The Heavy Duty Vehicles (Emissions and Fuel Consumption) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1) of, and paragraph 21(b) of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) in order to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies (in particular under sections 8(2)(a), (b), (c) and (g)) arising from the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union.

These Regulations amend Regulation (EU) 2018/956 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 June 2018 on the monitoring and reporting of CO₂ emissions from and fuel consumption of new heavy-duty vehicles (the “HDV Regulation”).

These Regulations amend requirements to monitor and report data on heavy-duty vehicles, including the transfer of responsibility for monitoring data to the Secretary of State, and other amendments as a consequence of leaving the EU. These Regulations impose a new duty on manufacturers to report data referred to in Part A of Annex I to the HDV Regulation, and provide that the Secretary of State may make regulations dealing with the procedure for imposing any administrative fine on manufacturers for irregularity or delay in reporting data under the HDV Regulation.

A de minimis impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business, the voluntary sector and the public sector is available from the Department for Transport, Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road, London, SW1P 4DR.

An Explanatory Memorandum has been prepared and is available alongside this instrument at www.legislation.gov.uk.