions, seatbelts, brakes and noise and silencers have been omitted from Schedule 1.
The Regulations set out in Schedule 9 are revoked as a consequence of these Regulations.
S.I. 1981/154 (N.I. 1); see Article 2(2) for the definition of “Department”; Articles 31A, 31C, 31D and 31E were inserted by S.I. 1985/755 (N.I. 6), Article 3; Articles 31A, 31D and 31E were amended by S.R. 1993 No. 246, regulations 4, 5 and 6 respectively; Article 31A was further amended by S.I. 1995/2994 (N.I. 18), Article 112(1) and Schedule 3, paragraph 5 and S.I. 2003/1099, regulation 4
S.R. 1999 No. 454 as amended by S.R. 2001 Nos. 28, 173 and 241; S.R. 2002 Nos. 256, 294 and 375; S.R. 2003 Nos. 39, 145, 517 and 537; S.R. 2004 Nos. 44, 48, 67 and 360; S.R. 2005 Nos. 22, 249 and 402; and S.R. 2006 Nos. 32 and 246
Cmnd. 2535
Cmnd. 3562
By an instrument of accession dated 14th January 1963 deposited with the Secretary General of the United Nations on 15th January 1963
O.J. No. L42, 23.2.70, p. 1
O.J. No. L220, 8.8.87, p. 44
O.J. No. L225, 19.8.92, p. 1
O.J. No. L264, 23.10.93, p. 49
1966 c. 42 (N.I.); Part VI was substituted by paragraph 49 of Schedule 4 to 1974 c. 39
1973 c. 41; subsection (5) was amended by 1976 c. 34 s. 44, Sch. 6 and 1985 c. 9 s. 30, Sch. 2
S.I. 1999/1736
S.I. 1995/2518, to which there is an amendment not relevant to these Regulations
S.R. 2001 No. 172 as amended by S.R. 2004 No. 30
O.J. No. L42, 2.3.70, p. 1
O.J. No. L220, 8.8.87, p. 44
O.J. No. L225, 10.8.92, p. 1
O.J. L76, 6.4.70, p. 1 (SE 1970(I) p. 171); amending instruments are listed in item 4L in Part I of Schedule 1
O.J. L36, 9.2.88, p. 33
O.J. L295, 25.10.91, p. 1
1971 c. 10; the Act was extended to Northern Ireland by section 10 of the Finance Act 1991 (c. 31)
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